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 Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015)
 Chapter641 Psychologists, Licensed Behavior Analysts, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts and Certified Autism Behavior Interventionists
  PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANTS, INTERNS AND UNLICENSED PERSONNEL

  NAC641.157. Psychological assistants: Duties of supervisor regarding weekly meetings and individual supervision; grounds for discipline of supervisor.  

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  •      1. A supervisor shall meet with the psychological assistant whom he or she supervises at least once each week to discuss and critique the performance of the psychological assistant.

         2. A supervisor shall provide a psychological assistant whom he or she supervises with at least 4 hours of individual supervision each month.

         3. The supervisor shall document the hours of individual supervision provided pursuant to subsection 2.

         4. A psychologist who does not adequately supervise his or her psychological assistant is subject to disciplinary action by the Board for committing an unethical practice contrary to the interest of the public.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam’rs, eff. 7-7-82; A 8-3-88; R089-03, 1-18-2005)

Notation

REVISER’S NOTE.

      The regulation of the Board of Psychological Examiners filed with the Secretary of State on January 18, 2005 (LCB File No. R089-03), which amended this section, contains the following provisions not included in NAC:

      “1.  A person who engages in activities as a psychological assistant in this State on January 18, 2005, or has engaged in such activities before January 18, 2005, is exempt from the amendatory requirements of NAC 641.151, 641.152 and 641.157 until his supervised experience is completed or terminated.

      2.  A person who engages in activities as a psychological intern in this State on January 18, 2005, or has engaged in such activities before January 18, 2005, is exempt from the amendatory requirements of NAC 641.152, 641.157 and 641.165 until his internship is completed or terminated.

      3.  A psychologist who supervises a psychological assistant or a psychological intern in this State on January 18, 2005, is exempt from the amendatory requirements of NAC 641.152, 641.157 and 641.165 and sections 6, 7 and 8 of this regulation [NAC 641.1563, 641.1565 and 641.1567] until his supervision of the psychological assistant or psychological intern is completed or terminated.”