Current through February 27, 2024
1. An application for licensure by
endorsement as a perfusionist must be made on a form supplied by the Board. The
application must include:
(a) The date and
place of birth of the applicant;
(b) The gender of the applicant;
(c) The education of the applicant,
including, without limitation, each high school and postsecondary institution
attended by the applicant, the dates of attendance and whether the applicant is
a graduate of those schools and institutions;
(d) Whether the applicant has ever applied
for a license or certificate to practice perfusion 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;
(e) The training and experience of the
applicant in the practice of perfusion;
(f) 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 practice perfusion;
(g) 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
practice perfusion;
(h) Whether the
applicant has had a license to practice perfusion suspended or revoked in the
District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(i) Whether the applicant has pending any
disciplinary action concerning his or her license to practice perfusion in the
District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(j) If the applicant has ever been convicted
of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude, the dates, circumstances
and disposition of each such occurrence;
(k) If the applicant has ever been
investigated for, charged with or convicted of the use, illegal sale or
dispensing of a controlled substance, the dates, circumstances and disposition
of each such occurrence; and
(l)
Each place of residence of the applicant after the date of graduation of the
applicant from high school or the receipt by the applicant of a high school
general equivalency diploma, whichever occurred most recently.
2. An applicant must submit to the
Board:
(a) Proof that he or she holds a
corresponding valid and unrestricted license to practice perfusion 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 perfusion for a period of at least 12 months immediately preceding
the date on which the application is submitted.
(c) Proof of completion of a perfusion
education program that satisfies the requirements of
NRS
630.2691. For the purpose of that section,
the following perfusion education programs shall be deemed approved by the
Board:
(1) Any perfusion education program
completed by the applicant on or before June 1, 1994, which was approved by the
Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical
Association;
(2) Any perfusion
education program completed by the applicant after June 1, 1994, which was
accredited by the Accreditation Committee-Perfusion Education and approved by
the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs of the
American Medical Association or its successor; or
(3) Any other perfusion education program
completed by the applicant, the educational standards of which the Board
determines are at least as stringent as those established by the Accreditation
Committee-Perfusion Education and approved by the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs of the American Medical Association or its
successor.
(d) Unless the
examination requirement is waived pursuant to
NRS
630.2693, proof of passage of the
certification examination given by the American Board of Cardiovascular
Perfusion or its successor, as required by
NRS
630.2692.
(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.
(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 practice perfusion 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 of this section, whichever
occurs later.
7. A
license by endorsement to practice perfusion 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
630.710 and
630.770, 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 of this section;
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 licensee based on that conviction.
A by
R177-22A,
eff. 5/24/2023
NRS
622.530,
630.130,
630.269
