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AN ACT relating to providers of health care; revising requirements for continuing education and training for certain providers of health care; requiring the Board of Medical Examiners to require a physician assistant on inactive status to pay a biennial registration fee; revising the provisions relating to fees charged and collected by the Board; requiring the Board, if authorized by a licensee, to provide to an employer of the licensee or an entity credentialing the licensee certain documents and information; setting forth certain grounds for the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to initiate disciplinary action against a licensee or deny licensure to an applicant; revising requirements for the issuance by the Board of a license to practice osteopathic medicine; providing for the biennial renewal of certain licenses issued by the Board; establishing and revising certain fees charged by the Board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to providers of health care; revising requirements for continuing education and training for certain providers of health care; requiring the Board of Medical Examiners to require a physician assistant on inactive status to pay a biennial registration fee; revising the provisions relating to fees charged and collected by the Board; requiring the Board, if authorized by a licensee, to provide to an employer of the licensee or an entity credentialing the licensee certain documents and information; setting forth certain grounds for the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to initiate disciplinary action against a licensee or deny licensure to an applicant; revising requirements for the issuance by the Board of a license to practice osteopathic medicine; providing for the biennial renewal of certain licenses issued by the Board; establishing and revising certain fees charged by the Board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Primary Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor
Public exhibits
5
Support 0 · Opp 5 · Neutral 0
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to providers of health care; revising requirements for continuing education and training for certain pro
Existing law requires certain providers of health care licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to complete certain continuing education as a condition to the renewal of the license. (NRS 630.253, 633.471) Section 1 of this bill eliminates provisions requiring the Board of Medical Examiners to require the completion of a course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction. Section 12 of this bill increases, from 35 to 40, the number of hours of continuing medical education certain providers of health care licensed by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine are required to complete during each period of licensure. Existing law requires the Board of Medical Examiners to adopt regulations regarding the licensure of a physician assistant. (NRS 630.275) Existing law establishes a biennial registration fee for a physician assistant licensed by the Board. (NRS 630.268) Under existing law, the Board is required to exempt a physician assistant on inactive status from paying the biennial registration fee. (NRS 630.255) Section 2 of this bill eliminates that exception. Section 4 of this bill instead requires the Board to require a physician assistant on inactive status to pay a fee for biennial registration. Section 3 of this bill sets forth the maximum amount of that fee. Section 3 revises provisions setting forth the maximum amount of various fees charged b
NELIS exhibits (5 on file)
Opposition (5)
- Tara Raines — Deputy Director, Children’s Advocacy Alliance (Letter)
- Jacqueline L. Nguyen — Policy Director, Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) (Letter)
- Jacqueline Ragin — Ph.D., MPH (Letter)
- Janet P. Nordine — MS, LMFT, RPT-S (Letter)
- Jessica Munger — Program Manager, Silver State Equality (Letter)
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