2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,195.06 — Communication assistant; duties and activities.

Section 71-1,195.06
Communication assistant; duties and activities.

A communication assistant may, under the supervision of a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, perform the following duties and activities:

(1) Implement programs and procedures designed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist which develop or refine receptive and expressive verbal and nonverbal communication skills;

(2) Maintain records of implemented procedures which document a patient's responses to treatment;

(3) Provide input for interdisciplinary treatment planning, inservice training, and other activities directed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist;

(4) Prepare instructional material to facilitate program implementation as directed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist;

(5) Recommend speech, language, and hearing referrals for evaluation by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist;

(6) Follow plans, developed by the licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, that provide specific sequences of treatment to individuals with communicative disorders; and

(7) Chart or log patient responses to the treatment plan.

Source:

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 28

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 74

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska