but the President or Secretary of the Board may issue a limited license between meetings of the Board, subject to the approval of the Board at its next meeting. 4. The applicant for a limited license may be required to appear before the Board or one of its members for an oral interview before the issuance of the limited license. 5. A limited license issued under this section will state on its face that it is a limited license to practice medicine as a resident physician in a graduate program of clinical training, and the period during which it is valid. If the licensee is not a citizen of the United States, a limited license is valid only as long as the licensee is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States. [Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, § 630.130, eff. 12?20?79]—(NAC A 6?23?86) NAC 630.135 Renewal of limited license for graduate program of training; annual report required; grounds for disciplinary action or denial or revocation of license. (NRS 630.130, 630.265) 1. A resident physician who wishes to renew a limited license to practice medicine as a resident physician in a graduate program of clinical training must file an application for renewal with the Board. 2. The application must be: (a) Completed by the applicant; and (b) Certified by the director of the program of clinical training. 3. As a condition of renewal of a limited license to practice medicine as a resident physician in a graduate program of clinical training, the licensee shall submit an annual report signed by the director of the program of clinical training that has been: (a) Submitted on a form supplied by the Board; and (b) Signed by the chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee. 4. The holder of a limited license may be disciplined if information supplied to the Board by the director of the program of clinical training constitutes grounds for: (a) Disciplinary action pursuant to NRS 630.301 to 630.3065, inclusive; or (b) Denial or revocation of a license pursuant to NRS 630.161. 5. The Board may deny the application for any of the reasons set forth as grounds for the denial of a license to practice medicine pursuant to NRS 630.200. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R149?97, eff. 3?30?98; A by R108?01, 11?29?2001) NAC 630.145 Restricted license: “Medically underserved area” defined. (NRS 630.130, 630.264) For the purposes of subsection 1 of NRS 630.264, “medically underserved area” means any geographic area designated by the Board with a population to primary care physician ratio of 2,500:1. When designating a geographic area as medically underserved, the Board may consider any additional criteria proposed by the Officer of Rural Health of the University of Nevada School of Medicine or a board of county commissioners. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R108?01, eff. 11?29?2001)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 630.035) NAC 630.153 Continuing education: General requirements; exemption; failure to comply; credit for medical review. (NRS 630.130, 630.253) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC 630.157, each holder of a license to practice medicine shall, at the time of the biennial registration, submit to the Board by the final date set by the Board for submitting applications for biennial registration evidence, in such form as the Board requires, that he has completed 40 hours of continuing medical education during the preceding 2 years in one or more educational programs, 2 hours of which must be in medical ethics and 20 hours of which must be in the scope of practice or specialty of the holder of the license. Each educational program must: (a) Offer, upon successful completion of the program, a certificate of Category 1 credit as recognized by the American Medical Association to the holder of the license; (b) Be approved by the Board; and (c) Be sponsored in whole or in part by an organization accredited or deemed to be an equivalent organization to offer such programs by the American Medical Association or the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. 2. Any holder of a license who has completed a full year of residency or fellowship in the United States or Canada any time during the period for biennial registration immediately preceding the submission of the application for biennial registration is exempt from the requirements set forth in subsection 1. 3. If the holder of a license fails to submit evidence of his completion of continuing medical education within the time and in the manner prescribed by subsection 1, his license will not be renewed. Such a person may not resume the practice of medicine unless, within 2 years after the end of the biennial period of registration, he: (a) Pays a fee to the Board which is twice the fee for biennial registration otherwise prescribed by subsection 1 of NRS 630.268; (b) Submits to the Board, in such form as it requires, evidence that he has completed 40 hours of Category 1 continuing medical education as recognized by the American Medical Association within the preceding 2 years; and (c) Is found by the Board to be otherwise qualified for active status pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 630 of NRS. 4. The Board may issue up to 20 hours of continuing medical education credit during a single biennial period to a holder of a license to practice medicine if the licensee performs a medical review for the Board. The hours issued by the Board: (a) May be credited against the 40 hours required for any single biennial registration period pursuant to subsection 1; and (b) Without exceeding the limit of 20 hours, must be equal to the actual time involved in performing the medical review. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, 7?31?85, eff. 8?1?85; A 6?23?86; 11?21?88; 9?12?91; R149?97, 3?30?98; R108?01, 11?29?2001) NAC 630.154 Continuing education: Course of instruction relating to medical consequences of act of terrorism involving use of weapon of mass destruction. (NRS 630.130, 630.253) 1. Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 630.253, a holder of a license to practice medicine shall complete a course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction: (a) If the holder of a license to practice medicine was initially licensed by the Board on or after October 1, 2003, within 2 years of initial licensure. (b) If the holder of a license to practice medicine was initially licensed by the Board before October 1, 2003, on or before September 30, 2005. 2. In addition to the requirements provided pursuant to NRS 630.253, a course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, must offer, upon successful completion of the program, a certificate of Category 1 credit as recognized by the American Medical Association to the holder of the license; and (b) Is in addition to the continuing education required pursuant to NAC 630.153. 3. A course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 if the course was provided to a holder of a license to practice medicine: (a) After January 1, 2002; and (b) As a part of the training the holder of the license to practice medicine received: (1) While serving in the military; or (2) While serving as a public health officer. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R145?03, eff. 12?16?2003) NAC 630.155 Continuing education: Credit for continuing education class on geriatrics and gerontology. (NRS 630.130, 630.253) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsec

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