Nev. Admin. Code § 633.Sec. 5

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 633.Sec. 5 - NEW

1. An application for licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant must be made on a form supplied by the Board. The application must include, without limitation:

(a) The date and place of birth of the applicant;

(b) The gender of the applicant;

(c) Information about the postsecondary education of the applicant as an anesthesiologist assistant, including, without limitation, any postsecondary institutions attended, the length of time in attendance at each institution and whether he or she is a graduate of those institutions;

(d) The training and experience of the applicant as an anesthesiologist assistant;

(e) The work experience of the applicant for the 10 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application;

(f) The current mailing address of the applicant, current street address of the residence of the applicant and the address of any location at which the applicant currently practices as an anesthesiologist assistant;

(g) The electronic mail address of the applicant;

(h) The current telephone number of the applicant and the telephone number of any location of practice identified pursuant to paragraph (f);

(i) Whether the applicant has ever:

(1) Applied for a license or certificate as an anesthesiologist assistant in the District of Columbia, any state or territory of the United States or any other country and, if so:

(I) The jurisdiction where the application was submitted;

(II) The date on which the application was submitted; and

(III) The results of the application;

(2) Been investigated for misconduct as an anesthesiologist assistant or had a license or certificate as an anesthesiologist assistant revoked, modified, limited or suspended or whether any disciplinary action or proceedings have ever been instituted against the applicant by a licensing body in the District of Columbia, any state or territory of the United States or any other country;

(3) Been arrested for, investigated for, charged with, convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to:

(I) Any offense or violation of any federal, state or local law, including, without limitation, the laws of any foreign country, which is a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony or similar offense in a foreign jurisdiction, excluding any minor traffic offense; or

(II) Any violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; or

(4) Been arrested for, investigated for, charged with, convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offense relating to the use, sale, manufacture, distribution, prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances; and

(j) A statement that the applicant has read and understood any statements on the application relating to failure to address a health condition that renders the applicant unable to assist in the practice of medicine within a reasonable degree of skill and safety to the patients.

2. An applicant must submit to the Board:

(a) An official transcript from an anesthesiologist assistant program described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of section 47 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1566 (NRS 633.4254);

(b) Proof satisfactory to the Board that he or she is:

(1) A citizen of the United States, which may include a notarized copy of the passport of the applicant or a certified copy of the birth certificate of the applicant; or

(2) Lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;

(c) Proof of passage of a certification examination administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or its successor organization;

(d) Proof of certification issued by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or its successor organization; and

(e) Any additional information, evidence, other documentation or proof of qualification as required by the Board.

3. Each application must:

(a) Be signed by the applicant;

(b) Be sworn to before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths; and

(c) Contain an affidavit affirming that:

(1) The applicant is the person named in the application and accompanying material; and

(2) To the best knowledge and belief of the applicant, the application and accompanying material is complete, correct, consistent and obtained without fraud, misrepresentation or mistake.

4. An application submitted to the Board pursuant to this section must be accompanied by the applicable nonrefundable fee prescribed by NAC 633.335.

5. The Board may reject an application for licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant if it appears that:

(a) The applicant is not qualified pursuant to section 47 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1566 (NRS 633.4254), and section 4;

(b) The applicant has committed an act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to section 18;

(c) Any information submitted in the application is false or inconsistent; or

(d) The application is not in the proper form, is incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory.

6. An applicant shall pay the reasonable costs of any certification or examination required for licensure.

Nev. Admin. Code § 633.Sec. 5

Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R001-24A, eff. 10/28/2024

NRS 633.291, 633.501, as amended by section 66 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1574, and section 49 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1567 (NRS 633.4252)