he Board issues a restricted license pursuant to this section, the person who holds the restricted license may practice medicine in this State only as a psychiatrist in a mental health center of the Division and only under the direct supervision of a psychiatrist who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter. 4. If a person who holds a restricted license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice medicine in this State as a psychiatrist in a mental health center of the Division: (a) The Division shall notify the Board; and (b) Upon receipt of such notification, the restricted license expires automatically. 5. The Board may renew or modify a restricted license issued pursuant to this section, unless the restricted license has expired automatically or has been revoked. 6. The provisions of this section do not limit the authority of the Board to issue a restricted license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter. 7. As used in this section: (a) “Division” means the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. (b) “Mental health center” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.144. (Added to NRS by 2003, 436; A 2003, 3481) NRS 630.263 Restricted license to practice medicine in certain medical specialties for which there are critically unmet needs. 1. If the Governor determines that there are critically unmet needs with regard to the number of physicians who are practicing a medical specialty within this State, the Governor may declare that a state of critical medical need exists for that medical specialty. The Governor may, but is not required to, limit such a declaration to one or more geographic areas within this State. 2. In determining whether there are critically unmet needs with regard to the number of physicians who are practicing a medical specialty, the Governor may consider, without limitation: (a) Any statistical data analyzing the number of physicians who are practicing the medical specialty in relation to the total population of this State or any geographic area within this State; (b) The demand within this State or any geographic area within this State for the types of services provided by the medical specialty; and (c) Any other factors relating to the medical specialty that may adversely affect the delivery of health care within this State or any geographic area within this State. 3. If the Governor makes a declaration pursuant to this section, the Board may waive the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160 for an applicant if the applicant: (a) Intends to practice medicine in one or more of the medical specialties designated by the Governor in his declaration and, if the Governor has limited his declaration to one or more geographic areas within this State, in one or more of those geographic areas; (b) Has completed at least 1 year of training 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, respectively; (c) Has a minimum of 5 years of practical medical experience as a licensed allopathic physician or such other equivalent training as the Board deems appropriate; and (d) Meets all other conditions and requirements for a license to practice medicine. 4. Any license issued pursuant to this section is a restricted license, and the person who holds the restricted license may practice medicine in this State only in the medical specialties and geographic areas for which the restricted license is issued. 5. Any person who holds a restricted license issued pursuant to this section and who completes 3 years of full-time practice under the restricted license may apply to the Board for an unrestricted license. In considering an application for an unrestricted license pursuant to this subsection, the Board shall require the applicant to meet all statutory requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application except the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1885) NRS 630.264 Restricted license to practice medicine in medically underserved area of county. 1. A board of county commissioners may petition the Board of Medical Examiners to waive the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160 for any applicant intending to practice medicine in a medically underserved area of that county as that term is defined by regulation by the Board of Medical Examiners. The Board of Medical Examiners may waive that requirement and issue a license if the applicant: (a) Has completed at least 1 year of training 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, respectively; (b) Has a minimum of 5 years of practical medical experience as a licensed allopathic physician or such other equivalent training as the Board deems appropriate; and (c) Meets all other conditions and requirements for a license to practice medicine. 2. Any person licensed pursuant to subsection 1 must be issued a license to practice medicine in this State restricted to practice in the medically underserved area of the county which petitioned for the waiver only. He may apply to the Board of Medical Examiners for renewal of that restricted license every 2 years after he is licensed. 3. Any person holding a restricted license pursuant to subsection 1 who completes 3 years of full-time practice under the restricted license may apply to the Board for an unrestricted license. In considering an application for an unrestricted license pursuant to this subsection, the Board shall require the applicant to meet all statutory requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application except the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1672; A 1989, 417, 1967; 1991, 1885; 1993, 2299; 2001, 762; 2003, 1887)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 630.164) NRS 630.265 Limited license to practice medicine as resident physician. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue to a qualified applicant a limited license to practice medicine as a resident physician in a graduate program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education if he is: (a) A graduate of an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada; or (b) A graduate of a foreign medical school and has received the standard certificate of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or a written statement from that Commission that he passed the examination given by it. 2. The medical school or other institution sponsoring the program shall provide the Board with written confirmation that the applicant has been appointed to a position in the program and is a citizen of the United States or lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States. Such a license remains valid only while the licensee is actively practicing medicine in the residency program and is legally entitled to work and remain in the United States. 3. The Board may issue such a limited license for not more than 1 year but may renew the license if the applicant for the limited license meets the requirements set forth by the Board by regulation. 4. The holder of a limited license may practice medicine only in connection with his duties as a resident physician or under such conditions as are approved by the director of the program and the Board. 5. The holder of a limited license granted pursuant to this section may be disciplined by the Board at

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