STATE OF NEVADA - Medical Examiners Board

[Pages:29]NEVADA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS SPECIAL VOLUNTEER MEDICAL LICENSURE

There is no application fee or registration fee required for a Special Volunteer Medical License; there is however, a Criminal Background Investigation fee of $75.00. The Criminal Background Investigation fee is non-refundable.

You may pay by cashier's check or money order, payable to "NEVADA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS," or by credit card. If paying by credit card, please complete the Credit Card Authorization form on the last page of this application. A two percent (2%) service fee will be assessed for payment by credit card.

Applications which appear to have been altered in any form will not be accepted. Applications must be typed or legibly handwritten (illegible or incomplete applications will be returned). Applications must be received on singlesided white bond paper, 8 ?" x 11" in size. Your application is a public document.

Applications not completed within six (6) months from date of receipt will be rejected per NAC 630.180(2).

Per Nevada Revised Statute 630.161, "The Board shall not issue a license to practice medicine to an applicant who has been licensed to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction and whose license was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction."

A SPECIAL VOLUNTEER MEDICAL LICENSE IS GRANTED TO:

A physician who is retired from active practice and who: Wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of persons in this State who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford healthcare; or Wishes to provide services for any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization;

The physician will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation for providing medical care under the Special Volunteer Medical License, except payment by a medical facility at which the physician provides volunteer medical services of the expenses of the physician for necessary travel, continuing education, malpractice insurance, or fees of the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.

During the application process of a Special Volunteer Medical License, the physician must provide proof that he or she has previously been issued an unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state of the United States and that he or she has never been the subject of disciplinary action by a medical board or any other jurisdiction.

The initial Special Volunteer License expires 1 year after the date of issuance. The license may be renewed and any license that is renewed expires 2 years after the date of issuance.

The retired physician must be competent to practice medicine.

A physician with a Special Volunteer Medical License must comply with the continuing medical education (CME) requirements for registration renewal which is the following: 40 hours of continuing medical education during the preceding 24 months, 2 hours 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. The CME must be Category 1 and approved by the AMA.

The Board's staff conducts an investigation into your background during the application process. If staff becomes aware of circumstances** warranting a personal appearance at a Board meeting prior to acceptance of your application for licensure, your application must be completed 45 days prior to any regularly scheduled Board meeting in order for your appearance to be scheduled for that meeting for consideration of acceptance of your application. Under Nevada law, a public body cannot hold a meeting to consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health of any person unless it has given written notice to that person of the time and place of the meeting. The written notice must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of that person at least 21 working days before the meeting. A public body must receive proof of service of the notice before such a meeting may be held.

** You may be required to personally appear before the Board for acceptance of your application for licensure if you have in any way ever been involved in any malpractice awards, judgments, or settlements in any amount.

** You may be required to personally appear before the Board for acceptance of your application for licensure if you have answered in the affirmative ("Yes") to questions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a 13, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33.

If, at the time you meet with the Board, the Board votes to deny or not accept your application for licensure, this denial or non-acceptance of your application may become a reportable action to the National Practitioner Data Bank, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. and American Medical Association, among other entities.

In accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes 630.258:

NRS 630.258 Special volunteer medical license. 1. A physician who is retired from active practice and who: (a) Wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of persons in this State who are indigent, uninsured or

unable to afford health care; or (b) Wishes to provide services for any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization,

may obtain a special volunteer medical license by submitting an application to the Board pursuant to this section. 2. An application for a special volunteer medical license must be on a form provided by the Board and must include: (a) Documentation of the history of medical practice of the physician; (b) Proof that the physician previously has been issued an unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state of the United States

and that the physician has never been the subject of disciplinary action by a medical board in any jurisdiction; (c) Proof that the physician satisfies the requirements for licensure set forth in NRS 630.160 or the requirements for licensure by

endorsement set forth in NRS 630.1605, 630.1606 or 630.1607; (d) Acknowledgment that the practice of the physician under the special volunteer medical license will be exclusively devoted to

providing medical care: (1) To persons in this State who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford health care; or (2) As part of any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization; and

(e) Acknowledgment that the physician will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation, for providing medical care under the special volunteer medical license, except for payment by a medical facility at which the physician provides volunteer medical services of the expenses of the physician for necessary travel, continuing education, malpractice insurance or fees of the State Board of Pharmacy.

3. If the Board finds that the application of a physician satisfies the requirements of subsection 2 and that the retired physician is competent to practice medicine, the Board must issue a special volunteer medical license to the physician.

4. The initial special volunteer medical license issued pursuant to this section expires 1 year after the date of issuance. The license may be renewed pursuant to this section, and any license that is renewed expires 2 years after the date of issuance.

5. The Board shall not charge a fee for: (a) The review of an application for a special volunteer medical license; or (b) The issuance or renewal of a special volunteer medical license pursuant to this section. 6. A physician who is issued a special volunteer medical license pursuant to this section and who accepts the privilege of practicing medicine in this State pursuant to the provisions of the special volunteer medical license is subject to all the provisions governing disciplinary action set forth in this chapter. 7. A physician who is issued a special volunteer medical license pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements for continuing education adopted by the Board. (Added to NRS by 2001, 373; A 2003, 1888; 2007, 3044; 2009, 2955; 2015, 3000, 3871)

NRS 630.160 License required to practice medicine; qualifications of applicant; issuance after verification; action by Board if Board receives information concerning applicant that differs from information previously received by Board.

1. Every person desiring to practice medicine must, before beginning to practice, procure from the Board a license authorizing the person to practice.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.1605, 630.1606, 630.1607, 630.161 and 630.258 to 630.266, inclusive, a license may be issued to any person who:

(a) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States; (b) Has received the degree of doctor of medicine from a medical school:

(1) Approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and Association of American Medical Colleges; or

(2) Which provides a course of professional instruction equivalent to that provided in medical schools in the United States approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education;

(c) Is currently certified by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties and who agrees to maintain the certification for the duration of the licensure, or has passed:

(1) All parts of the examination given by the National Board of Medical Examiners; (2) All parts of the Federation Licensing Examination; (3) All parts of the United States Medical Licensing Examination; (4) All parts of a licensing examination given by any state or territory of the United States, if the applicant is certified by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties; (5) All parts of the examination to become a licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada; or (6) Any combination of the examinations specified in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) that the Board determines to be sufficient; (d) Is currently certified by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties in the specialty of emergency medicine, preventive medicine or family medicine and who agrees to maintain certification in at least one of these specialties for the duration of the licensure, or: (1) Has completed 36 months of progressive postgraduate:

(I) Education as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Coll?ge des m?decins du Qu?bec or the College of Family Physicians of Canada, or, as applicable, their successor organizations; or

(II) Fellowship training in the United States or Canada approved by the Board or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;

(2) Has completed at least 36 months of postgraduate education, not less than 24 months of which must have been completed as a resident after receiving a medical degree from a combined dental and medical degree program approved by the Board; or

(3) Is a resident who is enrolled in a progressive postgraduate training program in the United States or Canada approved by the Board, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Coll?ge des m?decins du Qu?bec or the College of Family Physicians of Canada, or, as applicable, their successor organizations, has completed at least 24 months of the program and has committed, in writing, to the Board that he or she will complete the program; and

(e) Passes a written or oral examination, or both, as to his or her qualifications to practice medicine and provides the Board with a description of the clinical program completed demonstrating that the applicant's clinical training met the requirements of paragraph (b).

3. The Board may issue a license to practice medicine after the Board verifies, through any readily available source, that the applicant has complied with the provisions of subsection 2. The verification may include, but is not limited to, using the Federation Credentials Verification Service. If any information is verified by a source other than the primary source of the information, the Board may require subsequent verification of the information by the primary source of the information.

4. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, if, after issuing a license to practice medicine, the Board obtains information from a primary or other source of information and that information differs from the information provided by the applicant or otherwise received by the Board, the Board may:

(a) Temporarily suspend the license; (b) Promptly review the differing information with the Board as a whole or in a committee appointed by the Board; (c) Declare the license void if the Board or a committee appointed by the Board determines that the information submitted by the applicant was false, fraudulent or intended to deceive the Board; (d) Refer the applicant to the Attorney General for possible criminal prosecution pursuant to NRS 630.400; or (e) If the Board temporarily suspends the license, allow the license to return to active status subject to any terms and conditions specified by the Board, including:

(1) Placing the licensee on probation for a specified period with specified conditions; (2) Administering a public reprimand; (3) Limiting the practice of the licensee; (4) Suspending the license for a specified period or until further order of the Board; (5) Requiring the licensee to participate in a program to correct alcohol or drug dependence or any other impairment; (6) Requiring supervision of the practice of the licensee; (7) Imposing an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000; (8) Requiring the licensee to perform community service without compensation; (9) Requiring the licensee to take a physical or mental examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice medicine; (10) Requiring the licensee to complete any training or educational requirements specified by the Board; and (11) Requiring the licensee to submit a corrected application, including the payment of all appropriate fees and costs incident to submitting an application. 5. If the Board determines after reviewing the differing information to allow the license to remain in active status, the action of the Board is not a disciplinary action and must not be reported to any national database. If the Board determines after reviewing the differing information to declare the license void, its action shall be deemed a disciplinary action and shall be reportable to national databases. [Part 8:169:1949; A 1953, 662; 1955, 103]--(NRS A 1969, 211; 1971, 220; 1973, 508; 1977, 1564; 1985, 2229; 1987, 193, 1673; 1989, 416; 1991, 1068, 1884, 1887; 1993, 2298; 1997, 680; 2001, 761; 2003, 437, 1886; 2007, 1824, 3042; 2009, 1105, 2950; 201 1, 887; 2015, 486, 2997, 3868)

NRS 630.1605 License by endorsement to practice medicine. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice medicine to an

applicant who has been issued a license to practice medicine by the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States if: (a) At the time the applicant files an application with the Board, the license is in effect; (b) The applicant: (1) Submits to the Board proof of passage of an examination approved by the Board; (2) Submits to the Board any documentation and other proof of qualifications required by the Board; (3) Meets all of the statutory requirements for licensure to practice medicine in effect at the time of application except for the

requirements set forth in NRS 630.160; and (4) Completes any additional requirements relating to the fitness of the applicant to practice required by the Board; and

(c) Any documentation and other proof of qualifications required by the Board is authenticated in a manner approved by the Board. 2. A license by endorsement to practice medicine may be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the President and Executive Director of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to be an action of the Board. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1886; A 2007, 1825; 2009, 2952, 2999)

SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PHYSICIAN

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Revised 5/4/18

TO BE RETURNED DIRECTLY TO BOARD OFFICE BY APPLICANT

_____ a. APPLICATION: Properly completed, signed and notarized application, including Applicant Responsibility statement; Recent passport quality photograph (at least 2"x 2") attached to application; Appropriate explanations and copies of all pertinent documentation must be attached for affirmative responses to questions numbered 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 13, 14, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33; Release form, signed and notarized (Form A);

_____ b. FEES: Criminal background investigation fee ? cashier's check or money order made payable to Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners (NSBME) or by credit card as instructed. Credit cards will only be accepted by receipt of the signed credit card authorization form. Note: Criminal background investigation fees are non-refundable;

_____ c. IDENTITY (Identity documents will be returned to you via secured mail.): U.S. born citizens ? Original or Certified Birth Certificate that bears an original seal or stamp of the issuing agency (notarized copies are not acceptable); Foreign-born citizens - Original Certificate of Naturalization or current U.S. Passport; Non U.S. citizens - Copy of both sides of Alien Registration card, Employment Authorization card, or Visa; Non U.S. citizens - Copy of foreign passport; Note: FCVS verification packet may provide appropriate "Seal verified" Identity documentation.

_____ d. SELF-QUERY VERIFICATION: Self-query response from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB); see enclosed instruction sheet. The NPDB will send the report directly to you and you will forward the final report to the Board office;

_____ e. SUPPLEMENTARY FORM: FORM B: ONLY if you have answered affirmatively to either of the two malpractice questions on the application;

_____ f. BOARD CERTIFICATION: Copy of American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board certification certificate(s), copy of ABMS Board recertification certificate(s); If you hold "lifetime or historical" ABMS Board certification, a notarized statement agreeing to maintain Board certification (include name of the Board) for the duration of your licensure in the state of Nevada;

_____ g. CONTINUING EDUCATION: Proof of 4 hours bioterrorism AMA Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction. Search for an online course by entering "AMA Category 1 bioterrorism continuing medical education" or take a classroom course; Proof of 2 hours AMA Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) in clinically-based suicide prevention and awareness;

_____ h. VOLUNTEER APPLICANT LETTER TO THE BOARD: A letter indicating that the physician is applying for a Special Volunteer Medical License and the physician will exclusively devote medical care to the indigent persons or to provide services for any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization. The letter must indicate name and address of the organization in which he will be volunteering and that he will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have expectation of any payment or compensation for providing medical care under the Special Volunteer Medical License, except payment by a medical facility at which the physician provides volunteer medical services at the expense of the physician for necessary travel, continuing education, malpractice insurance, or the fees of the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy;

_____ i. EXAMINATION REGARDING NEVADA LAW GOVERNING YOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE: A Jurisprudence examination familiarizing you with the Medical Practice Act (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapters 630 and 629 and Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 630) will be mailed to you upon acknowledgement of receipt of your application and appropriate fees. You must correctly answer at least 75% of the questions;

_____ j. FINGERPRINTING: Once the application and criminal background investigation fee have been received, a fingerprint card and instructions will be mailed to you. The fingerprint card you receive from the Board contains the necessary account numbers required for processing. The completed card must be returned to the Board as well as the signed Civil Applicant Waiver (included in your application package) prior to licensure. Note: Receipt of the Criminal history background results will not delay licensure.

SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PHYSICIAN

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Revised 5/4/2018

DIRECT SOURCE VERIFICATIONS TO BE SOLICITED BY APPLICANT FOR DIRECT RETURN BY THE VERIFYING INSTITUTION TO BOARD OFFICE

Verifying agencies may charge a fee. Do not provide pre-stamped or pre-addressed envelopes for direct source verifications.

_____ * a. MEDICAL SCHOOL: Verification of Medical Education (Form 1) to be completed by medical school(s);

Official transcripts from all schools where professional medical instruction was received (if transcripts are not in English, a certified original and official English translation is required);

_____ * b. POSTGRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM: Certificate of Completion of Progressive Postgraduate Training (Form 2) to be completed by all institutions where any training occurred (internship, residency, fellowship and research fellowship);

_____ * c. EXAMINATION: Certification of National Board, FLEX, USMLE, LMCC or SPEX scores - see instruction page. For State written examination certification ? use Form 4;

Note: In the state of Nevada, for United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) a person must pass Steps I, II and III of the USMLE within 7 years after the date on which the person first passes any step of the USMLE and a person is limited to a combined maximum of 9 attempts to pass steps I, II, and III and no more than 3 attempts at step III of the USMLE. Certification status report from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) ? see instruction page;

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d. BOARD CERTIFICATION: Verification of ABMS Board certification, if applying via state written exam/board certification; Verification of ABMS Board certification (direct source) if lifetime / historically board certified;

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e. LICENSE VERIFICATIONS: License verification (Form 3) from all states where applicant is currently licensed or has ever been licensed (this does not include training licenses or temporary permits);

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f. MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CARRIER VERIFICATIONS:

Malpractice insurance carrier verification (Form 4) to be completed by appropriate entity and returned directly by the verifying institution to the Board office and must include the loss history report for any and all malpractice cases that occurred within the past 10 years (see Disclaimer below);

g. HOSPITAL VERIFICATIONS:

Verification of hospital privileges (Form 5) to be completed by appropriate entity and returned directly by the verifying institution to the Board office if you answered affirmatively to having had any disciplinary issues regarding your hospital privileges within the past 10 years (see Disclaimer below);

h. LETTER FROM ORGANIZATION WHERE APPLICANT WILL BE VOLUNTEERING: Letter from the organization which the physician will volunteer indicating that the physician will exclusively provide medical care to indigent persons in the state of Nevada and the location of the organization. The organization must indicate that the physician will not receive any payment or compensation for providing medical care under the Special Volunteer Medical License, except for payment by a medical facility at which the physician provides volunteer medical services at the expenses of the physician for necessary travel, continuing medical education, malpractice insurance, or fees of the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.

* Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) packet may verify these documents.

Disclaimer: Per Nevada Revised Statute 630.173(2), the Board has the right to consider information for any malpractice history or derogatory hospital privilege history that is more than 10 years old.

APPLICATION GUIDE

Identity - Licenses will be issued in the applicant's name as it is indicated on the submitted documented proof of such name (i.e., U.S. Birth Certificate, Certificate of Naturalization, Alien Registration card, Employment Authorization card, and/or other legal documentation reflecting name change).

Postgraduate Training - If you have ever had any actions, restrictions, or limitations imposed on you, or have been placed on probation while participating in any type of training program, you should answer affirmatively to question #19. Submit a signed and dated explanation addressed to the Board and copies of documentation you received from your program (i.e., explanation addressed to the Board for any postgraduate training issues.)

Malpractice - Provide signed and dated explanations for all malpractice cases throughout your career. Provide copies of legal documentation for malpractice cases that occurred within the past 10 years unless otherwise instructed which includes copies of Complaints, Settlements and/or Dismissals. If you have a pending case or cases, request a letter from your attorney to be sent directly to the Board describing the current status of the case(s).(i.e., explanations for all cases addressed to the Board during your medical career answering who, what, where, when and why; copies of legal documents for the past 10 years).

Investigation - If you have ever been notified that you were under investigation by any medical licensing board, hospital, medical society, governmental entity or other agency, whether or not you were charged with or convicted of any violations of a statute, rule or regulation governing your practice as a physician, you should answer affirmatively to question #31 and submit the appropriate documentation. Provide signed and dated explanations and copies of any related documentation you received regarding any investigation unless otherwise instructed.

Disclaimer: Per Nevada Revised Statute 630.173(2), the Board has the right to consider information that is more than 10 years old regarding malpractice, investigations by another licensing board, complaints or disciplinary actions from a hospital, clinic or medical facility if the Board receives the information from the applicant or any other source from which the Board is verifying the information provided by the applicant.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTING EXAMINATION SCORES, "BOARD ACTION HISTORY REPORT" AND

NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK "SELF QUERY"

NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK'S "PRACTITIONER REQUEST" FOR INFORMATION DISCLOSURE (SELF-QUERY):

The request form for the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is available at . Click on `Self-Query' for Healthcare Professionals on the right side of the page and follow the instructions provided. If you require additional information, please call the NPDB at (800) 767-6732. Once you have received the final report or self-query response from the NPDB, forward a copy of this report to the Board office.

FLEX, SPEX and USMLE AND BOARD ACTION HISTORY REPORT (EBAHR) FROM THE FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES

The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.'s EBAHR will certify a complete history of your scores for a designated examination(s). The Federation maintains scores for FLEX, SPEX, and the USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3. Request transcripts online at transcripts.html. For questions or assistance, please call (817) 868-4041 or email usmle@.

NATIONAL BOARD SCORES:

NBME scores must be received directly from the National Board of Medical Examiners. The request form for the National Board of

Medical Examiners is available on the NBME web site: . If you have difficulty accessing

the form, please call the NBME at (215) 590-9592.

LMCC EXAMINATION TRANSCRIPT OF SCORES

Navigate to this website: mcc.ca. Click on English; go to MCC documents on the menu line; then go to Certified Transcript of Examinations. Click on Service Request Form. Print the Service Request Form and complete it. Mail it along with your check to the address on the top of the form. Or, if you are paying by credit card, you can fax the form to the fax number located on the form itself and also on the instruction page. For questions or assistance, please call (613) 521-6012.

ECFMG VERIFICATIONS

International medical graduates must contact the ECFMG for certification status to be sent to the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners. You can contact ECFMG's Applicant Information Services at (215) 386-5900. The request form can be found on ECFMG's website at . If you are using FCVS, you do not need to contact the ECFMG; FCVS will coordinate with the ECFMG to obtain your certification.

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