NAC634.341. Student providing chiropractic services: Notice to patient; duties of preceptor.

     1. Before a student who participates in the preceptor program provides chiropractic services to a patient:

     (a) The preceptor shall inform the patient that the patient will be receiving chiropractic services from a student pursuant to the preceptor program. The preceptor shall obtain from the patient written consent for the receipt of chiropractic services from a student.

     (b) The student or preceptor shall perform the initial evaluation and assessment of the patient and develop the plan of treatment for the patient. If the student:

          (1) Performs the initial evaluation or assessment or develops the plan of treatment, the student may execute the plan of treatment only after the preceptor has reviewed and initialed in the health care record of the patient the evaluation, assessment or plan of treatment developed by the student.

          (2) Observes or learns of a condition or issue that was not contained in the original evaluation, assessment or plan of treatment, the student shall immediately notify the preceptor of the condition or issue.

          (3) Wishes to make a change or addition to the plan of treatment of a patient, the student must obtain the concurrence of the preceptor before making the change or addition.

     2. The final assessment of the condition of a patient must be conducted by a licensee.

     3. The preceptor who supervises a student shall review the health care records of a patient not less than once every third visit of the patient to ensure that the student is performing the chiropractic services as directed by the preceptor and is maintaining the health care record of the patient in accordance with applicable law.

     (Added to NAC by Chiropractic Physicians’ Bd. by R004-12, eff. 11-1-2012)