1. The Board may issue a temporary license to practice massage therapy.
2. An applicant for a temporary license issued pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be at least 18 years of age; and
(b) Submit to the Board:
(1) A completed application on a form prescribed by the Board;
(2) The fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640C.520;
(3) Proof that the applicant has successfully completed a program of massage therapy recognized by the Board pursuant to NRS 640C.580;
(4) Proof that the applicant:
(I) Has taken the examination required pursuant to NRS 640C.580; or
(II) Is scheduled to take such an examination within 90 days after the date of application;
(5) An affidavit indicating that the applicant has not committed any of the offenses for which the Board may refuse to issue a license pursuant to NRS 640C.700;
(6) A certified statement issued by the licensing authority in each state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia in which the applicant is or has been licensed to practice massage therapy verifying that:
(I) The applicant has not been involved in any disciplinary action relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy; and
(II) Disciplinary proceedings relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy are not pending; and
(7) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
3. A temporary license issued pursuant to this section expires 90 days after the date the Board issues the temporary license. The Board shall not renew the temporary license.
4. A person who holds a temporary license:
(a) May practice massage therapy only under the supervision of a fully licensed massage therapist and only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Board;
(b) Must comply with any other conditions, limitations and requirements imposed on the temporary license by the Board;
(c) Is subject to the regulatory and disciplinary authority of the Board to the same extent as a fully licensed massage therapist; and
(d) Remains subject to the regulatory and disciplinary authority of the Board after the expiration of the temporary license for all acts relating to the practice of massage therapy which occurred during the period of temporary licensure.
5. As used in this section, "fully licensed massage therapist" means a person who holds a license to practice massage therapy issued pursuant to NRS 640C.420 or 640C.580.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1126; A 2017, 1457) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 640C.410)