Continuing education: Training required for certain physician assistants in certain topics relating to controlled substances; credit for training.

1. Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 630.2535 and except as otherwise provided in that section, a physician assistant who is registered to dispense controlled substances pursuant to NRS 453.231 shall, during each period for biennial registration, complete at least 2 hours of continuing medical education relating specifically to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids. 2. Pursuant to NRS 630.253 , a physician assistant shall complete at least 2 hours of training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder within 2 years after initial licensure. 3. A program of continuing medical education relating specifically to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids or a program of training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder must: (a) Be a program of continuing medical education as defined by the American Academy of Physician Assistants; or (b) Offer, upon successful completion of the program, a certificate of Category 1 credit as recognized by the American Medical Association to the physician assistant. 4. A physician assistant is entitled to receive credit towards the continuing medical education required pursuant to subsection 1 of NAC 630.350 for each hour of continuing medical education completed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section or training completed pursuant to subsection 2 of this section.