1. Each applicant for a license to practice as a doctor of Oriental medicine must pass:
(a) Each examination required and administered by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or its successor organization for certification in Oriental medicine; and
(b) An examination approved by the Board that tests the applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the laws and regulations of this State relating to health and safety in the practice of Oriental medicine.
2. The Board may establish by regulation for the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1:
(a) Additional subject areas to be included in the examination; and
(b) Specific methods for the administration of the examination, including, but not limited to, written, oral, demonstrative, practical or any combination thereof.
3. The Board shall contract for the preparation, administration and grading of the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Board shall offer the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 at least two times each year at a time and place established by the Board.
5. The Board may cancel a scheduled examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if, within 60 days before the examination, the Board has not received a request to take the examination.
6. A person who fails the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 may retake the examination.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 637; A 1975, 233; 1981, 1290; 1991, 1128; 2001, 1105; 2003, 1640; 2019, 1598)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 634A - Doctors of Oriental Medicine
NRS 634A.010 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 634A.025 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 634A.030 - Creation; number and appointment of members; oaths.
NRS 634A.040 - Qualifications of members.
NRS 634A.050 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.
NRS 634A.070 - Employees; offices; regulations; code of ethics; subpoenas.
NRS 634A.080 - Meetings; seal; deposit and use of money received by Board; fiscal year; records.
NRS 634A.083 - Inspection of premises by Board.
NRS 634A.110 - Application; fingerprints; fees.
NRS 634A.120 - Examinations: National examination; examination approved by Board; regulations.
NRS 634A.140 - Issuance of license to practice as doctor of Oriental medicine.
NRS 634A.142 - Endorsement to practice acupuncture point injection therapy.
NRS 634A.160 - Display of licenses.
NRS 634A.170 - Suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue license: Grounds.
NRS 634A.185 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 634A.210 - Reporting vital statistics.
NRS 634A.225 - Seminars not in accordance with Board’s regulations prohibited; penalty.
NRS 634A.228 - Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board.
NRS 634A.230 - Practice without license prohibited; penalties.