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NEW NRS Changes - 2025 Legislative Revisions 

Assembly Bill 177 revises NRS Chapter 637B, effective January 1, 2026. Includes many revisions, but the most significant revise licensing requirements:

• Adds a new license for speech-language pathology assistants (SLPA).
•  Removes examination & endorsement requirement for audiologists to fit and dispense hearing aids, effective January 1, 2026.
•  Removes NBC-HIS Certification requirement for hearing aid specialists. Proposed regulation revisions will address required HAS academic & on-site training.

Assembly Bill 230  establishes Nevada’s membership in the Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Compact (ASLP-IC), effective July 1, 2025.

• The Compact is not yet fully operational and expects to begin issuing privileges later this year.
• The Board will be preparing for participation in the coming months and will keep licensees and applicants updated when we are ready for full participation.

NEW NAC Changes - 2024 Revisions 

LCB File #R108-23 enacted the following changes, which took effect June 20, 2024, but not yet been added to the chapter (codified): 

• Section 1: NAC 637B.030: Increases the hearing aid dispensing practical examination fee from $200 to $250.
• Section 2: NAC 637B.0365: Eliminates the requirement for a Reinstatement Application to include certification by AAA, ASHA, or NBC-HIS.
• Section 3: NAC 637B.0373: Authorizes the Board, under certain circumstances, to approve and accept a passing score on the written hearing aid dispensing examination taken within the past 24 months (extended from 12 months).
• Section 4: NAC 637B.0385: Allows the Board to provide by mail or electronic mail any notice to a licensee that is required by law or regulation.
• Section 5: NAC 637B.0392: Eliminates the provision that the Board will maintain a list of approved programs of academic training for Hearing Aid Specialist Apprentices.
• Section 6: NAC 637B.0442: Makes a conforming change to refer to an unlicensed assistant rather than an office assistant, aide, or technician.
• Section 7: NAC 637B.0442: Amends/expands the duties that may be delegated by a hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist to an unlicensed assistant.
• Sections 8 and 9: NAC 637B.0444-045: Eliminate obsolete references to the repealed federal regulation regarding medical evaluation or waiver for hearing aids.
• Section 9: NAC 637B.700: Repeals the requirement that all formal written communications and documents be addressed to the Board and not to individual members of the Board or its staff.

Sections of Interest

Scopes of Practice (NRS)

Unlicensed Practice (NRS)

Practitioner Conduct (NAC)