NAC388.297. Report to Department regarding caseloads of physical therapists and occupational therapists employed by or contracted with a public agency to provide services to pupils with disabilities; posting on Internet website.

     1. On or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, each public agency shall submit a report to the Department, in a manner prescribed by the Department, regarding the caseloads of physical therapists and occupational therapists employed by or contracted with the public agency to provide services to pupils with disabilities during the immediately preceding 2 school years. Such a report must include, without limitation:

     (a) A description of the factors used by the public agency in determining the caseloads of the physical therapists and occupational therapists, including, without limitation:

          (1) The range of the number of pupils with disabilities at different school sites who require services from the public agency;

          (2) The range of the levels of intensity of the services required;

          (3) The availability of assistants who are appropriately certified to assist with the provision of the services;

          (4) The geographic factors that affect the ability of the therapists to travel to provide the services; and

          (5) The degree to which the public agency expects the therapists to participate in meetings pertaining to the pupils;

     (b) The number of vacancies in the positions of physical therapist and occupational therapist experienced by the public agency in the immediately preceding 2 school years;

     (c) A description of the efforts made by the public agency for the recruitment and retention of physical therapists and occupational therapists; and

     (d) A list of each position of physical therapist and occupational therapist employed by or contracted with the public agency during the immediately preceding 2 school years, designated by full-time equivalency, including, without limitation, the maximum caseload assigned to each position.

     2. Each public agency shall post a copy of the report described in subsection 1 on the Internet website maintained by the public agency, if applicable, on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R064-08, eff. 9-18-2008)