Osteopathic physicians’ assistants: Training programs and standards.
1. The Board shall issue certificates of approval for programs of health care training for osteopathic physicians’ assistants, if the programs meet Board standards.
2. In developing criteria for program approval the Board shall give consideration to and encourage the utilization of equivalency and proficiency testing and other means whereby full credit is given to persons in training for past education and experience in the healing arts.
3. The Board shall develop and enforce standards to insure that the programs operate in a manner which does not endanger the health and welfare of the patients who receive services within the scope of the programs.
4. The Board shall review from time to time the quality of the curriculum, faculty and facilities of the programs to assure that standards prerequisite to its approval continue to be met.
5. The Board shall not give preference to residents of Nevada nor to health care training programs conducted in Nevada in approving the employment of osteopathic physicians’ assistants.
Last modified: February 27, 2006