nduct by pharmaceutical manufacturers to the Office of Inspector General, or links to websites or other Internet sites that are operated or administered by or on behalf of the Office of Inspector General where such information may be obtained; and 3. A current telephone number for the Office of Inspector General. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1213) LICENSING General Provisions NRS 630.160 Requirements for license to practice medicine. 1. Every person desiring to practice medicine must, before beginning to practice, procure from the Board a license authorizing him to practice. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.1605, 630.161 and 630.258 to 630.265, inclusive, a license may be issued to any person who: (a) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States; (b) Has received the degree of doctor of medicine from a medical school: (1) Approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and Association of American Medical Colleges; or (2) Which provides a course of professional instruction equivalent to that provided in medical schools in the United States approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; (c) Is currently certified by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties and who agrees to maintain such certification for the duration of his licensure, or has passed: (1) All parts of the examination given by the National Board of Medical Examiners; (2) All parts of the Federation Licensing Examination; (3) All parts of the United States Medical Licensing Examination; (4) All parts of a licensing examination given by any state or territory of the United States, if the applicant is certified by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties; (5) All parts of the examination to become a licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada; or (6) Any combination of the examinations specified in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) that the Board determines to be sufficient; (d) Is currently certified by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties in the specialty of emergency medicine, preventive medicine or family practice and who agrees to maintain certification in at least one of these specialties for the duration of his licensure, or: (1) Has completed 36 months of progressive postgraduate: (I) Education as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Coordinating Council of Medical Education of the Canadian Medical Association; or (II) Fellowship training in the United States or Canada approved by the Board or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or (2) Has completed at least 36 months of postgraduate education, not less than 24 months of such postgraduate education must be as a resident after receiving a medical degree from a combined dental and medical degree program approved by the Board; and (e) Passes a written or oral examination, or both, as to his qualifications to practice medicine and provides the Board with a description of the clinical program completed demonstrating that the applicant’s clinical training met the requirements of paragraph (b). [Part 8:169:1949; A 1953, 662; 1955, 103]—(NRS A 1969, 211; 1971, 220; 1973, 508; 1977, 1564; 1985, 2229; 1987, 193, 1673; 1989, 416; 1991, 1068, 1884, 1887; 1993, 2298; 1997, 680; 2001, 761; 2003, 437, 1886) NRS 630.1605 Requirements for license by endorsement to practice medicine. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice medicine to an applicant who has been issued a license to practice medicine by the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States if: 1. At the time the applicant files his application with the Board, the license is in effect; 2. The applicant: (a) Submits to the Board proof of passage of an examination approved by the Board; (b) Submits to the Board any documentation and other proof of qualifications required by the Board; (c) Meets all of the statutory requirements for licensure to practice medicine in effect at the time of application except for the requirements set forth in NRS 630.160; and (d) Completes any additional requirements relating to the fitness of the applicant to practice required by the Board; and 3. Any documentation and other proof of qualifications required by the Board is authenticated in a manner approved by the Board. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1886) NRS 630.161 Effect of revocation of license in another jurisdiction for gross medical negligence. 1. The Board shall not issue a license to practice medicine to an applicant who has been licensed to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction and whose license was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction. 2. The Board may revoke the license of any person licensed to practice medicine in this State if it determines that the person had a license to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction which was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction. 3. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall adopt by regulation a definition of gross medical negligence. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1067) NRS 630.165 Application and affidavit for license; additional requirements; burden of proof. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an applicant for a license to practice medicine must submit to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, an application in writing, accompanied by an affidavit stating that: (a) The applicant is the person named in the proof of graduation and that it was obtained without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is aware; and (b) The information contained in the application and any accompanying material is complete and correct. 2. An applicant for a license by endorsement to practice medicine pursuant to NRS 630.1605 must submit to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, an application in writing, accompanied by an affidavit stating that: (a) The applicant is the person named in the license to practice medicine issued by the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States and that the license was obtained without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is aware; and (b) The information contained in the application and any accompanying material is complete and correct. 3. An application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must include all information required to complete the application. 4. In addition to the other requirements for licensure, the Board may require such further evidence of the mental, physical, medical or other qualifications of the applicant as it considers necessary. 5. The applicant bears the burden of proving and documenting his qualifications for licensure. (Added to NRS by 1985, 2221; A 1987, 194; 1997, 681, 2120; 1999, 520; 2003, 1888; 2005, 2713, 2807) NRS 630.167 Applicant to submit fingerprints. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, each applicant for a license to practice medicine shall submit to the Board a complete set of his 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. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2522) NRS 630.170 Applicant to furnish evidence of graduation from accredited medical school. In addition to the other requirements for lic

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