Section 637B.0398 - Duties of sponsor; review of work; direct supervision not required for certain duties; prohibition on operating office or satellite office without approval of Board1. A sponsor of an apprentice shall:(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, provide direct supervision to the apprentice;(b) Determine the competency level of the apprentice to perform tasks relating to fitting and dispensing hearing aids;(c) Evaluate the work of the apprentice;(d) Document the training provided to and the direct supervision of the apprentice; and(e) Provide written notification to the Board if:(1) The apprentice is no longer under the sponsorship of the sponsor;(2) The apprentice withdraws from or terminates his or her in-service training;(3) The sponsor withdraws as a sponsor for the apprentice;(4) The apprentice has completed 1 year of in-service training under the direct supervision of the sponsor and the sponsor believes that the apprentice is competent to work without physical on-site supervision; or(5) The apprentice successfully completes all the requirements for in-service training.2. All work completed by an apprentice must be reviewed daily and signed by the sponsor and the apprentice.3. An apprentice is not required to be under the direct supervision of a sponsor when performing any of the duties that may be delegated to an unlicensed assistant pursuant to NAC 637B.0442.4. An apprentice shall not maintain, run or operate an office or a satellite office in which hearing aids are fitted and dispensed without the approval of the Board.5. As used in this section, "direct supervision" means:(a) During the first year of the in-service training of an apprentice, being physically on-site at the same location as the apprentice.(b) After the first year of the in-service training of an apprentice and upon attaining the approval of the Board, daily communication with the apprentice without the requirement of being physically on-site at the same location as the apprentice.Nev. Admin. Code § 637B.0398
Added to NAC by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by R129-15A, eff. 6/28/2016; A by R108-23A, eff. 6/5/2024