Assembly Bill No. 32–Assemblywoman Gibbons

 

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AN ACT relating to chiropractic; revising provisions governing the issuance of a license to practice chiropractic and a temporary license to practice chiropractic; increasing the number of chiropractic assistants that a chiropractor may supervise; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. NRS 634.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   634.090  1.  An applicant must, in addition to the requirements of

 NRS 634.070 and 634.080, furnish satisfactory evidence to the board [that:

   (a) He] :

   (a) That he is of good moral character [and, if licensed to practice

 chiropractic in another state, possesses a good professional reputation;

   (b) He] ;

   (b) Not less than 60 days before the date of the examination, that he

 has a high school education and is a graduate from a college of

 chiropractic which is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education

 or which has a reciprocal agreement with the council on chiropractic

 education, whose minimum course of study leading to the degree of

 doctor of chiropractic consists of not less than 4,000 hours of credit which

 includes instruction in each of the following subjects:

     (1) Anatomy;

     (2) Bacteriology;

     (3) Chiropractic theory and practice;

     (4) Diagnosis and chiropractic analysis;

     (5) Elementary chemistry and toxicology;

     (6) Histology;

     (7) Hygiene and sanitation;

     (8) Obstetrics and gynecology;

     (9) Pathology;

     (10) Physiology; and

     (11) Physiotherapy; and

   (c)[He:] That he:

     (1) Holds certificates which indicate that he has passed parts I, II and

 III, and the portion relating to physiotherapy, of the examination

 administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; or

     (2) Has actively practiced chiropractic in another state for not fewer

 than 7 of the immediately preceding 10 years without having any adverse

 disciplinary action taken against him.

   2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every applicant is

 required to submit evidence of his successful completion of not less than

 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university.

   3.  Any applicant who has been licensed to practice in another state,

 and has been in practice for not less than 5 years, is not required to comply

 with the provisions of subsection 2.

   Sec. 2.  NRS 634.115 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   634.115  1.  [Upon] Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4

 and 5, upon application, payment of the required fee and the approval of

its secretary and president, the board may, without examination, grant a

temporary license to practice chiropractic in this state to a person [whose]

 who holds a corresponding license or certificate in another jurisdiction

 which isin good standing[.] and who actively practices chiropractic in

 that jurisdiction. A temporary license may be issued for the limited

 purpose of authorizing the holder thereof to treat patients in this state.

   2.  [An] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant

 for a temporary license must file an application with the secretary of the

 board not less than [45] 30 days before the applicant intends to practice

 chiropractic in this state. [The] Upon the request of an applicant, the

 president or secretary may, for good cause, authorize the applicant to

 file his application fewer than 30 days before he intends to practice

 chiropractic in this state.

   3.  An application for a temporary license must be accompanied by a

 fee of $50 and include:

   (a) The applicant’s name, the address of his primary place of practice

 and his telephone number;

   (b) A current photograph of the applicant measuring 2 by 2 inches;

   (c)The name of the chiropractic school or college from which the

 applicant graduated and the date of his graduation; and

   (d) The number of the applicant’s license to practice chiropractic in

 another jurisdiction . [; and

   (e) A list of the names and addresses of the patients to be treated by the

 applicant in this state or the name of the organization whose members the

 applicant intends to treat in this state.

   3.] 4. A temporary license is valid for the 10-day period designated on

 the license and is not renewable.

   [4.] 5. The board may not grant more than two temporary licenses to

 an applicant during any calendar year.

   Sec. 3.  NRS 634.127 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   634.127  No chiropractor may supervise more than [two] four

 chiropractor’s assistants at the same time.

   Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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