REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE (§ 1)                 

                                                  (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 2, 2003)

 

Assembly Bill No. 231–Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

March 4, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Requires State Board of Podiatry to issue limited license to practice podiatry under certain circumstances. (BDR 54‑997)

 

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 podiatry; requiring the State Board of Podiatry to issue a limited license to practice podiatry to certain persons who have practiced podiatry in another state or the District of Columbia under certain circumstances; 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 635 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  The Board shall issue a limited license to practice podiatry

1-4  pursuant to this section to each applicant who complies with the

1-5  provisions of this section.

1-6  2.  An applicant for a limited license to practice podiatry must

1-7  submit to the Board:

1-8  (a) An application on a form provided by the Board;

1-9  (b) A fee in the amount of the fee for an application for a

1-10  license required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS

1-11  635.050; and

1-12      (c) Satisfactory proof that he:

1-13          (1) Is of good moral character;

1-14          (2) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to

1-15  remain and work in the United States;

1-16          (3) For not less than 25 years:

2-1           (I) Was licensed to practice podiatry in one or more

2-2  states or the District of Columbia and practiced podiatry during

2-3  the period each such license was in effect; and

2-4           (II) Remained licensed in good standing at all times

2-5  during the period he was licensed to practice podiatry; and

2-6       (4) Has not committed any act described in subsection 2 of

2-7  NRS 635.130. For the purposes of this subparagraph, an affidavit

2-8  signed by the applicant stating that he has not committed any act

2-9  described in subsection 2 of NRS 635.130 constitutes satisfactory

2-10  proof.

2-11      3.  An applicant for a limited license is not required to be

2-12  licensed to practice podiatry in another state or the District of

2-13  Columbia when he submits the application for a limited license to

2-14  the Board.

2-15      4.  A person who is issued a limited license pursuant to this

2-16  section may practice podiatry only under the direct supervision of

2-17  a podiatric physician who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and

2-18  who does not hold a limited license issued pursuant to this section.

2-19      5.  A limited license issued pursuant to this section:

2-20      (a) Is effective upon issuance; and

2-21      (b) May be renewed in the manner prescribed in NRS 635.110.

2-22      6.  The Board may:

2-23      (a) Place such restrictions and conditions upon a limited

2-24  license issued pursuant to this section as the Board deems

2-25  appropriate; and

2-26      (b) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this

2-27  section.

2-28      Sec. 2.  NRS 635.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-29      635.050  1.  Any person desiring to practice podiatry in this

2-30  state must furnish the Board with satisfactory proof that he:

2-31      (a) Is of good moral character.

2-32      (b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to

2-33  remain and work in the United States.

2-34      (c) Has received the degree of D.P.M. , [(]Doctor of Podiatric

2-35  Medicine[)] , from an accredited school of podiatry.

2-36      (d) Has completed a residency approved by the Board.

2-37      (e) Has passed the examination given by the National Board of

2-38  [Podiatry] Podiatric Medical Examiners.

2-39      (f) Has not committed any act described in subsection 2 of NRS

2-40  635.130. For the purposes of this paragraph, an affidavit signed by

2-41  the applicant stating that he has not committed any act described in

2-42  subsection 2 of NRS 635.130 constitutes satisfactory proof.

2-43      2.  An applicant is entitled to be examined by the Board or a

2-44  committee thereof pursuant to such regulations as the Board may

2-45  adopt if he:

3-1  (a) Pays the fee for an application for a license of not more than

3-2  $600;

3-3  (b) Pays the fee for the examination for a license of not more

3-4  than $200;

3-5  (c) Submits the statement required pursuant to NRS 635.056;

3-6  and

3-7  (d) Submits proof satisfactory to the Board as required by

3-8  subsection 1.

3-9  The Board shall, by regulation, establish the fees required to be paid

3-10  pursuant to this subsection.

3-11      3.  The Board may reject an application if it appears that the

3-12  applicant’s credentials are fraudulent or the applicant has practiced

3-13  podiatry without a license or committed any act described in

3-14  subsection 2 of NRS 635.130.

3-15      4.  The Board may require such further documentation or proof

3-16  of qualification as it may deem proper.

3-17      5.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who

3-18  applies for a limited license to practice podiatry pursuant to

3-19  section 1 of this act.

3-20      Sec. 3.  1.  This act becomes effective upon passage and

3-21  approval.

3-22      2.  Section 2 of this act expires by limitation on the date on

3-23  which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to

3-24  establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold

3-25  or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and

3-26  recreational licenses of persons who:

3-27      (a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to

3-28  a procedure to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or

3-29  enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or

3-30      (b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more

3-31  children,

3-32  are repealed by the Congress of the United States.

 

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