NRS633.311. Qualifications of applicants.

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

      1.  The applicant is 21 years of age or older;

      2.  The applicant is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;

      3.  The applicant is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine;

      4.  The applicant:

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

             (1) A hospital internship; or

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

      (b) 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

      (c) 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;

      5.  The applicant applies for the license as provided by law;

      6.  The applicant passes:

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

      (b) All parts of the licensing examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.;

      (c) 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

      (d) A combination of the parts of the licensing examinations specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is approved by the Board;

      7.  The applicant pays the fees provided for in this chapter; and

      8.  The applicant submits all information required to complete an application for a license.

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