Assembly Bill No. 670–Assemblymen Dini, Giunchigliani,
Perkins and Buckley

 

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AN ACT relating to Oriental medicine; revising the provisions relating to the issuance of a license to practice as a doctor of Oriental medicine; 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 634A.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   634A.140  The board shall issue a license to practice as a doctor of

 Oriental medicine to an applicant who:

   1.  Has:

   (a) Successfully completed an accredited 4-year program of study, or its

 equivalent, in Oriental medicine at a school or college of Oriental

 medicine that is approved by the board; [and]

   (b) Earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or

 university in the United States;

   (c) Passed an investigation of his background and personal history

 conducted by the board; and

   (d)Passed the examinations required by NRS 634A.120; or

   2.  Has:

   (a) Successfully completed a 4-year program[,] of study, or its

 equivalent, in Oriental medicine at a school or college of Oriental

 medicine that is approved by the board;

   (b) Lawfully practiced Oriental medicine in another state or foreign

 country for at least 4 years;

   (c) Passed an investigation of his background and personal history

 conducted by the board; and

   (d) Passed the examinations required by NRS 634A.120.

   Sec. 2.  Section 16 of Assembly Bill No. 302 of this session is hereby

 amended to read as follows:

   Sec. 16.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 634A.140, the

 state board of Oriental medicine shall issue a license to practice as a

 doctor of Oriental medicine to any person who, on [the effective date

 of this act,] October 1, 2001, holds a license as an assistant in

 acupuncture or a license to practice as a doctor of acupuncture issued

 by the board if he submits an application and the fee for the issuance

 of the license to the board before January 1, 2002.

   Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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