Initial license as anesthesiologist assistant: Requirements for issuance; contents of application; issuance; expiration; renewal

1. The Board may issue a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant to an applicant who: (a) Graduated from an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its predecessor or successor organization; (b) Has passed a certification examination administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants, its successor organization or other nationally recognized organization for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants that has been reviewed and approved by the Board; (c) Is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants, its successor organization or other nationally recognized organization for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants that has been reviewed and approved by the Board; (d) Submits an application for a license as an anesthesiologist assistant in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252; (e) Pays the application fee for the application for and issuance of a license as an anesthesiologist assistant required by NRS 633.501; and (f) Meets the qualifications prescribed by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252 to assist in the practice of medicine under the supervision of a supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist. 2. An applicant for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant submitted pursuant to this section must include, without limitation, all the information required by the Board to complete the application. 3. A license issued by the Board pursuant to subsection 1 may be renewed on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252.