NOTICE OF WORKSHOPS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS OF THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners is proposing the adoption, amendment, and repeal of regulations pertaining to Chapter 630 of the Nevada Administrative Code.  Two (2) Workshops have been set for the purpose of soliciting comments from interested persons on the adoption, amendment, and repeal of the regulations. For the full Workshop Notification from the NSBME, visit their web site at http://medboard.nv.gov/hearings.htm

The las Vegas workshop will be conducted on

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.

at the Sawyer State Office Building,

555 E. Washington Avenue, Room #4412E

The purpose of the workshops is to receive comments from all interested persons regarding the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations pertaining to Chapter 630 of the Nevada Administrative Code. A number of changes have been proposed, including several to the provisions regarding Physician Assistants.

The proposed new language in Section 8 is necessary to implement the requirement in Sec. 28, AB 250, 2003 Session, Nevada State Legislature, that all licensees attend a one-time Category 1 Continuing Medical Education course of at least 4 hours on the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction. Please note the text of the proposed regulation as follows at the bottom of this page.

Please Note:

• The new required CME hours will be “IN ADDITION TO” current requirements
• Previously taken Bioterrorism Training will not be considered

Section 8.  NAC Chapter 630 is amended by adding the following thereto:

NAC 630. _____

      1.  In addition to the requirements for continuing medical education as set out in NAC 630.153 and NAC 630.350, all physicians and physician assistants licensed after October 1, 2003, must, within 2 years of initial licensure complete an AMA Category 1 course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction which provides at least 4 hours of instruction that includes instruction in the subjects set out in paragraph 3 hereof. 

      2.  All other physicians and physician assistants licensed at any time prior to October 1, 2003, shall, on or before September 30, 2005, complete an AMA Category 1 course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction which provides at least 4 hours of instruction that includes instruction in the subjects set out in paragraph 3 hereof.

      3.  The instruction required by this section must be received in a course that includes instruction in the following subjects:

            (a) An overview of acts of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction;

            (b) Personal protective equipment required for acts of terrorism;

            (c) Common symptoms and methods of treatment associated with exposure to, or injuries caused by, chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear agents;

            (d) Syndromic surveillance and reporting procedures for acts of terrorism that involve biological agents; and

            (e) An overview of the information available on, and the use of, the Health Alert Network.