Nev. Admin. Code § 640.596 - Physical therapist's assistant prohibited from performing certain activities; disciplinary action
1. A physical
therapist's assistant shall not:
(a) Perform
any activity which requires the unique skills, knowledge and judgment of a
physical therapist, whether or not the activity is delegated to him or her by
the physical therapist.
(b) Perform
any procedures or activities of physical therapy on more than two patients at
the same time during the time the supervising physical therapist is not on the
premises.
(c) Have less than 2,000
hours of experience as a physical therapist's assistant during which the
supervising physical therapist is on the premises when any procedures or
activities of physical therapy are performed by the physical therapist's
assistant, before working in any setting without such supervision.
(d) Supervise another physical therapist's
assistant or a physical therapist's technician in the performance of a
treatment related to physical therapy.
2. A physical therapist's assistant is
subject to disciplinary action if he or she performs any activity in violation
of this section.
3. As used in this
section, "treatment" does not include secretarial, clerical or housekeeping
activities, the transportation of a patient or the dressing or undressing of a
patient.
Notes
NRS 640.050
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