Assembly Bill No. 21–Assemblywomen Giunchigliani
and Gibbons

 

Prefiled January 29, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Makes changes related to practice of Oriental medicine. (BDR 54‑226)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to Oriental medicine; revising the qualifications for members of the State Board of Oriental Medicine; revising the requirements for a license to practice 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:

 

1-1  Section 1.  NRS 634A.030 is hereby amended to read as

1-2  follows:

1-3  634A.030  1.  The State Board of Oriental Medicine,

1-4  consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby

1-5  created.

1-6  2.  [The Governor shall appoint to the Board:

1-7  (a) Three members who are licensed pursuant to this chapter.

1-8  (b) Two members who are representatives of the general public.

1-9  3.] Each member of the Board shall, before entering upon the

1-10  duties of his office, take the oath of office prescribed by the

1-11  Constitution before someone qualified to administer oaths.

1-12      Sec. 2.  NRS 634A.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-13      634A.040  [All members of the Board shall be]

1-14      1.  The Governor shall appoint three members to the Board

1-15  who:

1-16      (a) Have a license issued pursuant to this chapter;

2-1  (b) Currently engage in the practice of Oriental medicine in

2-2  this state, and have engaged in the practice of Oriental medicine

2-3  in this state for at least 3 years preceding appointment to the

2-4  Board;

2-5  (c) Are citizens of the United States ; and

2-6  (d) Are residents of the State of Nevada[.] and have been for at

2-7  least 1 year preceding appointment to the Board.

2-8  2.  The Governor shall appoint one member to the Board who:

2-9  (a) Is licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS by the Board of

2-10  Medical Examiners as a physician;

2-11      (b) Does not engage in the administration of a facility for

2-12  Oriental medicine or a school for Oriental medicine;

2-13      (c) Does not have a pecuniary interest in any matter pertaining

2-14  to Oriental medicine, except as a patient or potential patient;

2-15      (d) Is a citizen of the United States; and

2-16      (e) Is a resident of the State of Nevada and has been for at

2-17  least 1 year preceding appointment to the Board.

2-18      3.  The Governor shall appoint one member to the Board who:

2-19      (a) Does not engage in the administration of a facility for

2-20  Oriental medicine or a school for Oriental medicine;

2-21      (b) Does not have a pecuniary interest in any matter pertaining

2-22  to Oriental medicine, except as a patient or potential patient;

2-23      (c) Is a citizen of the United States; and

2-24      (d) Is a resident of the State of Nevada and has been for at

2-25  least 1 year preceding appointment to the Board.

2-26      Sec. 3.  NRS 634A.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-27      634A.120  1.  Each applicant for a license to practice as a

2-28  doctor of Oriental medicine must pass:

2-29      (a) An examination in Oriental medicine that is administered by

2-30  a national organization approved by the Board; and

2-31      (b) A practical examination approved by the Board that tests the

2-32  applicant’s knowledge and understanding of [the] :

2-33          (1) Basic medical science;

2-34          (2) Acupuncture;

2-35          (3) Herbal medicine;

2-36          (4) Oriental medicine;

2-37          (5) English proficiency; and

2-38          (6) The laws and regulations of this state relating to health

2-39  and safety in the practice of Oriental medicine.

2-40      2.  The Board may establish by regulation:

2-41      (a) Additional subject areas to be included in the practical

2-42  examination; and

2-43      (b) Specific methods for the administration of the practical

2-44  examination, including, but not limited to, written, oral,

2-45  demonstrative, practical or any combination thereof.

3-1  3.  The Board shall contract for the preparation, administration

3-2  and grading of the practical examination.

3-3  [2.] 4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection [3,] 5, the

3-4  Board shall offer the practical examination at least two times each

3-5  year at a time and place established by the Board.

3-6  [3.] 5.  The Board may cancel a scheduled practical

3-7  examination if, within 60 days before the examination, the Board

3-8  has not received a request to take the examination.

3-9  [4.] 6.  A person who fails the practical examination may

3-10  retake the examination.

3-11      Sec. 4.  Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of sections

3-12  1 and 2 of this act, each person serving as a member of the State

3-13  Board of Oriental Medicine on October 1, 2003, may continue to

3-14  serve until the expiration of his term.

 

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