NAC634.419. Authorization of person to provide other services for patients in office of licensee.

     1. A licensee may authorize a person to provide services for his or her patients in the office of the licensee, other than chiropractic or clerical services, only if the licensee submits the information required by subsection 2 to the Board, on a form prescribed by the Board, at least 15 days before the person commences providing the services.

     2. The form prescribed by the Board pursuant to subsection 1 must include:

     (a) The name, business telephone number and license number of the licensee;

     (b) The name of the person who will be providing the services for the patients of the licensee;

     (c) The type of services that the person will be providing for the patients of the licensee;

     (d) The address of the location at which the person will be providing the services for the patients of the licensee;

     (e) The date on which the person will begin providing the services for the patients of the licensee;

     (f) A statement indicating that the person will not be providing chiropractic services, including, without limitation, taking X-rays, services that involve the use of physiotherapeutic equipment and massage therapy;

     (g) A statement indicating whether the person who will be providing the services is an employee of the licensee or is retained by the licensee as an independent contractor;

     (h) A copy of any license or certificate that authorizes the person to provide the services that he or she will be providing for the patients of the licensee;

     (i) A statement indicating that the licensee will ensure that a copy of any license or certificate that is provided to the Board pursuant to paragraph (h) is available to each patient of the licensee for whom the person provides services; and

     (j) The signature of the licensee.

     3. A licensee shall ensure that each employee of the licensee who provides services for the patients of the licensee in the office of the licensee, other than chiropractic or clerical services, provides those services only under the direct supervision of the licensee.

     4. A licensee who authorizes an independent contractor to provide services in the office of the licensee pursuant to the provisions of this section shall establish procedures which ensure that each patient of the licensee to whom the independent contractor provides services is notified that:

     (a) The independent contractor is not an employee of the licensee;

     (b) The services provided by the independent contractor in the office of the licensee are not provided under the supervision or control of the licensee; and

     (c) The licensee will not bill the patient or the insurance company of the patient for any services provided by the independent contractor.

     5. A licensee shall notify the Board within 15 days after an employee or independent contractor who is authorized pursuant to this section to provide services to the patients of the licensee leaves the employ of or is no longer retained by the licensee.

     (Added to NAC by Chiropractic Physicians’ Bd. by R140-05, eff. 11-17-2005)