NRS640.275. Temporary license for medical emergency; temporary exemptions from licensing for certain students and applicants.

      1.  The Board may issue, without examination, a temporary license to practice as a physical therapist’s assistant to a person who:

      (a) Meets all of the other qualifications of NRS 640.230; and

      (b) Certifies that he or she has been assigned to the State of Nevada on a temporary basis to assist in a medical emergency.

      2.  The Board may charge a fee, not to exceed $100, for the issuance of a temporary license.

      3.  A student who is enrolled in a program to become a physical therapist’s assistant is not required to be licensed during his or her clinical training if the work is performed under the direct supervision of a physical therapist.

      4.  A person who has applied for licensure as a physical therapist’s assistant and who meets the qualifications set forth in NRS 640.230, except subsection 5 thereof, is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice as a physical therapist’s assistant 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 640.230;

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

      (d) The person practices as a physical therapist’s assistant under the direct supervision of a supervising 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 as a physical therapist’s assistant during the period of the temporary exemption.

      5.  The temporary exemption authorized by subsection 4 begins on the date on which the Board notifies the person that he or she may practice as a physical therapist’s assistant 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 the words, letters or insignia “P.T.A.” or “Physical Therapist’s Assistant,” or any other letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a licensed physical therapist’s assistant.

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

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2543; A 2005, 697)