NAC641.239. Misrepresentation of professional qualifications, affiliations, services, products or psychological findings.

     1. A psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist shall not directly or by implication misrepresent:

     (a) His or her professional qualifications, including the education he or she has received, the experience he or she has acquired or the areas of his or her professional competence.

     (b) His or her affiliations or the purposes or characteristics of the institutions and associations with which he or she is associated.

     2. A psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist shall correct any other person who the psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist knows has misrepresented the professional qualifications or affiliations of the psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist.

     3. A psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist shall not include false or misleading information in his or her public statements concerning the professional services he or she offers.

     4. A psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist shall not guarantee that satisfaction or a cure will result from the performance of his or her professional services.

     5. A psychologist, licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst or certified autism behavior interventionist shall not associate with or permit his or her name to be associated with any service or product in a manner which misrepresents:

     (a) The service or product;

     (b) The degree of his or her responsibility for the service or product; or

     (c) The nature of his or her association with the service or product.

     6. A psychologist shall not distort, misuse or suppress any psychological finding, and shall attempt to prevent, using all reasonable means, the distortion, misuse or suppression of any psychological finding by any institution of which he or she is an employee.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam’rs, eff. 12-28-95; A by R209-09, 10-15-2010)