Section 172-17-008 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCTUnprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-179, 172 NAC 10, and this chapter:
(A) Providing services for which the athletic trainer is not educated, trained, or experienced;(B) Performing or agreeing to perform procedures when the procedures are known to be a departure from standard or acceptable and prevailing practice in athletic training, but not to include a single act of ordinary negligence;(C) Committing any act which endangers public safety or welfare or failure to follow policies and procedures implemented in the practice situation to safeguard the public;(D) Failing to safeguard the welfare of the public and maintain professional relationships with patients;(E) Delegating to other personnel those services for which the clinical skills and expertise of an athletic trainer are required;(F) Providing services or promoting the sale of devices, appliances, or products to a person who cannot reasonably be expected to benefit from the services, devices, appliances, or products;(G) Discriminating in the provision of services to individuals on the basis of gender, race, religion, or national origin;(H) Failing to exercise appropriate supervision over persons who are authorized to practice only under the supervision of an athletic trainer; and(I) Failing to furnish the Department or its investigator with requested information or requested documents during an investigation of the licensee.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 17, § 008
Amended effective 10/20/2020Amended effective 5/21/2024