Nevada Revised Statutes 634A.120 – Examinations: National examination; examination approved by Board; regulations
1. Each applicant for a license to practice as a doctor of Oriental medicine must pass:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 634A.120
- Acupuncture: means the insertion of needles into the human body by piercing the skin of the body to control and regulate the flow and balance of energy in the body and to cure, relieve or palliate the body for therapeutic purposes, including, without limitation:
(a) Any ailment or disease of the mind or body; or
(b) Any wound, bodily injury or deformity. See Nevada Revised Statutes 634A.020
- Board: means the State Board of Oriental Medicine. See Nevada Revised Statutes 634A.020
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Oriental medicine: means a system of the healing art which places the chief emphasis on the flow and balance of energy in the body mechanism as being the most important single factor in maintaining the well-being of the organism in health and disease. See Nevada Revised Statutes 634A.020
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Each examination required and administered by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or its successor organization for certification in Oriental medicine; and
(b) An examination approved by the Board that tests the applicant’s knowledge and understanding of 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 for the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1:
(a) Additional subject areas to be included in the examination; and
(b) Specific methods for the administration of the 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 examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Board shall offer the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 at least two times each year at a time and place established by the Board.
5. The Board may cancel a scheduled examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if, within 60 days before the examination, the Board has not received a request to take the examination.
6. A person who fails the examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 may retake the examination.