- 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue an authorized facility license to a person who intends to practice medicine in this State as a physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections under the direct supervision of a physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
- 2. A person who applies for an authorized facility license pursuant to this section is not required to take or pass a written examination as to his or her qualifications to practice medicine pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160, but the person must meet all other conditions and requirements for an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter.
- 3. If the Board issues an authorized facility license pursuant to this section, the person who holds the license may practice medicine in this State only as a physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections and only under the direct supervision of a physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
4. If a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice medicine in this State as a physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections:
- (a) The Department shall notify the Board; and
- (b) Upon receipt of the notification, the authorized facility license expires automatically.
- 5. The Board may renew or modify an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section, unless the license has expired automatically or has been revoked.
- 6. The provisions of this section do not limit the authority of the Board to issue a license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2945; A 2019, 4266)