NAC640.580. Relationship with patient.

A licensee:

     1. Shall treat a patient with professional skill and competence.

     2. Shall not practice, condone, facilitate or collaborate in any type of discrimination toward a patient based on the patient’s:

     (a) Race;

     (b) Color;

     (c) Sex;

     (d) Age;

     (e) Religion;

     (f) National origin;

     (g) Mental or physical disability; or

     (h) Sexual orientation.

     3. Shall not misrepresent to a patient the efficacy of his or her treatment of the patient or the results to be achieved by a course of treatment of physical therapy.

     4. Shall inform his or her patient of any risk to the patient that may be associated with the proposed treatment of physical therapy.

     5. Shall seek the advice and counsel of colleagues and supervisors whenever such consultation is in the best interest of the patient.

     6. Shall not engage in sexual activities with a patient unless there was a preexisting sexual relationship with that person. The Board will presume that there is a violation of this subsection if the sexual relationship and activity begins during the course of treatment of the patient or within 6 months after the termination of the professional relationship with the patient.

     7. Shall not suggest to a patient who is referred to the licensee by one provider of health care that he or she seek the treatment of another provider of health care without first consulting the referring provider of health care. If there is no referring provider of health care or if the patient does not wish to return to the referring provider of health care, a list containing the names of at least three other providers of health care may be offered to the patient by the licensee.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam’rs, eff. 6-11-90; A by R111-02, 1-24-2003)