NAC634.368. Practice by applicant waiting to take examination.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a license to practice chiropractic may perform chiropractic as specified in NRS 634.105 if:

     (a) His or her completed application is on file in the office of the Board and he or she meets the requirements of NRS 634.090;

     (b) The fee for the application has been paid; and

     (c) The Board has approved a licensee to supervise the applicant after receiving from that licensee a completed form that is provided by the Board and which sets forth:

          (1) The fact of the applicant’s employment;

          (2) The date that the applicant is to begin working for the supervising licensee;

          (3) A statement in which the supervising licensee agrees to take responsibility for the applicant’s work;

          (4) The assurance of the supervising licensee that any act prohibited by subsection 5 will not be performed by the applicant; and

          (5) The statement required pursuant to subsection 2.

     2. The supervising licensee shall inform the applicant of the provisions of this section, and the applicant must sign a statement indicating that he or she has been so informed and understands the provisions and agrees to comply with them. The statement must be in substantially the following form:

     I, ..........................., (name of applicant) am an applicant for a license to practice chiropractic who is waiting to take the Board’s examination. I have been informed by my supervising chiropractor .......................... (name of supervising chiropractor) of the content of the provisions of NAC 634.368. I understand those provisions, and I agree that I will not perform any act prohibited by subsection 5 of NAC 634.368 during this supervisory period.

......................................                                                       .....................................................

              (date)                                                                               (signature of applicant)

     3. An applicant who works for a supervising licensee under the provisions of this section and NRS 634.105 is not required to apply for or obtain a certificate as a chiropractor’s assistant.

     4. The supervising licensee shall notify the Board within 5 business days after the applicant leaves his or her employ and the date on which the applicant left such employ.

     5. In addition to the prohibitions set forth in NRS 634.105, an applicant shall not:

     (a) Perform any service, except at the direction and direct supervision of a licensee; or

     (b) Bill independently of the supervising licensee for any service rendered.

     6. Any violation of chapter 634 of NRS or this chapter by the applicant constitutes grounds for the Board to:

     (a) Prohibit the applicant from taking the examination for licensure or place conditions upon the issuance of a license to the applicant; and

     (b) Take appropriate disciplinary action against the supervising licensee.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Chiropractic Exam’rs, eff. 5-13-82; A 11-23-93; A by Chiropractic Physicians’ Bd. by R030-98, 9-10-98; R095-03, 10-22-2003; R014-10, 5-5-2011; R004-12, 11-1-2012)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 634.340)