Nevada § 630.173 - Submission of certain information concerning claims for malpractice, complaints and other disciplinary action involving applicant for license to practice medicine; consideration by Board of certain information more than 10 years old
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 630.173 — Submission of certain information concerning claims for malpractice, complaints and other disciplinary action involving applicant for license to practice medicine; consideration by Board of certain information more than 10 years old, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 630.173. Submission of certain information concerning claims for malpractice, complaints and other disciplinary action involving applicant for license to practice medicine; consideration by Board of certain information more than 10 years old
1. In addition to the other requirements for licensure, an applicant for a license
to practice medicine shall submit to the Board information describing: (a) Any claims made against the applicant for malpractice, whether or not a civil
action was filed concerning the claim; (b) Any complaints filed against the applicant with a licensing board of another state
and any disciplinary action taken against the applicant by a licensing board of another
state; and (c) Any complaints filed against the applicant with a hospital, clinic or medical
facility or any disciplinary action taken against the applicant by a hospital, clinic
or medical facility. 2. The Board may consider any information specified in subsection 1 that is more than
10 years old if the Board receives the information from the applicant or any other
source from which the Board is verifying the information provided by the applicant. 3. The Board may refuse to consider any information specified in subsection 1 that
is more than 10 years old if the Board determines that the claim or complaint is remote
or isolated and that obtaining or attempting to obtain a record relating to the information
will unreasonably delay the consideration of the application. 4. The Board shall not issue a license to the applicant until it has received all
the information required by this section.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 630.173 ("Submission of certain information concerning claims for malpractice, complaints and other disciplinary action involving applicant for license to practice medicine; consideration by Board of certain information more than 10 years old") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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