Nev. Admin. Code § 641.152 - Supervision; assignment of psychological assistant to specialist

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a psychological assistant or psychological intern may work only under the supervision and control of a psychologist who satisfies the requirements of NAC 641.1519.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a psychological trainee may work only under the supervision and control of a supervisor who is formally assigned by his or her home doctoral training program in compliance with required practicum training elements set forth in the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association and Section C of the Implementing Regulations of the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.

3. Subject to the conditions set forth in subsection 5 and NAC 641.161:

(a) A psychological assistant may supervise a psychological intern or psychological trainee for the purposes of training in supervision in accordance with the national training standards set forth in the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association, which is available, free of charge, at the Internet address http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/section-c-soa.pdf .

(b) A psychological intern may supervise a psychological trainee for the purposes of training in supervision in accordance with the national training standards set forth in the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association.

4. The supervisor of a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee is responsible for:

(a) The adequate supervision of the psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee; and

(b) The care plan of each client and patient treated or assessed by a psychological intern or psychological trainee under the supervision of the psychological assistant or psychological intern, as applicable, pursuant to subsection 3.

5. For specific skill training, the supervisor of a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee may assign the psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee to a specialist, including, without limitation, a person who is licensed in this State as a psychiatrist, social worker, marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor or a person who is licensed or certified in this State as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor. The specialist must have clearly established practice and teaching skills that are demonstrable to the satisfaction of the Board. Not more than one-quarter of the number of supervised hours needed to fulfill the required year of postdoctoral experience may be accrued under the direction of specialists. Any services submitted by a supervisor for reimbursement under the State Plan for Medicaid that were rendered under the authorized scope of practice of a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee pursuant to NRS 422.27239 while under the supervision of a specialist pursuant to this subsection must also be supervised by the supervisor.

6. A psychological assistant or psychological intern must be:

(a) An employee of the supervisor; or

(b) If the psychological assistant or psychological intern is not employed by the supervisor and the supervisor is not employed by the agency at which the psychological assistant or psychological intern is based, a party to a written agreement with the supervisor and agency specifying payment terms and the role of the supervisor or training committee over the training of the psychological assistant or psychological intern, including, without limitation, acknowledgement by all parties that:

(1) The supervisor or training committee will have access to all patient medical records and full oversight and responsibility for the work and training plan of the psychological assistant or psychological intern; and

(2) The psychological assistant or psychological intern may not be an independent contractor of the supervisor or agency during the term of the contract.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 641.152

Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam'rs, eff. 8-3-88; A 8-24-90; R089-03, 1-18-2005; R111-13, 10-24-2014

; A by R133-17A, eff. 12/19/2018; A by R074-18A, eff. 1/30/2019; A by R115-19A, eff. 2/28/2022

NRS 641.100, 641.170