Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.011
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NRS 640.013 to 640.026, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 640 — Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Physical Therapist Technicians
Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 640 · 51 active provisions
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.013
“Board” defined
“Board” means the Nevada Physical Therapy Board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.014
“Dry needling” defined
“Dry needling”: 1. Means a skilled technique performed by a physical therapist using a single-use, single-insertion, sterile filiform needle, which is used to penetrate the skin or underlying tissue to effect change in body conditions, pain, movement, impairment and disability. 2. Does not include: (a) The stimulation…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.016
“Immediate supervision” defined
“Immediate supervision” means that a person is present on-site and immediately available within the treatment area to give aid, direction and instruction to the person he or she is supervising.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.021
“Physical therapist” defined
“Physical therapist” means a person who is licensed as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.0213
“Physical therapist assistant” defined
“Physical therapist assistant” means a person who assists in the practice of physical therapy under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist and who is licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.0216
“Physical therapist technician” defined
“Physical therapist technician” means an unlicensed person who performs certain limited activities at the direction of the physical therapist.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.022
“Physical therapy” defined
“Physical therapy” means the specialty in the field of health which is concerned with prevention of disability and physical rehabilitation of persons having congenital or acquired disabilities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.024
“Practice of physical therapy” defined
“Practice of physical therapy”: 1. Includes: (a) The performing and interpreting of tests and measurements as an aid to evaluation or treatment; (b) The planning of initial and subsequent programs of treatment on the basis of the results of tests; (c) The administering of treatment through the use of therapeutic exerci…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.026
“Supervising physical therapist” defined
“Supervising physical therapist” means a physical therapist who supervises a physical therapist assistant, a physical therapist technician, a student who is completing a program for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants or a graduate of such a program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.029
Applicability of chapter
1. This chapter does not apply to: (a) A provider of health care who: (1) Is licensed to practice in this state; (2) Practices within the scope of that license; and (3) Does not use any letters, words or insignia listed in NRS 640.170 or 640.175 in connection with his or her name or otherwise represent that he or she i…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.030
Creation; number, appointment, qualifications, terms and removal of members; quorum; civil liability; compliance with Open Meeting Law
1. The Nevada Physical Therapy Board, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, and any nonvoting advisory members appointed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640.055, is hereby created. 2. The Governor shall appoint: (a) Three members who are licensed physical therapists in the State of Nevada. (b) One member w…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.035
Election of officers
At the first meeting of each fiscal year, the Board shall elect a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Secretary-Treasurer from among its members.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.045
Salary of voting members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of voting members and employees
1. Each voting member of the Board is entitled to receive: (a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and (b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not exceed th…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.050
Powers and duties; regulations
1. The Board shall: (a) Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (b) Evaluate the qualifications and determine the eligibility of an applicant for a license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant and, upon payment of the applicable fee, issue the appropriate…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.055
Appointment of advisory members; term; duties
The Board may, by majority vote, select any person, including, without limitation, a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, to serve as an advisory member of the Board. The Board shall prescribe the term and duties of any advisory member it selects pursuant to this section. An advisory member may not vote…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.060
Approval of schools or program of physical therapy
For the purposes of NRS 640.080 and 640.092, the Board shall approve any school or program of professional education for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants taught at a school if the school is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.065
Fiscal year
The Board shall operate on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on July 1 and terminating on June 30.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.070
Deposit of fees; expenses; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by Board; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation
1. All fees collected under this chapter must be deposited by the Board in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in the State of Nevada. 2. All expenses incident to the operation of this chapter must be paid from the revenue derived therefrom. 3. In a manner consistent with the provisions…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.075
Confidentiality of certain records of the Board; exceptions
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, NRS 239.0115 and 640.154, a complaint filed with the Board, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action agains…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.080
Qualifications of applicant for licensure as physical therapist
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 640.145 and 640.146, to be eligible for licensure by the Board as a physical therapist, an applicant must: 1. Be of good moral character; 2. Have graduated from a school in which he or she completed a program of professional education for physical therapists approved by the Board; an…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.090
Application for licensure as physical therapist or physical therapist assistant: Contents; fee; fingerprints
1. Unless he or she is entitled to licensure under NRS 640.120, 640.145 or 640.146, a person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant must: (a) Apply to the Board, in the form prescribed by the Board; (b) Include in the application evidence, under oath, satisfactory to the Boar…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.092
Qualifications of applicant for licensure as physical therapist assistant
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 640.145 and 640.146, to be eligible for licensing by the Board as a physical therapist assistant, an applicant must: 1. Be at least 18 years old. 2. Be of good moral character. 3. Have completed a program of professional education approved by the Board for a physical therapist assist…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.093
Requirements for program of professional education for physical therapist assistant
1. For the purposes of NRS 640.092, the Board shall not approve any program of professional education for a physical therapist assistant unless the program includes elementary or intermediate courses in clinical, anatomical, biological and physical sciences and is: (a) At least a 2-year program requiring a minimum of 6…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640.094
Requirements for physical therapist assistant to assist in practice of physical therapy
A person licensed as a physical therapist assistant may assist in the practice of physical therapy only under the supervision of a supervising physical therapist, as regulated by the Board and subject to the conditions and limitations of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
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