172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 81, § 009

Current through September 17, 2024
Section 172-81-009 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Unprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-179, 38-1714, and these regulations and includes:

(A) Providing services for which he or she is not trained or experienced;
(B) Willfully or intentionally committing any act which endangers client safety or welfare;
(C) Encouraging or promoting massage therapy by untrained or unqualified persons;
(D) Making deceptive or misleading representations of the massage therapist's education, training, or experience;
(E) Failing to decline to carry out massage therapy services that have been requested when such services are believed to be contraindicated or unjustified;
(F) Failing to exercise appropriate supervision over a temporary licensee who is authorized to practice only under the supervision of the licensed massage therapist;
(G) Verbally or physically abusing clients or engaging in cruel, inhumane, or degrading practices in providing massage therapy to a client;
(H) Willfully or intentionally failing to accurately represent his or her skills to a client;
(I) Soliciting a sexual relationship with a client;
(J) Committing an act with a client punishable as a sexual assault or sexual related offense;
(K) Engaging in deliberate or repeated comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are unnecessary in the professional relationship with the client; and
(L) Failing to maintain appropriate draping for each client to ensure the comfort level of both the therapist and client.

172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 81, § 009

Amended effective 6/7/2021