Section 637B.0394 - In-service training for apprentices: Requirements for on-site training and work experience; core competencies; review and documentation of progress; report and proof of compliance1. The on-site training and work experience portion of the in-service training of an apprentice required by NAC 637B.0391 must consist of a minimum of 16 hours per week and 30 weeks per year and may be completed in conjunction with the academic portion of the in-service training set forth in NAC 637B.0392.2. The on-site training and work experience portion must include, without limitation, the evaluation of the apprentice's achievement of core competencies concerning: (a) Sanitation protocols; (b) The identification and documentation of the needs of a client; (c) Visual inspections of the ear and otoscopic examinations; (e) The results of hearing evaluations;(f) Ear impressions, preparations and molds; (g) Physical and electronic checks of hearing aids; (h) The fitting, programming, troubleshooting, adjusting and repairing of hearing aids; and (i) Client documentation.3. An apprentice and his or her sponsor shall jointly: (a) Review the progress of the apprentice in achieving each core competency set forth in subsection 2; and(b) Document the proficiency of the apprentice in each core competency, by signature and date, on a form provided by the Board.4. The Board may require a sponsor to provide to the Board: (a) A report on the training of and core competencies achieved by an apprentice; and (b) Proof of compliance with the supervisory responsibilities of the sponsor.Nev. Admin. Code § 637B.0394
Added to NAC by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by R129-15A, eff. 6/28/2016NRS 637B.132, 637B.194, 637B.235