If the Board receives a report pursuant to the provisions of NRS 633.526, 633.527 or 690B.250 indicating that a judgment has been rendered or an award has been made against an osteopathic physician or physician assistant regarding an action or claim for malpractice or that such an action or claim against the osteopathic physician or physician assistant has been resolved by settlement, the Board shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to discipline the osteopathic physician or physician assistant regarding the action or claim, unless the Board has already commenced or completed such an investigation regarding the action or claim before it receives the report.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 633.528

  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
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