Section 637B.048 - Grounds for disciplinary action: "Professional incompetence" interpreted1. For the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 637B.250, as amended by section 53 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 2308, the Board will interpret the term "professional incompetence" to mean a lack of knowledge, skill or ability in discharging a professional obligation and to include, without limitation, malpractice and gross negligence.2. As used in this section: (a) "Gross negligence" means conduct in the practice of audiology, speechlanguage pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids which represents an extreme departure from the standard of care required from an audiologist, speech-language pathologist or hearing aid specialist under the circumstances.(b) "Malpractice" means conduct in the practice of audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids which falls below the standard of care required from an audiologist, speech-language pathologist or hearing aid specialist under the circumstances.Nev. Admin. Code § 637B.048
Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004; A by R129-15, eff. 6/28/2016Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 2296 (NRS 637B.132)