Current through December 12, 2024
1. An application for licensure as an
anesthesiologist assistant must be made on a form supplied by the Board. The
application must include, without limitation:
(a) The date and place of birth of the
applicant;
(b) The gender of the
applicant;
(c) Information about
the postsecondary education of the applicant as an anesthesiologist assistant,
including, without limitation, any postsecondary institutions attended, the
length of time in attendance at each institution and whether he or she is a
graduate of those institutions;
(d)
The training and experience of the applicant as an anesthesiologist
assistant;
(e) The work experience
of the applicant for the 10 years immediately preceding the date of his or her
application;
(f) The current
mailing address of the applicant, current street address of the residence of
the applicant and the address of any location at which the applicant currently
practices as an anesthesiologist assistant;
(g) The electronic mail address of the
applicant;
(h) The current
telephone number of the applicant and the telephone number of any location of
practice identified pursuant to paragraph (f);
(i) Whether the applicant has ever:
(1) Applied for a license or certificate as
an anesthesiologist assistant in the District of Columbia, any state or
territory of the United States or any other country and, if so:
(I) The jurisdiction where the application
was submitted;
(II) The date on
which the application was submitted; and
(III) The results of the
application;
(2) Been
investigated for misconduct as an anesthesiologist assistant or had a license
or certificate as an anesthesiologist 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 the District of
Columbia, any state or territory of the United States or any other
country;
(3) Been arrested for,
investigated for, charged with, convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere
to:
(I) 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
(II) Any violation of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice; or
(4) Been arrested for, investigated for,
charged with, convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offense
relating to the use, sale, manufacture, distribution, prescribing or dispensing
of controlled substances; and
(j) A statement that the applicant has read
and understood any statements on the application relating to failure to address
a health condition that renders the applicant unable to assist in the practice
of medicine within a reasonable degree of skill and safety to the
patients.
2. An
applicant must submit to the Board:
(a) An
official transcript from an anesthesiologist assistant program described in
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of section 47 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter
247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1566 (NRS
633.4254);
(b) Proof satisfactory to the Board that he
or she is:
(1) A citizen of the United States,
which may include a notarized copy of the passport of the applicant or a
certified copy of the birth certificate of the applicant; or
(2) Lawfully entitled to remain and work in
the United States;
(c)
Proof of passage of a certification examination administered by the National
Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or its successor
organization;
(d) Proof of
certification issued by the National Commission for Certification of
Anesthesiologist Assistants or its successor organization; and
(e) Any additional information, evidence,
other documentation or proof of qualification as required by the
Board.
3. Each
application must:
(a) Be signed by the
applicant;
(b) Be sworn to before a
notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths; and
(c) Contain an affidavit affirming that:
(1) The applicant is the person named in the
application and accompanying material; and
(2) To the best knowledge and belief of the
applicant, the application and accompanying material is complete, correct,
consistent and obtained without fraud, misrepresentation or mistake.
4. An application
submitted to the Board pursuant to this section must be accompanied by the
applicable nonrefundable fee prescribed by NAC
633.335.
5. The Board may reject an application for
licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant if it appears that:
(a) The applicant is not qualified pursuant
to section 47 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023,
at page 1566 (NRS
633.4254), and section 4;
(b) The applicant has committed an act that
would constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to section
18;
(c) Any information submitted
in the application is false or inconsistent; or
(d) The application is not in the proper
form, is incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory.
6. An applicant shall pay the reasonable
costs of any certification or examination required for licensure.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by
R001-24A,
eff. 10/28/2024
NRS
633.291,
633.501, as amended by section
66 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
1574, and section 49 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada
2023, at page 1567 (NRS
633.4252)