2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 38 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
38-523 Audiology or speech-language assistant; duties and activities.
38-523. Audiology or speech-language assistant; duties and activities.
An audiology or speech-language pathology 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;
(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) Follow plans, developed by the licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, that provide specific sequences of treatment to individuals with communicative disorders or dysphagia; and
(6) Chart or log patient responses to the treatment plan.
Source
- Laws 1985, LB 129, § 28;
- Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 74;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,195.06;
- Laws 2007, LB247, § 34;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 208.
