Senate Bill No. 219–Senator Townsend

February 18, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes board of medical examiners to issue limited license to practice medicine in this state under certain circumstances to physicians who are licensed in certain other jurisdictions. (BDR 54-1033)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to physicians; authorizing the board of medical examiners to issue a limited license to practice medicine in this state under certain circumstances to physicians who are licensed in certain other jurisdictions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 630 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2 new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the board may issue

1-4 a limited license to practice medicine to an applicant who is licensed as a

1-5 physician and in good standing in any state or territory of the United

1-6 States, or in the District of Columbia, to enable the physician to come

1-7 into this state from time to time solely to evaluate and provide medical

1-8 services to a child under the age of 18 years in connection with medical

1-9 treatment that has been or may be provided to the child at a nonprofit

1-10 hospital that is:

1-11 (a) Located outside of this state; and

1-12 (b) Operated by a charitable organization.

1-13 2. A physician who wishes to obtain a limited license to practice

1-14 medicine pursuant to this section:

1-15 (a) Must submit an application to the board on a form approved by

1-16 the board;

2-1 (b) Must pay to the secretary-treasurer of the board the applicable fee

2-2 for the issuance of a limited license; and

2-3 (c) Notwithstanding any specific statute to the contrary, is not subject

2-4 to any other requirements for licensure set forth in this chapter or the

2-5 regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

2-6 3. The board may issue such a limited license for not more than 2

2-7 years but may renew the license.

2-8 4. The board may revoke a limited license granted pursuant to this

2-9 section at any time for any of the grounds provided in NRS 630.161 or

2-10 630.301 to 630.3065, inclusive.

2-11 5. As used in this section, "charitable organization" means an

2-12 organization that:

2-13 (a) The Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be tax exempt

2-14 pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue

2-15 Code; and

2-16 (b) Holds a current certificate of organization or is currently qualified

2-17 by the secretary of state to do business in this state.

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