North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS
Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES
Section 64 .0215 - STANDARD OF PRACTICE FOR AUDIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
The Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists interprets the words "reasonable degree of professional skill and care in the delivery of professional services" used in G.S. 90-301(5) to require the following actions to be performed before beginning treatment:
(1) Obtain a history of patient's hearing complaints;
(2) Examine the patient's ear canal;
(3) Recommend and document referral to a physician if there is any ear canal obstruction other than cerumen, or if there is a sore, discharge, or history of sudden hearing loss, dizziness or balance problem; and
(4) Test the patient's hearing with properly calibrated equipment in an environment that meets current ANSI standards, except when performed for screening purposes.
Authority
G.S.
90-304(a)(3);
Eff. June 29, 2006;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
2016.
