Current through February 27, 2024
1. An application
for licensure as a physician assistant must be made on a form supplied by the
Board. The application must state:
(a) The
date and place of the applicant's birth and his or her sex;
(b) The applicant's education, including,
without limitation, high schools and postsecondary institutions attended, the
length of time in attendance at each and whether he or she is a graduate of
those schools and institutions;
(c)
Whether the applicant has ever applied for a license or certificate as a
physician assistant in another state and, if so, when and where and the results
of his or her application;
(d) The
applicant's training and experience as a physician assistant;
(e) Whether the applicant has ever been
investigated for misconduct as a physician assistant or had a license or
certificate as a physician assistant revoked, modified, limited or suspended or
whether any disciplinary action or proceedings have ever been instituted
against the applicant by a licensing body in any jurisdiction;
(f) Whether the applicant has ever been
convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude;
(g) Whether the applicant has ever been
investigated for, charged with or convicted of the use or illegal sale or
dispensing of controlled substances; and
(h) The various places of his or her
residence from the date of:
(1) Graduation
from high school;
(2) Receipt of a
high school general equivalency diploma; or
(3) Receipt of a postsecondary degree,
whichever occurred most recently.
2. An applicant must submit to the Board:
(a) Proof of completion of an educational
program as a physician assistant:
(1) If the
applicant completed the educational program on or before December 31, 2001,
which was approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and
Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs; or
(2) If the applicant
completed the educational program on or after January 1, 2002, which is
accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the
Physician Assistant or approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs;
(b) Proof of passage of the examination given
by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;
and
(c) Such further evidence and
other documents or proof of qualifications as required by the Board.
3. Each application must be signed
by the applicant and accompanied by a signed affidavit indicating that:
(a) The applicant is the person named in the
proof of completion of an educational program as a physician assistant required
by subsection 2;
(b) The proof of
completion of the educational program required by subsection 2 was obtained
without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is
aware; and
(c) All the information
contained in the application and any accompanying material is complete and
correct.
4. The
application must be accompanied by the applicable fee.
5. An applicant shall pay the reasonable
costs of any examination required for licensure.
Bd. of Medical Exam'rs,
§630.290, eff. 12-20-79-NAC A 6-23-86; 9-12-91; 1-13-94; 11-3-95; 7-18-96;
R149-97, 3-30-98; R007-99, eff. 9-27-99; R108-01, 11-29-2001; R145-03,
12-16-2003; A by
R171-20A,
eff. 6/2/2023
NRS 630.130,
630.275
