Nev. Admin. Code § 640.590 - Treatment of patient; delegation of treatment
1. A
physical therapist shall:
(a) Perform periodic
reevaluation of each patient and document each reevaluation.
(b) For each patient on each date of service,
provide all of the treatment intervention that requires the education, skills
and knowledge of a physical therapist and determine the use of physical
therapist assistants or physical therapy technicians to ensure that the
delivery of care is safe, effective and efficient.
(c) Document the discharge of the patient,
including, without limitation, the response of the patient to treatment
intervention at the time of discharge.
(d) Assure the qualifications of all physical
therapist assistants and physical therapy technicians under the direction and
supervision of the physical therapist.
(e) Instruct physical therapist assistants
and physical therapy technicians regarding:
(1) The specific program of treatment
intervention of a patient;
(2) Any
precaution to be taken to protect a patient;
(3) Any special problem of a
patient;
(4) Any procedure which
should not be administered to a patient; and
(5) Any other information required to treat a
patient.
2. A
physical therapist shall not delegate, other than to another physical
therapist, the planning of an initial program of treatment intervention and any
subsequent planning of a program of treatment intervention based on the results
of tests performed on and evaluations of a patient.
Notes
NRS 640.050
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