Nevada § 631.271 - Limited license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance; permit authorizing certain persons to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance; regulations

§ 631.271. Limited license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance; permit authorizing certain persons to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance; regulations

1. The Board shall, without a clinical examination required by NRS 631.240 , 631.300 , 631.3121 or 631.31286 , issue a limited license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or

expanded function dental assistance to a person who: (a) Is qualified for a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy

or expanded function dental assistance in this State; (b) Pays the required application fee; (c) Has entered into a contract with: (1) The Nevada System of Higher Education to provide services as a dental intern,

dental resident or instructor of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded

function dental assistance at an educational or outpatient clinic, hospital or other

facility of the Nevada System of Higher Education; or (2) An accredited program of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded

function dental assistance of an institution which is accredited by a regional educational

accrediting organization that is recognized by the United States Department of Education

to provide services as a dental intern, dental resident or instructor of dentistry,

dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance at an educational

or outpatient clinic, hospital or other facility of the institution and accredited

by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its

successor specialty accrediting organization; (d) Satisfies the requirements of NRS 631.230 , 631.290 , 631.312 , 631.31285 or 631.31286 , as appropriate; and (e) Satisfies at least one of the following requirements: (1) Has a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded

function dental assistance issued pursuant to the laws of another state or territory

of the United States, or the District of Columbia; (2) Presents to the Board a certificate granted by the Western Regional Examining

Board which contains a notation that the person has passed, within the 5 years immediately

preceding the date of the application, a clinical examination administered by the

Western Regional Examining Board; (3) Successfully passes a clinical examination approved by the Board and the American

Board of Dental Examiners; or (4) Has the educational or outpatient clinic, hospital or other facility where the

person will provide services as a dental intern or dental resident in an internship

or residency program submit to the Board written confirmation that the person has

been appointed to a position in the program. If a person qualifies for a limited license pursuant to this subparagraph, the limited

license remains valid only while the person is actively providing services as a dental

intern or dental resident in the internship or residency program and is in compliance

with all other requirements for the limited license. 2. The Board shall not issue a limited license to a person: (a) Who has been issued a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy

or expanded function dental assistance if: (1) The person is involved in a disciplinary action concerning the license; or (2) The license has been revoked or suspended; or (b) Who has been refused a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy

or expanded function dental assistance, in this State, another state or territory of the United States, or the District of

Columbia. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person to whom a limited license

is issued pursuant to subsection 1: (a) May practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental

assistance in this State only: (1) At the educational or outpatient clinic, hospital or other facility where the

person is employed; and (2) In accordance with the contract required by paragraph (c) of subsection 1. (b) Shall not, for the duration of the limited license, engage in the private practice

of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance

in this State or accept compensation for the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene,

dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance except such compensation as

may be paid to the person by the Nevada System of Higher Education or an accredited

program of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance

for services provided as a dental intern, dental resident or instructor of dentistry,

dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance pursuant to

paragraph (c) of subsection 1. 4. The Board may issue a permit authorizing a person who holds a limited license to

engage in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function

dental assistance in this State and to accept compensation for such practice as may

be paid to the person by entities other than the Nevada System of Higher Education

or an accredited program of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded

function dental assistance with whom the person is under contract pursuant to paragraph

(c) of subsection 1. The Board shall, by regulation, prescribe the standards, conditions and other requirements

for the issuance of a permit. 5. A limited license expires 1 year after its date of issuance and may be renewed

on or before the date of its expiration, unless the holder no longer satisfies the

requirements for the limited license. The holder of a limited license may, upon compliance with the applicable requirements

set forth in NRS 631.330 and the completion of a review conducted at the discretion of the Board, be granted

a renewal certificate that authorizes the continuation of practice pursuant to the

limited license for 1 year. 6. A permit issued pursuant to subsection 4 expires on the date that the holder's

limited license expires and may be renewed when the limited license is renewed, unless

the holder no longer satisfies the requirements for the permit. 7. Within 7 days after the termination of a contract required by paragraph (c) of

subsection 1, the holder of a limited license shall notify the Board of the termination,

in writing, and surrender the limited license and a permit issued pursuant to this

section, if any, to the Board. 8. The Board may revoke a limited license and a permit issued pursuant to this section,

if any, at any time if the Board finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the

holder of the license violated any provision of this chapter or the regulations of

the Board.