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NRS 637B.050 - “Practice of audiology” defined.

NV Rev Stat § 637B.050 (2019) (N/A)
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“Practice of audiology” means the application of principles, methods and procedures relating to hearing and balance, hearing disorders and related speech and language disorders and includes, without limitation:

1. The conservation of auditory system functions;

2. Screening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, preventing and rehabilitating auditory and balance system disorders;

3. The selection, fitting, programming and dispensing of hearing aids, the programming of cochlear implants and other technology which assists persons with hearing loss and training persons to use such technology;

4. Providing vestibular and auditory rehabilitation, cerumen management and associated counseling services;

5. Conducting research on hearing and hearing disorders for the purpose of modifying disorders in communication involving speech, language and hearing;

6. Providing referral services for medical diagnosis and treatment; and

7. At the request of a physician, participating in the diagnosis of a person.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 2015, 2301)

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