Section 640A.220 - Professional responsibility regarding patients1. A licensee: (a) Shall treat a patient with professional skill and competence.(b) Shall not practice, condone, facilitate or collaborate in any type of discrimination toward a patient based on the patient's:(7) Mental or physical disability;(8) Sexual orientation; or(9) Gender identity or expression.(c) Shall not misrepresent to a patient the efficacy of his or her treatment of the patient or the results to be achieved by a course of treatment of occupational therapy.(d) Shall inform his or her patient of any risk to the patient that may be associated with the proposed treatment of occupational therapy.(e) Shall seek the advice and counsel of colleagues and supervisors whenever such a consultation is in the best interest of the patient.(f) Shall not engage in sexual activities with a patient. The Board will presume that there is a violation of this paragraph if the sexual relationship and activity begins during the course of treatment of the patient or within 6 months after the termination of the professional relationship with the patient.(g) Shall not suggest to a patient who is referred to him or her by one provider of health care that the patient seek the treatment of another provider of health care. If there is no referring provider of health care or if the patient does not wish to return to the referring provider of health care, a list containing the names of providers of health care may be offered to the patient by the licensee. If possible, such a list must contain the names of at least two providers of health care.(h) Shall use professional judgment in determining the frequency of direct contact with a patient and ensure that the frequency of such contact complies with federal and state regulations.2. As used in this section, "gender identity or expression" means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth.Nev. Admin. Code § 640A.220
Added to NAC by Bd. of Occupational Therapy, eff. 12-23-92; A by R083-99, 9-27-99; A by R067-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018