2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 38 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
38-514 Audiologist; initiate aural rehabilitation; when.
38-514. Audiologist; initiate aural rehabilitation; when.
Before any audiologist initiates any aural rehabilitation for an individual, the audiologist shall have in his or her possession evidence of a current otologic examination performed by a physician or the audiologist shall issue a written statement that the individual has been informed that he or she may have a medically or surgically remediable hearing loss and should seek the advice of a physician. The audiologist and the individual receiving aural rehabilitation shall sign the statement and a copy of the statement shall be provided to the individual. All vestibular testing performed by an audiologist shall be done at the referral of a physician and, whenever possible, at the referral of an otolaryngologist or neurologist.
Source
- Laws 1978, LB 406, § 16;
- Laws 1985, LB 129, § 17;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,189;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 199.
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