640A.230 - Unauthorized practice prohibited; required supervision; penalty.

640A.230  Unauthorized practice prohibited; required supervision; penalty.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 629.091, a person shall not practice occupational therapy, or represent that he or she is authorized to practice occupational therapy, in this state unless he or she holds a current license issued pursuant to this chapter.

      2.  A licensed occupational therapist shall directly supervise the work of any person who assists him or her as an aide or technician.

      3.  A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 991; A 1995, 753)