eceipt of a high school general equivalency diploma; or (3) Receipt of a postsecondary degree, whichever occurred most recently. 2. An applicant must submit to the Board: (a) Proof of completion of an educational program as a physician assistant: (1) If the applicant completed the educational program on or before December 31, 2001, which was approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or (2) If the applicant completed the educational program on or after January 1, 2002, which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; (b) Proof of passage of the examination given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; and (c) Such further evidence and other documents or proof of qualifications as required by the Board. 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 fee. 5. An applicant shall pay the reasonable costs of any examination required for licensure. [Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, § 630.290, eff. 12?20?79]—(NAC A 6?23?86; 9?12?91; 1?13?94; 11?3?95; 7?18?96; R149?97, 3?30?98; R007?99, eff. 9?27?99; R108?01, 11?29?2001; R145?03, 12?16?2003) NAC 630.310 Rejection of application. (NRS 630.130, 630.275) If it appears that: 1. An applicant for licensure as a physician assistant is not qualified or is not of good moral character or reputation; 2. Any credential submitted is false; or 3. The application is not made in proper form or other deficiencies appear in it, the application may be rejected. [Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, § 630.310, eff. 12?20?79]—(NAC A 6?23?86; R149?97, 3?30?98; R108?01, 11?29?2001) NAC 630.320 Temporary license. (NRS 630.130, 630.275) 1. The Board will issue a temporary license to any qualified applicant who: (a) Meets the educational and training requirements for certification as a physician assistant of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is scheduled to and does sit for the first proficiency examination offered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants following the completion of his training; (b) Has taken the proficiency examination offered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants but has not yet been notified of the results; or (c) Is licensed or certified in another state, meets the requirements for licensure pursuant to NAC 630.280 and is scheduled to sit for the next examination offered by the Board. 2. A physician assistant with a temporary license may perform services only under the immediate supervision of a supervising physician. [Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, § 630.320, eff. 12?20?79]—(NAC A 6?23?86; 3?19?87; 11?21?88; 9?12?91; 1?13?94; R149?97, 3?30?98; R108?01, 11?29?2001) NAC 630.325 Locum tenens license. (NRS 630.130, 630.275) The Board may issue a locum tenens license, which is effective for not more than 3 months after issuance, to any physician assistant who is licensed or certified as a physician assistant and in good standing in another state and who is of good moral character and reputation. The purpose of this license is to enable an eligible physician assistant to serve as a substitute for another physician assistant who is licensed to practice as a physician assistant in this State and who is absent from his practice for reasons deemed sufficient by the Board. A license issued pursuant to this section is not renewable. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, eff. 1?13?94; A by R149?97, 3?30?98; R108?01, 11?29?2001) NAC 630.330 Contents of license. (NRS 630.130, 630.275) The license issued by the Board must contain: 1. The name of the physician assistant; 2. The duration of the license; and 3. Any other limitations or requirements which the Board prescribes. [Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, § 630.330, eff. 12?20?79]—(NAC A 6?23?86; 11?21?88; 9?12?91; 1?13?94; 7?18?96; R149?97, 3?30?98; R108?01, 11?29?2001; R145?03, 12?16?2003) NAC 630.340 Period of validity of license; notification of practice; termination of supervision; disciplinary action; refusal to license. (NRS 630.130, 630.275) 1. The license of a physician assistant is valid for 2 years. 2. Before providing medical services, a physician assistant, on a form prescribed by the Board, shall notify the Board of the name and location of the practice of the physician assistant, the name of the supervising physician and the portion of the practice of the physician assistant that the supervising physician supervises. The notice must contain the signatures of the physician assistant and the supervising physician of the physician assistant. 3. The physician assistant and the supervising physician shall immediately notify the Board of the termination of the supervision of the physician assistant by the supervising physician. For any portion of the practice of the physician assistant that the supervising physician terminating supervision of the physician assistant supervised, the physician assistant shall not provide medical services until the physician assistant and a supervising physician submit notice to the Board pursuant to subsection 2. 4. A physician assistant who has been licensed by the Board but is not currently licensed, has surrendered his license or has failed to renew his license will be disciplined by the Board, if the Board deems it necessary, upon hearing a complaint for disciplinary action against him. 5. If the Board determines that the conduct of a physician assistant when he was on inactive status in another jurisdiction would have resulted in the denial of an application for licensure in this State, the Board will, if appropriate, refuse to license the physician assistant. [Bd. of Medical Exam’rs, § 630.340, eff. 12?20?79]—(NAC A 6?23?86; 9?12?91; 1?13?94; R149?97, 3?30?98; R108?01, 11?29?2001; R145?03, 12?16?2003) NAC 630.350 Renewal of license; notification of withdrawal of certification; suspension and reinstatement of license. (NRS 630.130, 630.253, 630.275) 1. The license of a physician assistant may be renewed biennially. The application must be filed with the Board not less than 30 days before the expiration of the license. The license will not be renewed unless the physician assistant provides satisfactory proof: (a) Of current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; and (b) That he has completed the following number of hours of continuing medical education as defined by the American Academy of Physician Assistants: (1) If licensed during the first 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 40 hours. (2) If licensed during the second 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 30 hours. (3) If licensed during the third 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 20 hours. (4) If licensed during the fourth 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 10 hours. 2. A physician assistant shall notify the Board within 10 days if his certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants is withdrawn. 3. To allow for the renewal of a license to practice as a physician assistant by each person to whom a license was issued or renewed in the preceding renewal period, the Board will make such reasonable attempts as are practicable to: (a) Mail a renewal notice at least 60 days before the expiration of a license to practice as a physician assistant; and (b) Send a renewal application to a licensee at the last known address of

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