Section 640C.420 - Provisions regarding unprofessional or unethical conduct: Consent does not excuse or negate responsibility to comply; exceptions1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of subsection 4 of NRS 640C.700, as amended by section 29 of Assembly Bill No. 179, chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1462, the consent of the client or former client does not excuse or negate the responsibility of the massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner to comply with NAC 640C.400 and 640C.410 and the provisions of NRS 640C.700, as amended by section 29 of Assembly Bill No. 179, chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1462, with regard to sexual activity.2. The provisions of NAC 640C.400 and 640C.410 do not prohibit: (a) A massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner from providing health care services during the course of practicing massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration on a person in the case of an emergency if the services cannot or will not be provided by a health care provider;(b) Contact by a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner with a client that is necessary for a legitimate health care purpose and that meets the standard of appropriate care of a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner as determined by the Board; or(c) Providing services related to the practice of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration to a person who is in a preexisting established personal relationship with the massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner if there is no evidence of, or potential for, exploiting the person.Nev. Admin. Code § 640C.420
Added to NAC by Bd. of Massage Therapists by R009-07, eff. 6-17-2008; A by R108-17AP, eff. 2/27/2018NRS 640C.320, as amended by section 19 of Assembly Bill No. 179, chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 1455