Section 10-101 - Definitions.
§ 10-101. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) ACOTE.- "ACOTE" means the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.
(c) Aide.- "Aide" means any individual who:
(1) Is not licensed by the Board to perform occupational therapy or limited occupational therapy; and
(2) Provides supportive services to the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under direct supervision.
(d) Board.- "Board" means the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.
(e) Direct supervision.- "Direct supervision" means supervision provided on a face-to-face basis by a supervising therapist when delegated client-related tasks are performed.
(f) License.- "License" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to practice:
(1) Occupational therapy; or
(2) Limited occupational therapy.
(g) Licensed occupational therapist.- "Licensed occupational therapist" means, unless the context requires otherwise, an occupational therapist who is licensed by the Board to practice occupational therapy.
(h) Licensed occupational therapy assistant.- "Licensed occupational therapy assistant" means, unless the context requires otherwise, an occupational therapy assistant who is licensed by the Board to practice limited occupational therapy.
(i) Limited occupational therapy.-
(1) "Limited occupational therapy" means participation, while under the periodic supervision of a licensed occupational therapist, in:
(i) An initial screening and evaluation that applies the principles and procedures of occupational therapy; and
(ii) A treatment program that applies the principles and procedures of occupational therapy.
(2) "Limited occupational therapy" does not include:
(i) Initiation and interpretation of evaluation data; and
(ii) Initiation of a treatment program before the client has been evaluated and a licensed occupational therapist has rendered a treatment plan.
(j) NBCOT.- "NBCOT" means the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
(k) Occupational therapist.- "Occupational therapist" means an individual who practices occupational therapy.
(l) Occupational therapy.- "Occupational therapy" means the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful goal-directed activities to evaluate, consult, and treat individuals who:
(1) Have a disease or disorder, impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction that interferes with their ability to function independently in daily life roles; or
(2) Benefit from the prevention of impairments and activity limitations.
(m) Occupational therapy assistant.- "Occupational therapy assistant" means an individual who practices limited occupational therapy.
(n) Occupational therapy practice; limited occupational therapy practice.- "Occupational therapy practice" or "limited occupational therapy practice" means to carry out a treatment program that applies the principles and procedures of occupational therapy.
(o) Occupational therapy principles.- "Occupational therapy principles" include:
(1) The use of therapeutic activities that promote independence in daily life roles;
(2) Remediation or restoration of performance abilities that are limited due to impairment in biological, physiological, psychological, or neurological processes;
(3) In order to enhance performance, the adaption of task, process, or the environment, or the teaching of compensatory techniques;
(4) Methods and techniques for preventing disability that facilitate the development or safe application of performance skills;
(5) Health promotion strategies and practices that enhance performance abilities; and
(6) Education, instruction, and research in the practice of occupational therapy.
(p) Occupational therapy procedures.-
(1) "Occupational therapy procedures" include:
(i) Developing, improving, sustaining, or restoring skills in activities of daily living, work, or productive activities, including:
1. Instrumental activities of daily activity; and
2. Play and leisure activities;
(ii) Developing, remediating, or restoring sensorimotor, perceptual, cognitive, or psychological components of performance;
(iii) Designing, fabricating, applying, or training in the use of assistive technology, splinting, or orthotic devices, including training in the use of prosthetic devices;
(iv) Adapting environments and processes, including the application of ergonomic principles to enhance performance and safety in daily life roles;
(v) Applying physical agent modalities as adjuncts to or in preparation for purposeful activity with appropriate training, as specified by the Board in regulations;
(vi) Promoting safe, functional mobility in daily life tasks;
(vii) Providing intervention in collaboration with the client, the client's family, the client's caregiver, or others;
(viii) Educating the client, the client's family, the client's caregiver, or others in carrying out appropriate nonskilled interventions; and
(ix) Consulting with groups, programs, organizations, and communities to provide population-based services.
(2) "Occupational therapy procedures" do not include the adjustment or manipulation of any of the osseous structures of the body or spine.
(q) On-site supervision.- "On-site supervision" means supervision in which a supervisor is immediately available on a face-to-face basis when client procedures are performed or as otherwise necessary.
(r) Periodic supervision.-
(1) "Periodic supervision" means supervision by a licensed occupational therapist on a face-to-face basis, occurring the earlier of at least:
(i) Once every 10 therapy visits; or
(ii) Once every 30 calendar days.
(2) "Periodic supervision" includes:
(i) Chart review; and
(ii) Meetings to discuss client treatment plans, client response, or observation of treatment.
(s) Supervision.- "Supervision" means aid, direction, and instruction provided by an occupational therapist to adequately ensure the safety and welfare of clients during the course of occupational therapy.
(t) Temporary license.- "Temporary license" means a license issued by the Board under and as limited by § 10-313 of this title to practice:
(1) Occupational therapy; or
(2) Limited occupational therapy.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 911; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 2000, ch. 412; 2001, ch. 29, § 1; ch. 65; 2010, ch. 72.]