1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315, the Board may issue an authorized facility license to a person who intends to practice osteopathic medicine in this State as an osteopathic physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections under the direct supervision of an osteopathic physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS.
2. A person who applies for an authorized facility license pursuant to this section is not required to take or pass a written examination as to his or her qualifications to practice osteopathic medicine, but the person must meet all conditions and requirements for an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter.
3. If the Board issues an authorized facility license pursuant to this section, the person who holds the license may practice osteopathic medicine in this State only as an osteopathic physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections and only under the direct supervision of an osteopathic physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS.
4. If a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice osteopathic medicine in this State as an osteopathic physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections:
(a) The Department shall notify the Board; and
(b) Upon receipt of the notification, the authorized facility license expires automatically.
5. The Board may renew or modify an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section, unless the license has expired automatically or has been revoked.
6. The provisions of this section do not limit the authority of the Board to issue a license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2977)