Nevada Revised Statutes Section 630.165 - Professions, Occupations and Businesses

Application and affidavit for license; additional requirements; burden of proof. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an applicant for a license to practice medicine must submit to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, an application in writing, accompanied by an affidavit stating that:

(a) The applicant is the person named in the proof of graduation and that it was obtained without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is aware; and

(b) The information contained in the application and any accompanying material are complete and correct.

2. An applicant for a license by endorsement to practice medicine pursuant to NRS 630.1605 must submit to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, an application in writing, accompanied by an affidavit stating that:

(a) The applicant is the person named in the license to practice medicine issued by the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States and that the license was obtained without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is aware; and

(b) The information contained in the application and any accompanying material is complete and correct.

3. In addition to the other requirements for licensure, the Board may require such further evidence of the mental, physical, medical or other qualifications of the applicant as it considers necessary.

4. The applicant bears the burden of proving and documenting his qualifications for licensure.

Last modified: February 27, 2006