2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 38 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
38-524 Audiology or
speech-language pathology assistant; acts prohibited.
38-524. Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; acts prohibited.
An audiology or speech-language pathology assistant shall not:
(1) Evaluate or diagnose any type of communication disorder;
(2) Evaluate or diagnose any type of dysphagia;
(3) Interpret evaluation results or treatment progress;
(4) Consult or counsel, independent of the licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, with a patient, a patient's family, or staff regarding the nature or degree of communication disorders or dysphagia;
(5) Plan patient treatment programs;
(6) Represent himself or herself as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist or as a provider of speech, language, swallowing, or hearing treatment or assessment services;
(7) Independently initiate, modify, or terminate any treatment program; or
(8) Fit or dispense hearing instruments.
Source
- Laws 1985, LB 129, § 29;
- Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 75;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,195.07;
- Laws 2007, LB247, § 35;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 209;
- Laws 2009, LB195, § 11.
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