NRS 637B.060 - “Practice of speech-language pathology” defined.

NV Rev Stat § 637B.060 (2019) (N/A)

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“Practice of speech-language pathology” means the application of principles, methods and procedures relating to the development and effectiveness of human communication and disorders of human communication, and includes, without limitation:

1. The prevention, screening, consultation, assessment, treatment, counseling, collaboration and referral services for disorders of speech, fluency, resonance voice language, feeding, swallowing and cognitive aspects of communication;

2. Augmentative and alternative communication techniques and strategies;

3. Auditory training, speech reading and speech and language intervention for persons who suffer from hearing loss;

4. The screening of persons for hearing loss and middle ear pathology;

5. The use of oral and nasal endoscopy for the purpose of vocal tract imaging and visualization;

6. Selecting, fitting and establishing effective use of prosthetic or adaptive devices for communication, swallowing or other upper respiratory and digestive functions, not including sensory devices used by persons with hearing loss;

7. Providing services to modify or enhance communication;

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

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

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 1991, 171; 2015, 2301)

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