1. If the Board or any investigative committee of the Board has reason to believe that the conduct of any marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist intern, clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern has raised a reasonable question as to his or her competence to practice therapy or clinical professional counseling with reasonable skill and safety, it may order the marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist intern, clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern to undergo:
(a) A mental or physical examination administered by an appropriately licensed provider of health care;
(b) An examination testing his or her competence to practice therapy or clinical professional counseling; or
(c) Any other examination designated by the Board,
to assist the Board or committee in determining the fitness of the marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist intern to practice therapy or the clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern to practice clinical professional counseling.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) Every marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist intern, clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern who applies for a license or who is licensed pursuant to this chapter is deemed to have given consent to submit to any examination ordered pursuant to subsection 1 when ordered to do so in writing by the Board.
(b) The testimony and reports of the examining provider of health care are not privileged communications.
3. Except in extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Board, the failure of a marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist intern, clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern licensed pursuant to this chapter to submit to an examination when ordered to do so as provided in this section constitutes an admission of the charges against him or her.
4. The Board may require the marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist intern, clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern to pay the cost of the examination.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1201; A 2007, 3061)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
NRS 641A.010 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 641A.025 - "Approved supervisor" defined.
NRS 641A.030 - "Board" defined.
NRS 641A.031 - "Clinical professional counselor" defined.
NRS 641A.040 - "License" defined.
NRS 641A.050 - "Licensee" defined.
NRS 641A.060 - "Marriage and family therapist" defined.
NRS 641A.065 - "Practice of clinical professional counseling" defined.
NRS 641A.080 - "Practice of marriage and family therapy" defined.
NRS 641A.090 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
NRS 641A.100 - Qualifications of members; removal for misconduct.
NRS 641A.110 - Eligibility for membership.
NRS 641A.130 - Meetings; quorum.
NRS 641A.150 - Duties of Secretary-Treasurer.
NRS 641A.180 - Courses of study: Regulations specifying criteria; evaluation.
NRS 641A.185 - Subpoenas: Issuance; enforcement.
NRS 641A.191 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 641A.205 - Deposit and use of money.
NRS 641A.210 - Application and fees; forms.
NRS 641A.220 - Marriage and family therapists: Qualifications of applicants.
NRS 641A.230 - Marriage and family therapists: Examinations.
NRS 641A.231 - Clinical professional counselors: Qualifications of applicants.
NRS 641A.233 - Application for license: Submission of official transcripts by alternate means.
NRS 641A.235 - License: Issuance; expiration; proration of fee.
NRS 641A.241 - Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance.
NRS 641A.265 - Waiver of requirements for continuing education.
NRS 641A.270 - Automatic revocation of license for failure to pay fee for renewal; reinstatement.
NRS 641A.280 - Reinstatement of license after 5-year lapse.
NRS 641A.285 - Inactive license; regulations.
NRS 641A.2874 - Marriage and family therapist interns: Scope of authorized activities.
NRS 641A.2876 - Marriage and family therapist interns: Disclosure to client.
NRS 641A.2884 - Clinical professional counselor interns: Scope of authorized activity.
NRS 641A.2886 - Clinical professional counselor interns: Disclosure to client.
NRS 641A.310 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license.
NRS 641A.330 - Complaints: Filing; retention.
NRS 641A.340 - Notice of hearing.
NRS 641A.360 - Decision of Board.
NRS 641A.370 - Rehearing after revocation or suspension of license.
NRS 641A.400 - Reinstatement of license after revocation.
NRS 641A.430 - Unlawful to use certain terms without license.