1. Any person:

(a) Whose practice of medicine, perfusion or respiratory care has been limited; or

(b) Whose license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care has been:

(1) Suspended until further order; or

(2) Revoked,

by an order of the Board, may apply to the Board for removal of the limitation or restoration of the license.

2. In hearing the application, the Board:

(a) May require the person to submit to a mental or physical examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care by physicians, perfusionists or practitioners of respiratory care, as appropriate, or other examinations it designates and submit such other evidence of changed conditions and of fitness as it deems proper;

(b) Shall determine whether under all the circumstances the time of the application is reasonable; and

(c) May deny the application or modify or rescind its order as it deems the evidence and the public safety warrants.

3. The licensee has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the requirements for restoration of the license or removal of the limitation have been met.

4. The Board shall not restore a license unless it is satisfied that the person has complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the final order of the Board and that the person is capable of practicing medicine, perfusion or respiratory care in a safe manner.

5. To restore a license that has been revoked by the Board, the applicant must apply for a license and take an examination as though the applicant had never been licensed under this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 827; A 1985, 2244; 2001, 771; 2009, 2972)