NAC630.780. Examination to determine fitness to practice.

     1. If the Board or any investigative committee of the Board has reason to believe that the conduct of any perfusionist has raised a reasonable question as to his or her competence to practice as a perfusionist with reasonable skill and safety to patients, the Board or investigative committee may order that the perfusionist undergo a mental or physical examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice as a perfusionist by physicians or any other examination designated by the Board or investigative committee to assist the Board or investigative committee in determining the fitness of the perfusionist to practice perfusion.

     2. Every perfusionist who applies for or is issued a license and who accepts the privilege of performing perfusion services in this State shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to an examination pursuant to subsection 1 if directed to do so in writing by the Board or investigative committee.

     3. For the purpose of this section, the report of testimony or examination by the examining physicians does not constitute a privileged communication.

     4. Except in extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Board, the failure of a perfusionist to submit to an examination if directed to do so pursuant to this section constitutes an admission of the charges against the perfusionist. A default and final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence.

     5. A perfusionist who is subject to an examination pursuant to this section shall pay the costs of the examination.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R079-10, eff. 12-16-2010)