Assembly Bill No. 21–Assemblywomen Giunchigliani
and Gibbons

 

CHAPTER..........

 

AN ACT relating to Oriental medicine; revising the qualifications for members of the State Board of Oriental Medicine; revising the requirements for a license to practice Oriental medicine; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1.  NRS 634A.030 is hereby amended to read as

follows:

    634A.030  1.  The State Board of Oriental Medicine,

consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby

created.

    2.  [The Governor shall appoint to the Board:

    (a) Three members who are licensed pursuant to this chapter.

    (b) Two members who are representatives of the general public.

    3.] Each member of the Board shall, before entering upon the

duties of his office, take the oath of office prescribed by the

Constitution before someone qualified to administer oaths.

    Sec. 2.  NRS 634A.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    634A.040  [All members of the Board shall be]

    1.  The Governor shall appoint three members to the Board

who:

    (a) Have a license issued pursuant to this chapter;

    (b) Currently engage in the practice of Oriental medicine in

this state, and have engaged in the practice of Oriental medicine

in this state for at least 3 years preceding appointment to the

Board;

    (c) Are citizens of the United States ; and

    (d) Are residents of the State of Nevada[.] and have been for at

least 1 year preceding appointment to the Board.

    2.  The Governor shall appoint one member to the Board who:

    (a) Is licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS by the Board of

Medical Examiners as a physician;

    (b) Does not engage in the administration of a facility for

Oriental medicine or a school for Oriental medicine;

    (c) Does not have a pecuniary interest in any matter pertaining

to Oriental medicine, except as a patient or potential patient;

    (d) Is a citizen of the United States; and

    (e) Is a resident of the State of Nevada and has been for at

least 1 year preceding appointment to the Board.

    3.  The Governor shall appoint one member to the Board who:

    (a) Does not engage in the administration of a facility for

Oriental medicine or a school for Oriental medicine;

    (b) Does not have a pecuniary interest in any matter pertaining

to Oriental medicine, except as a patient or potential patient;

    (c) Is a citizen of the United States; and

    (d) Is a resident of the State of Nevada and has been for at

least 1 year preceding appointment to the Board.

    Sec. 3.  NRS 634A.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    634A.120  1.  Each applicant for a license to practice as a

doctor of Oriental medicine must pass:

    (a) An examination in Oriental medicine that is administered by

a national organization approved by the Board; and

    (b) A practical examination approved by the Board that tests the

applicant’s knowledge and understanding of [the] :

        (1) Basic medical science;

        (2) Acupuncture;

        (3) Herbal medicine;

        (4) Oriental medicine;

        (5) English proficiency; and

        (6) 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:

    (a) Additional subject areas to be included in the practical

examination; and

    (b) Specific methods for the administration of the practical

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 practical examination.

    [2.] 4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection [3,] 5, the

Board shall offer the practical examination at least two times each

year at a time and place established by the Board.

    [3.] 5.  The Board may cancel a scheduled practical

examination if, within 60 days before the examination, the Board

has not received a request to take the examination.

    [4.] 6.  A person who fails the practical examination may

retake the examination.

    Sec. 4.  Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of sections

1 and 2 of this act, each person serving as a member of the State

Board of Oriental Medicine on October 1, 2003, may continue to

serve until the expiration of his term.

 

²⁰~~~~~⁰³