2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine
NRS 633.311 - Qualifications of applicants for license to practice osteopathic medicine.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315 and 633.381 to 633.419, inclusive, an applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine may be issued a license by the Board if:

(a) The applicant is 21 years of age or older;

(b) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;

(c) The applicant is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine;

(d) The applicant:

(1) Has graduated from a school of osteopathic medicine before 1995 and has completed:

(I) A hospital internship; or

(II) One year of postgraduate training that complies with the standards of intern training established by the American Osteopathic Association;

(2) Has completed 3 years, or such other length of time as required by a specific program, of postgraduate medical education as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or

(3) Is a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in this State, has completed 24 months of the program and has committed, in writing, that he or she will complete the program;

(e) The applicant applies for the license as provided by law;

(f) The applicant passes:

(1) All parts of the licensing examination of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners;

(2) All parts of the licensing examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards;

(3) All parts of the licensing examination of the Board, a state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and is certified by a specialty board of the American Osteopathic Association or by the American Board of Medical Specialties; or

(4) A combination of the parts of the licensing examinations specified in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) that is approved by the Board;

(g) The applicant pays the fees provided for in this chapter; and

(h) The applicant submits all information required to complete an application for a license.

2. An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine may satisfy the requirements for postgraduate education or training prescribed by paragraph (d) of subsection 1:

(a) In one or more approved postgraduate programs, which may be conducted at one or more facilities in this State or, except for a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in this State pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1, in the District of Columbia or another state or territory of the United States;

(b) In one or more approved specialties or disciplines;

(c) In nonconsecutive months; and

(d) At any time before receiving his or her license.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 945; A 1989, 598, 1483; 1991, 1073; 1997, 2127; 2001, 491; 2005, 2724, 2807; 2011, 1036; 2015, 3009, 3885)