Nevada Revised Statutes Section 630.161 - Professions, Occupations and Businesses

Effect of revocation of license in another jurisdiction for gross medical negligence.

1. The Board shall not issue a license to practice medicine to an applicant who has been licensed to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction and whose license was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction.

2. The Board may revoke the license of any person licensed to practice medicine in this State if it determines that the person had a license to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction which was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction.

3. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall adopt by regulation a definition of gross medical negligence.

Last modified: February 27, 2006