NAC637B.175. Informal complaint: Filing, form and contents of accusation; limited waiver of confidentiality; petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion.

     1. A person may file an accusation with the Board concerning the goods or services provided by a licensee or the activities of a licensee. Such an accusation must be on a form provided by the Board. If a complainant is the client of and is complaining about his or her treatment by a licensee, the Board will provide the complainant with a form for a limited waiver of confidentiality regarding his or her records which the complainant must sign and return to the Board. Such an accusation will not be further reviewed or processed by the staff or legal counsel until the signed limited waiver is received by the staff.

     2. A complainant shall include in the accusation information that is sufficiently detailed so as to enable the respondent to prepare a response.

     3. The Board will initially consider any accusation regarding a licensee as an informal complaint.

     4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 233B.120, a petition filed pursuant to NRS 233B.120 may be processed as an informal complaint.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Audiology & Speech Path. by R219-03, eff. 9-16-2004)