Nevada § 634.131 - Application for reinstatement of expired license; regulations

§ 634.131. Application for reinstatement of expired license; regulations

1. If a license expires pursuant to the provisions of subsection 12 of NRS 634.130 and the license was not reinstated pursuant to the provisions of that subsection,

the person who held the license may apply to the Board to have the license reinstated

to active status. 2. An applicant to have an expired license reinstated to active status pursuant to

subsection 1 must: (a) Either: (1) Submit satisfactory evidence to the Board: (I) That the applicant has maintained an active practice in another state, territory

or country within the preceding 5 years; (II) From all other licensing agencies which have issued the applicant a license that

he or she is in good standing and has no legal actions pending against him or her;

and (III) That the applicant has participated in a program of continuing education in

accordance with NRS 634.130 for the year in which he or she seeks to be reinstated to active status; or (2) Score: (I) For a written, closed-book examination which is administered in person by the

Board, 75 percent or higher in all subjects on the examination concerning the provisions

of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the Board; or (II) For a written, open-book examination which is administered in person by the Board

or an examination that is taken online, 90 percent or higher in all subjects on the

examination concerning the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted

by the Board; (b) Pay: (1) The fee for the biennial renewal of a license to practice chiropractic; (2) The fee for reinstating a license to practice chiropractic which has expired;

and (3) The fee for the processing of fingerprints established pursuant to subsection

4; and (c) Submit 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. If any of the requirements set forth in subsection 2 are not met by an applicant

for the reinstatement of an expired license to active status, the Board, before reinstating

the license of the applicant to active status: (a) Must hold a hearing to determine the professional competency and fitness of the

applicant; and (b) May require the applicant to: (1) Pass the Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic prepared by the National

Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and (2) Satisfy any additional requirements that the Board deems to be necessary. 4. The Board shall establish by regulation the fee for processing fingerprints. The fee must not exceed the sum of the amounts charged by the Central Repository

for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for

processing the fingerprints.