THE NEVADA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY.
As of July 1, 2026, Nevada will provide IMGs a pathway to employment in underserved areas. SB 124 (2025) authorizes the Board to issue a limited license to a qualifying applicant that that has (or has held): a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in good standing issued by a foreign country other than Canada (if the applicant is no longer licensed, their license must have been in good standing when deactivated); graduated from a foreign medical school whose curriculum is judged to be acceptable by the Board; completed a residency program “or other PGT program” or practiced medicine within the last five years immediately preceding application (“or within such other time period as the Board deems acceptable”); basic fluency in the English language, as determined by the Board; “good moral character and reputation;” and passed all Steps of the USMLE (For physicians that have not practiced within two years, the Board may require the applicant to take an exam “similar to USMLE Step 2” to evaluate clinical skills).
Upon limited licensure, the licensee must notify the Board of an employment offer at a qualified employer, including FQHCs, nonprofits that provides mental or behavioral health or primary care services, or physician group practices in an underserved area; among other options. The licensee must file a written practice agreement with the Board detailing their supervision, and the limited licensee must practice under supervision (except in an emergency) of a full licensee that practices in a substantially similar specialty, who maintains liability for the limited licensee’s practice. The supervisor must “continuously monitor, periodically evaluate and, if required report to the Board information relating to performance and competence.” The Board retains the ability to discipline the licensee according to NRS 630.161 or 630.301-3065.
After two years of limited practice, the Board may issue an unrestricted license, so long as the limited licensee is in good standing and has received written recommendations from each supervising physician. Further, the Board must adopt regulations to implement the statute, if enacted, on myriad components including the written practice agreement, governing the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances, establishing the specialties within which a limited licensee may practice, criteria for monitoring and evaluating the limited licensee, and licensure and renewal procedures, among other aspects.
Lastly, the bill requires the standard reporting requirements, such as the number of applications for limited licenses, and later, full licenses received; an evaluative assessment of the quality of the limited licensees, and data on the specialties of licensees and the facilities in which they are practicing, among other queries.
