1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, while an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner who is registered or provisionally registered with a registration system that complies with NRS 415A.210 and who is licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner’s registration or provisional registration is based may practice in this State to the extent authorized by this chapter, as though the practitioner were licensed in this State.
2. A volunteer health practitioner qualified under subsection 1 is not entitled to the protections of this chapter if the practitioner is licensed in more than one state and any license of the practitioner is suspended, revoked or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges, or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 944; A 2019, 210)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 415A - Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners (Uniform Act)
NRS 415A.030 - "Disaster relief organization" defined.
NRS 415A.040 - "Division" defined.
NRS 415A.050 - "Emergency" defined.
NRS 415A.060 - "Emergency declaration" defined.
NRS 415A.070 - "Emergency Management Assistance Compact" defined.
NRS 415A.080 - "Entity" defined.
NRS 415A.090 - "Health facility" defined.
NRS 415A.100 - "Health practitioner" defined.
NRS 415A.110 - "Health services" defined.
NRS 415A.120 - "Host entity" defined.
NRS 415A.130 - "License" defined.
NRS 415A.140 - "Person" defined.
NRS 415A.150 - "Scope of practice" defined.
NRS 415A.160 - "State" defined.
NRS 415A.170 - "Veterinary services" defined.
NRS 415A.180 - "Volunteer health practitioner" defined.
NRS 415A.230 - Effect of chapter on credentialing and privileging standards of health facility.
NRS 415A.240 - Scope of practice; administrative sanctions.
NRS 415A.270 - Immunity from liability.