{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-520","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-520","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-520","body":"(1) The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall approve an application submitted by an audiologist or speech-language pathologist for supervision of an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant when:\n\n(a) The audiology or speech-language pathology assistant meets the requirements for registration pursuant to section 38-519 ;\n\n(b) The audiologist or speech-language pathologist has a valid Nebraska license or a privilege to practice audiology or speech-language pathology under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; and\n\n(c) The audiologist or speech-language pathologist practices in Nebraska.\n\n(2) Any audiologist or speech-language pathologist seeking approval for supervision of an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant shall submit an application which is signed by the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant and the audiologist or speech-language pathologist with whom he or she is associated. Such application shall (a) identify the settings within which the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant is authorized to practice, (b) describe the agreed-upon functions that the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant may perform as provided in section 38-523 , and (c) describe the provision for supervision by an alternate audiologist or speech-language pathologist when necessary.\n\n(3) If the supervision of an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant is terminated by the audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or audiology or speech-language pathology assistant, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall notify the department of such termination. An audiologist or speech-language pathologist who thereafter assumes the responsibility for such supervision shall obtain a certificate of approval to supervise an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant from the department prior to the use of the audiology or speech-language pathology assistant in the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 38"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=38-520","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"10da9dad4a8ea791b4336df72bea7fb692dbe87079084d954839a1d421480a8d","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-519","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}