NRS 633.311
Qualifications of applicants for license to practice osteopathic medicine.


1.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315 and 633.381 to 633.419, inclusive, an applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine may be issued a license by the Board if:

(a)

The applicant is 21 years of age or older;

(b)

The applicant is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine;

(c)

The applicant:

(1)

Has graduated from a school of osteopathic medicine before 1995 and has completed:
(I) A hospital internship; or
(II) One year of postgraduate training that complies with the standards of intern training established by the American Osteopathic Association;

(2)

Has completed 3 years, or such other length of time as required by a specific program, of postgraduate medical education as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or

(3)

Is a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in this State, has completed 24 months of the program and has committed, in writing, that he or she will complete the program;

(d)

The applicant applies for the license as provided by law;

(e)

The applicant passes:

(1)

All parts of the licensing examination of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners;

(2)

All parts of the licensing examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards;

(3)

All parts of the licensing examination of the Board, a state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and is certified by a specialty board of the American Osteopathic Association or by the American Board of Medical Specialties; or

(4)

A combination of the parts of the licensing examinations specified in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) that is approved by the Board;

(f)

The applicant pays the fees provided for in this chapter; and

(g)

The applicant submits all information required to complete an application for a license.

2.

An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine may satisfy the requirements for postgraduate education or training prescribed by paragraph (c) of subsection 1:

(a)

In one or more approved postgraduate programs, which may be conducted at one or more facilities in this State or, except for a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in this State pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, in the District of Columbia or another state or territory of the United States;

(b)

In one or more approved specialties or disciplines;

(c)

In nonconsecutive months; and

(d)

At any time before receiving his or her license.

Source: Section 633.311 — Qualifications of applicants for license to practice osteopathic medicine., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-633.­html#NRS633Sec311.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 633.311’s source at nv​.us