Current through September 16, 2024
1. An application
for licensure by endorsement as a practitioner of respiratory care must be made
on a form supplied by the Board. The application must include:
(a) The date of birth and the birthplace of
the applicant and his or her sex;
(b) The postsecondary education of the
applicant as a practitioner of respiratory care, including, without limitation,
postsecondary institutions and professional institutions attended, the length
of time in attendance at each institution and whether he or she is a graduate
of those institutions;
(c) Whether
the applicant has ever applied for a license or certificate as a practitioner
of respiratory care in the District of Columbia or in another state or
territory of the United States and, if so, when and where and the results of
his or her application;
(d) The
work experience of the applicant for the 5 years immediately preceding the date
of his or her application;
(e)
Whether the applicant has been disciplined by the corresponding regulatory
authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United
States in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license to engage
in the practice of respiratory care;
(f) Whether the applicant has been held
civilly or criminally liable in the District of Columbia or any state or
territory of the United States for misconduct relating to his or her license to
engage in the practice of respiratory care;
(g) Whether the applicant has had a license
to engage in the practice of respiratory care suspended or revoked in the
District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(h) Whether the applicant has pending any
disciplinary action concerning his or her license to engage in the practice of
respiratory care in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the
United States;
(i) Whether the
applicant has ever been arrested for, investigated for, charged with, convicted
of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to:
(1)
Any offense or violation of any federal, state or local law, including, without
limitation, the laws of any foreign country, which is a misdemeanor, gross
misdemeanor, felony or similar offense in a foreign jurisdiction, excluding any
minor traffic offense; or
(2) Any
violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice;
(j) Whether the applicant has ever been
arrested for, investigated for, charged with, convicted of or pled guilty or
nolo contendere to any offense which is related to the manufacture,
distribution, prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances;
(k) Whether the applicant has an untreated
medical condition that may affect his or her ability to practice respiratory
care; and
(l) A public address and
the mailing address at which the applicant prefers to receive correspondence
from the Board.
2. An
applicant must submit to the Board:
(a) Proof
that he or she holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license to engage
in the practice of respiratory care in the District of Columbia or any state or
territory of the United States;
(b)
Proof that he or she has engaged in the practice of respiratory care for a
period of at least 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the
application is submitted;
(c) Proof
of completion of an educational program as a practitioner of respiratory care
that is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs or its successor organization or the Commission on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care or its successor organization, or another educational program
as approved by the Board;
(d) Proof
of passage of the examinations required by
NRS
630.277 and NAC
630.500 and
630.515;
(e) Such further evidence and other documents
or proof of qualifications as required by the Board;
(f) The statement prescribed by the Division
of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human
Services pursuant to NRS 425.520;
(g) An affidavit stating that the information
contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and
complete; and
(h) A complete set of
his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward
the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal
History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report or
proof that the applicant has previously passed a comparable criminal background
check.
3. Each
application must be signed by the applicant and sworn to before a notary public
or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
4. The application must be accompanied by the
applicable fees for the application for licensure and biennial
registration.
5. An applicant shall
pay the reasonable costs of any examination required for licensure.
6. Not later than 21 business days after
receiving an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section,
the Board will provide written notice to the applicant of any additional
information required by the Board to consider the application. Unless the Board
denies the application for good cause, the Board will approve the application
and issue a license by endorsement to engage in the practice of respiratory
care to the applicant not later than:
(a)
Sixty days after receiving the application; or
(b) Fifteen days after the Board receives the
report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or proof that the applicant has
previously passed a comparable criminal background check, as required by
paragraph (h) of subsection 2, whichever occurs later.
7. A license by endorsement to engage in the
practice of respiratory care in this State issued pursuant to this section may
be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the presiding
member of the Board and the executive director of the Board. Such an action
shall be deemed to be an action of the Board.
8. If an applicant seeking licensure by
endorsement pursuant to this section is an active member of, or the spouse of
an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the
surviving spouse of a veteran, the Board will charge not more than one-half of
the fee established pursuant to
NRS
630.268 for the initial issuance of the
license.
9. In addition to the
grounds set forth in NAC
630.510 and
630.540, the Board may deny an
application for licensure by endorsement pursuant to this section if:
(a) An applicant willfully fails to comply
with the provisions of paragraph (h) of subsection 2; or
(b) The report from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation indicates that the applicant has been convicted of a crime that
would be grounds for taking disciplinary action against the applicant as a
licensee and the Board has not previously taken disciplinary action against the
applicant based on that conviction.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam'rs by
R009-19A,
eff. 12/29/2020; A
by
R033-24A,
eff. 8/13/2024; A by
R068-23A,
eff. 8/23/2024
NRS 622.530,
630.130,
630.279
