NRS640.120. Temporary license for medical emergency; temporary exemptions from licensing for certain students and applicants.

      1.  The Board may issue, without examination, a license to practice physical therapy for a period not to exceed 6 months to any person who meets the qualifications set forth in NRS 640.080, except subsection 3 thereof, upon certification that the person has been assigned to the State of Nevada on a temporary basis to assist in a medical emergency. Issuance of the temporary license is subject to such fees, not to exceed $100, and conditions as the Board may require.

      2.  A student of physical therapy is not required to be licensed during his or her clinical training if the work is done under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

      3.  A person who has applied for licensure as a physical therapist and who meets the qualifications set forth in NRS 640.080, except subsection 3 thereof, is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice physical therapy during the period of the temporary exemption if:

      (a) The person has submitted a completed application for licensure for the first time and the application has been approved by the Board;

      (b) The Board has approved the person to sit for the examination required pursuant to NRS 640.100;

      (c) The person has not previously failed an examination for licensure as a physical therapist;

      (d) The person practices physical therapy under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Board; and

      (e) The person complies with any other requirements of the Board to practice physical therapy during the period of the temporary exemption.

      4.  The temporary exemption authorized by subsection 3 begins on the date on which the Board notifies the person that he or she may practice physical therapy under the temporary exemption and continues until the date of the examination if the person does not take the examination or until the date on which the Board notifies the person of the results of the examination. During the period of the temporary exemption, the person:

      (a) Shall not use as his or her title or professional credentials any words, letters or insignia except for the words “graduate of physical therapy.”

      (b) Is subject to the regulatory and disciplinary authority of the Board to the same extent as a licensed physical therapist.

      [8:364:1955]—(NRS A 1967, 858; 1979, 714; 1981, 936; 1989, 1577; 2005, 695)