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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.004 - "Investigator" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.0045 - "Licensee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensee" means any person who holds a license as an
				audiologist, speech-language pathologist or hearing aid specialist pursuant to
				chapter 637B of NRS.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; A by
				R050-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016
Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of
				  Nevada 2015, at page 2296
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.005 - "Party" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.0055 - "Presiding officer" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.006 - "Respondent" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.0065 - "Speech pathologist" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R129-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016
Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of
				  Nevada 2015, at page 2296 (NRS 637B.132
				  )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.007 - "Staff" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.008 - "Standard license" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Standard license" means a license to engage in the practice of
				audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids
				that is not a provisional license, a temporary license or a limited
				license.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R050-15, eff. 4-4-2016 & R129-15, eff.
				6-28-2016
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637B.011 - Authority to use designation related to degree of doctor of audiology

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who has obtained a degree of doctor of audiology from
				an accredited college or university may refer to himself or herself as a
				"doctor of audiology" and use the corresponding initials "Au.D" or
				"Ph.D."
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff.
				9-16-2004
NRS
				  637B.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING AID DISPENSING BOARD › Section 637B.025 - Executive Director and staff: Appointment; duties; salary

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may:
1.
			 Appoint an Executive Director and employ such staff as it deems necessary to
			 carry out its duties;
2. Establish
			 the duties of the Executive Director and the staff; and
3. Fix the salaries of the Executive Director
			 and the staff.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R034-13, eff.
				3-28-2014
NRS
				  637B.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING AID DISPENSING BOARD › Section 637B.030 - Schedule of fees

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will charge and collect the following fees:
Application fee
				......................................................................................................................$150
Fee for a standard license or provisional license
				..................................................................100
Fee for a temporary license
				.....................................................................................................50
Fee for a limited license
				..........................................................................................................25
Fee for renewal of a standard license or provisional license
				................................................100
Fee for renewal of an inactive or temporary license
				..............................................................50
Reinstatement fee for a standard license or provisional license
				expired 30 days or more
				...................................................................................................................................................100
Reinstatement fee for a standard license or provisional license
				expired less than 30
				days...........................................................................................................................................75
Examination
				fee.......................................................................................................................
				250
Fee for converting to a different type of license
				....................................................................50
Fee for each additional license or endorsement
				....................................................................50
Fee for obtaining license information
				......................................................................................50
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path., eff. 6-20-90; A 11-15-95; A by
				R129-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016;	A by
				R108-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 637B.132,
				  637B.175
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FITTING AND DISPENSING HEARING AIDS › Section 637B.033 - Creation; number of members; terms; reappointment

Current through June 11, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids
				is hereby created. The Committee consists of not less than three and not more
				than five members appointed by the Board for a term of 2 years. Members may be
				reappointed to serve additional terms at the discretion of the
				Board.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FITTING AND DISPENSING HEARING AIDS › Section 637B.034 - Membership; qualifications; chair; duties; quorum; compensation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Advisory Committee on Fitting and
			 Dispensing Hearing Aids is composed of the following members:
(a) At least two members of the Board, one of
			 whom must represent dispensing audiologists and one of whom must represent
			 hearing aid specialists; and
(b)
			 Not more than three additional members who are dispensing audiologists or
			 hearing aid specialists or any combination thereof.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.035 - Application: Payment of fee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person
			 seeking licensure by the Board or seeking to renew, reinstate or change the
			 type of a license issued by the Board must submit a completed application on a
			 form provided by the Board.
2. Each
			 application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be accompanied by payment
			 of any fee prescribed by NAC 637B.030.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; A by
				R034-13, 3-28-2014; A by
				R050-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016
NRS
				  637B.160 and
				  637B.230, as
				  amended by sections 47 and 51, respectively, of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter
				  404, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at pages 2305 and 2307, and sections 17 and 18 of
				  Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 2296.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0355 - Application: Attachment of transcript and other proof of qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant who is required to provide
			 the Board with:
(a) An official transcript
			 from an educational program shall ensure that a sealed, official transcript is:
(1) Attached to his or her application;
			 or
(2) Sent directly from the
			 educational program to the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.036 - Combined application for renewal of license as audiologist and speech pathologist

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each standard and
			 provisional license issued by the Board, including, without limitation, each
			 standard license that has been converted to inactive status, expires 1 year
			 after the date on which the license was issued.
2. An application to renew a license will not
			 be approved unless the application is submitted not later than 30 days after
			 the date on which the license expired.
3. An application for renewal of a license as
			 an audiologist and a license as a speech-language pathologist may be submitted
			 on a single application.
4. An
			 application for the renewal of a provisional license as a hearing aid
			 specialist for a second time must include proof that the licensee has applied
			 to take the National Competency Examination administered by the National Board
			 for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences, or its successor
			 organization, or another comparable examination approved by the
			 Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R034-13, eff. 3-28-2014; A by
				R050-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016
NRS
				  637B.160, as amended by section 47 of
				  Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 2305, and
				  sections 17 and 18 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of Nevada
				  2015, at page 2296.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0363 - Renewal of provisional license to engage in practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board may renew a provisional license
			 to engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids, which has
			 been issued to a person pursuant to
			 NRS
			 637B.201, if the person has not:
(a) Completed the training required for
			 certification by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument
			 Sciences;
(b) Achieved a passing
			 score on the National Competency Examination administered by the National Board
			 for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences, or its successor
			 organization, or another comparable examination approved by the Board;
			 or
(c) Completed the training
			 pursuant to paragraph (a) and achieved a passing score on the examination
			 pursuant to paragraph (b).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0364 - Retroactive renewal of standard or provisional license

Current through June 11, 2024
A standard license or provisional license that has been expired
				less than 30 days may be renewed retroactively to the date of expiration of the
				license if the licensee satisfies all requirements for renewal of the license
				and pays the reinstatement fee prescribed by NAC 637B.030.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R129-15A,
				eff. 6/28/2016
NRS 637B.132, 637B.191,
				  637B.194
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0365 - Reinstatement: Application; proof of completion of continuing education; fees; effective date

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
			 reinstatement of his or her license shall include with the application for
			 reinstatement:
(a) Proof satisfactory that the
			 applicant has completed the continuing education that is required of a licensee
			 for the year immediately preceding the application for reinstatement.
(b) The fees imposed by the Board pursuant to
			 NRS 637B.175  for the reinstatement of a license.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0368 - Conversion of standard license to inactive status; duty of holder of inactive license to obtain continuing education; renewal of inactive license; conversion of inactive license to active status

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 licensee who holds a standard license that is not suspended, revoked or
			 otherwise restricted may convert his or her license to inactive status by
			 submitting with his or her application to renew the license:
(a) A written request to convert the license
			 to inactive status; and
(b) An
			 attestation that he or she will no longer practice or represent to others that
			 he or she is authorized to engage in the practice of audiology, speech-language
			 pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids in this State after the
			 license has been converted to inactive status.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.037 - Application for license expired 3 years or more

Current through June 11, 2024
If a person's license has been expired for 3 years or more, he
				or she must apply for a license as an applicant for an original license.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R034-13, eff.
				3-28-2014
NRS
				  637B.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0373 - Examination for license to engage in practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids: Contents; eligibility; passing score; authorization to retake upon payment of fee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The examination
			 prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 637B.194  must consist of a written
			 portion and a practical portion. The examination may also include a portion
			 that tests the familiarity of an applicant with the provisions of this chapter
			 and chapter 637B of NRS and all other federal laws and regulations relevant to
			 the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids in this State.
2. To be eligible to take the examination set
			 forth in subsection 1, an applicant must:
(a)
			 File a completed application with the Executive Director of the Board;
			 and
(b) Pay the examination fee
			 prescribed by NAC 637B.030.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0374 - Temporary license to engage in practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids issued to hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist: Requirement to take examination; renewal; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A hearing
			 aid specialist or dispensing audiologist must take the written portion and the
			 practical portion of the examination concerning the practice of fitting and
			 dispensing hearing aids prescribed pursuant to NRS 637B.194 and NAC 637B.0373
			 within 6 months after the Board issues a temporary license to engage in the
			 practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids to the hearing aid specialist
			 or dispensing audiologist pursuant to NRS 637B.200.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 3, the Board will renew a temporary license to engage in the practice of
			 fitting and dispensing hearing aids, which has been issued to a hearing aid
			 specialist or dispensing audiologist pursuant to NRS 637B.200, for an
			 additional 6 months if the hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist
			 has::
(a) Taken the examination required
			 pursuant to subsection 1; and
(b)
			 Not achieved a passing score on the written portion or the practical portion of
			 the examination.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0375 - Alteration of license or license card prohibited

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensee shall not alter a license or license card issued by
				the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R034-13, eff.
				3-28-2014
NRS
				  637B.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.038 - Practice under any name under which licensee does not hold license prohibited; change of name; issuance of duplicate license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 licensee shall not engage in the practice of audiology, speech language
			 pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids under any name under which the
			 licensee does not hold a license issued by the Board.
2. If a licensee changes his or her legal
			 name after the issuance of his or her license, the licensee shall submit a copy
			 of a marriage certificate or court decree to the Board not later than 30 days
			 after the change. The Board will, upon receiving sufficient evidence that a
			 licensee has changed his or her legal name, issue a new license with the
			 licensee's legal name thereon.
3.
			 The Board may issue a duplicate license to any licensee who certifies that his
			 or her license has been lost or destroyed.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R034-13, eff. 3-28-2014; A by
				R050-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016
Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of
				  Nevada 2015, at page 2296
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0385 - Information to be maintained with Board; notices provided to licensee by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each licensee shall:
(a) Maintain with the Board the licensee's
			 current residential address, business address or other contact information,
			 including, without limitation, the telephone number and electronic mail address
			 of the licensee, if available.
(b)
			 Notify the Board of any change in the information maintained pursuant to
			 paragraph (a) not later than 30 days after the change.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.039 - Verification of license by Board upon request of licensee

Current through June 11, 2024
A person may request that the Board verify his or her license
				to another organization or to the licensing authority of another state or
				territory of the United States by submitting a written request for verification
				to the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R034-13, eff.
				3-28-2014
NRS
				  637B.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0391 - In-service training for apprentices: General requirements; direct supervision; exemption from participation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 3, the in-service training of a person who has
			 been issued an apprentice license by the Board pursuant to
			 NRS
			 637B.195 must consist of:
(a) An academic portion, as set forth in NAC
			 637B.0392; and
(b) An on-site training and work experience
			 portion which is competency-based, as set forth in NAC
			 637B.0394.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0392 - In-service training for apprentices: Contents and approval of academic training; maintenance of list of approved programs

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 The academic portion of the in-service training of an apprentice required by
			 NAC 637B.0391  must be specific to the training and education necessary to
			 perform competently the duties and responsibilities necessary for the practice
			 of fitting and dispensing hearing aids and must include, without limitation,
			 training and education concerning:
(a) Laws
			 and rules relating to ethics;
(b)
			 Federal laws and rules governing hearing aids;
(c) Infection controls;
(d) Basic hearing science;
(e) Hearing instrument science and fitting
			 practices; and
(f) Audiometric
			 testing and masking.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0394 - In-service training for apprentices: Requirements for on-site training and work experience; core competencies; review and documentation of progress; report and proof of compliance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The on-site
			 training and work experience portion of the in-service training of an
			 apprentice required by NAC 637B.0391 must consist of a minimum of 16 hours per
			 week and 30 weeks per year and may be completed in conjunction with the
			 academic portion of the in-service training set forth in NAC
			 637B.0392.
2. The on-site training
			 and work experience portion must include, without limitation, the evaluation of
			 the apprentice's achievement of core competencies concerning:
(a) Sanitation protocols;
(b) The identification and documentation of
			 the needs of a client;
(c) Visual
			 inspections of the ear and otoscopic examinations;
(d) Audiometric testing;
(e) The results of hearing
			 evaluations;
(f) Ear impressions,
			 preparations and molds;
(g)
			 Physical and electronic checks of hearing aids;
(h) The fitting, programming,
			 troubleshooting, adjusting and repairing of hearing aids; and
(i) Client documentation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0396 - Qualifications to act as sponsor of apprentice; limitation on number of apprentices or sponsors

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To be eligible
			 to act as a sponsor of an apprentice, a hearing aid specialist or dispensing
			 audiologist must:
(a) Hold a standard license
			 that is on active status;
(b) Have
			 experience as a hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist for a minimum
			 of 3 years;
(c) Be employed by the
			 same employer as the apprentice during the term of the on-site training and
			 work experience portion of the in-service training of the apprentice;
			 and
(d) Be in good standing with
			 the Board and have no record of disciplinary action.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.0398 - Duties of sponsor; review of work; direct supervision not required for certain duties; prohibition on operating office or satellite office without approval of Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A sponsor of an
			 apprentice shall:
(a) Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 3, provide direct supervision to the
			 apprentice;
(b) Determine the
			 competency level of the apprentice to perform tasks relating to fitting and
			 dispensing hearing aids;
(c)
			 Evaluate the work of the apprentice;
(d) Document the training provided to and the
			 direct supervision of the apprentice; and
(e) Provide written notification to the Board
			 if:
(1) The apprentice is no longer under the
			 sponsorship of the sponsor;
(2) The
			 apprentice withdraws from or terminates his or her in-service
			 training;
(3) The sponsor withdraws
			 as a sponsor for the apprentice;
(4) The apprentice has completed 1 year of
			 in-service training under the direct supervision of the sponsor and the sponsor
			 believes that the apprentice is competent to work without physical on-site
			 supervision; or
(5) The apprentice
			 successfully completes all the requirements for in-service training.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2, for the purposes of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 637B.080, the provisions of chapter 637B of
			 NRS do not apply to a person who holds a current credential issued by the
			 Department of Education pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and any regulations
			 adopted pursuant thereto who engages in the practice of audiology or
			 speech-language pathology, as applicable, within the scope of that credential
			 if the person:
(a) Holds an active teacher's
			 license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and an endorsement to teach
			 pupils who have hearing impairments or to teach pupils who have speech and
			 language impairments;
(b) Is
			 employed by a public educational institution; and
(c) Does not engage in the practice of
			 audiology or speech-language pathology as an independent contractor or provide
			 services in the private practice of audiology or speech-language
			 pathology.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a person has engaged or is engaging in
			 the practice of audiology, the practice of speech-language pathology or the
			 practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids in this State without holding a
			 valid license issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 637B of NRS, the
			 Board will issue and serve on the person a citation that contains an order for
			 the person to cease and desist as authorized by
			 NRS
			 637B.290.
2. A citation issued pursuant to subsection 1
			 may include the assessment of an administrative fine against the person to whom
			 the citation is issued. If an administrative fine is assessed against a person
			 to whom a citation is issued, such an administrative fine must be:
(a) If unauthorized practice occurred over a
			 period of 30 days or less, not less than $50 or more than $200.
(b) If the unauthorized practice occurred
			 over a period of more than 30 days, not less than $200 or more than
			 $5,000.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › LICENSING; APPRENTICES › Section 637B.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may require an applicant for any category of license
				issued by the Board to submit with his or her application for licensure proof
				that the applicant has passed an examination that tests the familiarity of the
				applicant with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 637B of NRS and all
				other federal laws and regulations relevant to the practice area for which the
				applicant is applying.
Added to NAC
				by by
				R095-19A,
				eff. 5/21/2020
NRS
				637B.132,
				637B.160,
				637B.191,
				637B.194
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.040 - Adoption by reference of "Code of Ethics (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path., eff. 4-21-86; A by R219-03,
				9-16-2004-Substituted in revision for NAC 637B.010; R by
				R050-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016
Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of
				  Nevada 2015, at page 2296.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.042 - Professional responsibility

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensee:
1. Shall
			 not misrepresent, in advertising or otherwise, his or her education, training,
			 type of license or certificate, qualifications, competence or service, or the
			 results to be achieved if he or she provides service to a client.
2. Shall not engage in the practice of
			 audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids
			 while the licensee is impaired by:
(a)
			 Alcohol, drugs or any other chemical; or
(b) A mental or physical condition that
			 prevents him or her from safely engaging in the practice of audiology,
			 speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.044 - Responsibility to client

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee shall
			 serve his or her clients with professional skill and competence.
2. If a licensee must act on behalf of a
			 client who has been declared to be incompetent or if a client is otherwise
			 found by the Board to be incapable of acting in his or her own best interest,
			 the licensee shall safeguard the interests and rights of that client.
3. If another person has been legally
			 authorized to act on behalf of an incompetent client, a licensee shall deal
			 with the legal representative of the client in accordance with the best
			 interest of the client.
4. A
			 licensee shall not practice, condone, facilitate or collaborate with any form
			 of discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age,
			 religion, national origin, social, economic, health or marital status,
			 political belief, diagnosis or physical disability, or on the basis of any
			 preference or personal characteristic, condition or status of a
			 person.
5. A licensee shall not
			 misrepresent to a client the efficacy of his or her service or the results to
			 be achieved.
6. A licensee shall
			 apprise each of his or her clients of the risks, rights, opportunities and
			 obligations, financial or otherwise, associated with the provision of services
			 to the client for audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and
			 dispensing hearing aids.
7. A
			 licensee shall seek the advice and counsel of his or her colleagues and
			 supervisors when such a consultation is in the best interest of the
			 client.
8. A licensee shall
			 terminate service to a client and a professional relationship with a client
			 when the service and relationship are no longer required or no longer serve the
			 needs of the client.
9. A licensee
			 shall not withdraw his or her services precipitously, except under unusual
			 circumstances and after giving careful consideration to all factors in the
			 situation and taking care to minimize possible adverse effects to the
			 client.
10. A licensee who
			 anticipates the termination or interruption of service to a client shall notify
			 the client as promptly as possible and seek the transfer, referral or
			 continuation of service in relation to the needs and preferences of the
			 client.
11. A licensee shall not
			 influence or attempt to influence a client in any manner which could be
			 reasonably anticipated in his or her deriving benefits of an unprofessional
			 nature from the client during the time that the client is receiving
			 professional services from the licensee and for 2 years after the termination
			 of those services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; A by
				R129-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016
Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of
				  Nevada 2015, at page 2296 (NRS 637B.132
				  )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.0442 - Delegation of duties by hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist to unlicensed office assistant, aide or technician

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this section, a hearing aid specialist, audiologist or
			 dispensing audiologist may delegate certain duties to an unlicensed assistant
			 if:
(a) The duty being delegated is within the
			 scope of the license or endorsement of the hearing aid specialist, audiologist
			 or dispensing audiologist; and
(b)
			 The hearing aid specialist, audiologist or dispensing audiologist determines,
			 before delegating a duty, that the unlicensed assistant possesses the necessary
			 knowledge, competence, training and skills to perform the duty.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.0444 - Requirements concerning waiver by client of medical evaluation (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R129-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016;	R by
				R108-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.0446 - Case history and minimum procedures required for prospective candidate for hearing aid; exception

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 3, a hearing aid specialist or dispensing
			 audiologist shall take the pertinent case history of, and perform personally
			 the following minimum procedures bilaterally on, each prospective candidate for
			 a hearing aid:
(a) Pure-tone audiometry,
			 including air-conduction testing and bone-conduction testing through an
			 annually calibrated system.
(b)
			 Live voice audiometry, only if a separate sound-treated room is available, or
			 recorded voice audiometry, including speech-reception threshold testing, most
			 comfortable and uncomfortable level testing, and speech discrimination testing
			 presented through a speech audiometer.
(c) When applicable, effective masking.
(d) Before a hearing test and an
			 ear impression is performed, an otoscopic examination of the ear canal in which
			 the tympanic membrane is visualized.
(e) After an ear impression is performed, an
			 otoscopic examination in which the tympanic membrane is
			 visualized.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.0448 - Duties of hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist concerning hearing aid he or she sells or fits

Current through June 11, 2024
A hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist
				shall:
1. Provide for the service and
			 repair of each hearing aid he or she sells or fits.
2. Provide to each person who orders or
			 purchases a hearing aid from the hearing aid specialist or dispensing
			 audiologist a bill of sale that includes:
(a)
			 The name of the hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist, the address
			 of the principal place of business of the hearing aid specialist or dispensing
			 audiologist and the number of the license of the hearing aid specialist or
			 dispensing audiologist;
(b) A
			 description of the make, model and serial number of the hearing aid;
(c) The amount charged for the hearing aid
			 and, if applicable, an itemization of any amount to be deducted from any
			 refund;
(d) The condition of the
			 hearing aid, indicating whether it is new, used or reconditioned;
(e) Any accessories provided with the hearing
			 aid;
(f) The name of the person or
			 entity responsible for providing a refund; and
(g) The manner in which a hearing aid may be
			 returned, including the business location where the hearing aid may be returned
			 and the business hours during which the hearing aid may be
			 returned.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.045 - Preparation and retention of health care records and other records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A speech-language pathologist or
			 audiologist shall prepare and retain health care records for each client he or
			 she treats in accordance with NRS 629.051. As used in this subsection, "health
			 care records" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.021.
2. A hearing aid specialist or dispensing
			 audiologist shall prepare and retain records of fitting, servicing or
			 dispensing a hearing aid for each client he or she treats. The records must be
			 retained for not less than 5 years after the record is prepared and may be
			 created, authenticated and stored in a computer system that limits access to
			 those records or is maintained in any other form which ensures that the records
			 are easily accessible by the hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist.
			 Each record must include, without limitation:
(a) The name, address, telephone number and
			 date of birth of the client;
(b)
			 The medical history of the client as it relates to his or her loss of
			 hearing;
(c) The dates on which the
			 hearing aid was delivered, fitted and adjusted, and notations of all procedures
			 performed on such dates, and, if applicable, the date of return or attempted
			 return of the hearing aid;
(d)
			 Audiograms of the client;
(e) The
			 specifications of the hearing aid, including the serial number of the hearing
			 aid as indicated by the manufacturer of the hearing aid;
(f) The settings for the hearing
			 aid;
(g) The progress and
			 disposition of the case; and
(h) A
			 copy of the contract for the sale of the hearing aid.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.048 - Grounds for disciplinary action: "Professional incompetence" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purposes of paragraph (d) of
			 subsection 1 of
			 NRS 637B.250, as amended
			 by section 53 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of Nevada 2015,
			 at page 2308, the Board will interpret the term "professional incompetence" to
			 mean a lack of knowledge, skill or ability in discharging a professional
			 obligation and to include, without limitation, malpractice and gross
			 negligence.
2. As used in this
			 section:
(a) "Gross negligence" means conduct
			 in the practice of audiology, speechlanguage pathology or fitting and
			 dispensing hearing aids which represents an extreme departure from the standard
			 of care required from an audiologist, speech-language pathologist or hearing
			 aid specialist under the circumstances.
(b) "Malpractice" means conduct in the
			 practice of audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing
			 hearing aids which falls below the standard of care required from an
			 audiologist, speech-language pathologist or hearing aid specialist under the
			 circumstances.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.050 - Scope, construction, deviation and severability (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 1, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A by R219-03, 9-16-2004;
				R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.060 - Computation of time (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 12.1, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.080 - Additional information (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 12.2, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A by R219-03,
				9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.120 - Participation by staff (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 3.7, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.130 - Appearance by party (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 4.1, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.135 - Attendance and representation of party (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.160 - Withdrawal of attorney (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 4.4, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.170 - Verification, amendment and construction of pleadings (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rules 5.1-5.3, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.175 - Informal complaint: Filing, form and contents of accusation; limited waiver of confidentiality; petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.181 - Informal complaint: Examination by staff; notice to respondent (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.185 - Informal complaint: Response; failure to respond; review by staff (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.191 - Investigation of informal complaint: Authority of staff; production of records and other evidence (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.195 - Investigation of informal complaint: Removal and copying of records or other evidence (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.201 - Investigation of informal complaint: Procedure upon completion; notice of hearing and formal complaint (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; A by
				R050-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.205 - Formal complaint: Answer; failure to answer (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.211 - Formal complaints: Consolidation (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.215 - Formal complaint: Exchange of evidence and lists of witnesses (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.221 - Discovery; depositions (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.225 - Prehearing conference and orders (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.231 - Motions (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.240 - Filing and availability of pleadings, motions and other papers (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 7.1, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.260 - Proof of service (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology and Speech Path., Rule 7.3, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.275 - Procedure; inclusion of certain documents in record; posthearing briefs (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.280 - Continuances (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 8.7, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A by R219-03,
				9-16-2004; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132