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Existing law provides for the licensing of physicians and physician assistants by the Board of Medical Examiners and for the licensing of osteopathic physicians and physician assistants by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. (NRS 630.160-630.1607, 630.258-630.2665, 630.271-630.2755, 633.305-633.420, 633.432-633.4336) Sections 2-9 and 14-21 of this bill create limited licenses that authorize certain medical school graduates to engage in the supervised practice of medicine as an associate physician or associate osteopathic physician. Sections 2 and 14 authorize the Board of Medical Examiners and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, respectively, to issue a limited license as an associate physician or associate osteopathic physician to an applicant who: (1) has graduated from certain medical schools; (2) has completed at least 1 year of postgraduate medical education as a resident or intern as a part of certain programs; and (3) possesses certain other qualifications. Sections 3 and 15 limit an associate physician or associate osteopathic physician to practicing medicine under the supervision and control of a supervising physician or supervising osteopathic physician. Sections 5 and 17 prescribe the required qualifications of a supervising physician or supervising osteopathic physician. Sections 3 and 15 require an associate physician or associate osteopathic physician to enter into a collaborative practice agreement with his or her supervising physician or supervising oste

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