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1. An osteopathic physician who is retired from active practice and who:
(a)Wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of persons in this State who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford health care; or
(b)Wishes to provide services for any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization,
Ê may obtain a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine by submitting an application to the Board pursuant to this section.
2. An application for a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine must be on a form provided by the Board and must include:
(a)Documentation of the history of medical practice of the osteopathic physician;
(b)Proof that the osteopathic physician previously has been issued
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1. An osteopathic physician who is retired from active practice and who:
(a) Wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of persons in this State who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford health care; or
(b) Wishes to provide services for any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization,
Ê may obtain a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine by submitting an application to the Board pursuant to this section.
2. An application for a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine must be on a form provided by the Board and must include:
(a) Documentation of the history of medical practice of the osteopathic physician;
(b) Proof that the osteopathic physician previously has been issued an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic medicine in any state of the United States and that the osteopathic physician has never been the subject of disciplinary action by a medical board in any jurisdiction;
(c) Proof that the osteopathic physician satisfies the requirements for licensure set forth in NRS 633.311 or the requirements for licensure by endorsement set forth in NRS 633.399 or 633.400 ;
(d) Acknowledgment that the practice of the osteopathic physician under the special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine will be exclusively devoted to providing medical care:
(1) To persons in this State who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford health care; or
(2) As part of any disaster relief operations conducted by a governmental entity or nonprofit organization; and
(e) Acknowledgment that the osteopathic physician will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation, for providing medical care under the special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine, except for payment by a medical facility at which the osteopathic physician provides volunteer medical services of the expenses of the osteopathic physician for necessary travel, continuing education, malpractice insurance or fees of the State Board of Pharmacy.
3. If the Board finds that the application of an osteopathic physician satisfies the requirements of subsection 2 and that the retired osteopathic physician is competent to practice osteopathic medicine, the Board shall issue a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine to the osteopathic physician.
4. The initial special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine issued pursuant to this section expires 1 year after the date of issuance. The license may be renewed pursuant to this section, and any license that is renewed expires 2 years after the date of issuance.
5. The Board shall not charge a fee for:
(a) The review of an application for a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine; or
(b) The issuance or renewal of a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this section.
6. An osteopathic physician who is issued a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this section and who accepts the privilege of practicing osteopathic medicine in this State pursuant to the provisions of the special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine is subject to all the provisions governing disciplinary action set forth in this chapter.
7. An osteopathic physician who is issued a special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements for continuing education adopted by the Board.