Qualifications of applicants. [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.] 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. He is 21 years of age or older;
2. He is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;
3. He is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine;
4. He:
(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 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 will complete the program;
5. He applies for the license as provided by law;
6. He 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 he 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) of this subsection that is approved by the Board; and
7. He pays the fees provided for in this chapter.
Last modified: February 27, 2006