Nevada Revised Statutes Section 631.255 - Professions, Occupations and Businesses

Issuance of specialist’s license to person licensed in another state. [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. The Board may, without a clinical demonstration required by NRS 631.240, issue a specialist’s license to a person who:

(a) Presents a current certification as a diplomate from a certifying board approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;

(b) Has an active license to practice dentistry pursuant to the laws of another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;

(c) Is a specialist as identified by the Board; and

(d) Pays the application, examination and renewal fees in the same manner as a person licensed pursuant to NRS 631.240.

2. The Board shall not issue a specialist’s license to a person:

(a) Whose license to practice dentistry has been revoked or suspended;

(b) Who has been refused a license to practice dentistry; or

(c) Who is involved in or has pending a disciplinary action concerning his license to practice dentistry,

Ê in this state, another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

3. The Board shall examine each applicant in writing on the contents and interpretation of this chapter and the regulations of the Board.

4. A person to whom a specialist’s license is issued pursuant to this section shall limit his practice to the specialty.

5. The Board shall revoke a specialist’s license at any time upon proof satisfactory to the Board that the holder of the license violated any provision of this section or the regulations of the Board.

Last modified: February 27, 2006