Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; supervisor; duties.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-525 — under HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-525

(1) When supervising an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant, the supervising audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall: (a) Provide supervision for no more than two audiology or speech-language pathology assistants at one time; (b) Provide direct onsite supervision for the first two treatment sessions of each patient's care; (c) Provide direct onsite supervision of at least twenty percent of all subsequent treatment sessions per quarter; (d) Provide at least ten hours of inservice training per registration period, either formal or informal, which is directly related to the particular services provided by the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; and (e) Prepare semiannual performance evaluations of the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant to be reviewed with the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant on a one-to-one basis. (2) The supervising audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall be responsible for all aspects of patient treatment.