58-40-6 - Scope of practice.
58-40-6. Scope of practice.
(1) A master therapeutic recreational specialist may:
(a) practice recreational therapy as an employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or otherfacility, in private practice, or as a consultant; and
(b) supervise and train other licensees under this chapter.
(2) A therapeutic recreational specialist may:
(a) practice recreational therapy as the employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or otherfacility; and
(b) supervise other licensees under this chapter.
(3) A therapeutic recreational technician may:
(a) perform recreational therapy services only:
(i) under the supervision of a master therapeutic recreational specialist or a therapeuticrecreational specialist employed full-time, on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or
(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreational specialist;
(b) maintain the ongoing documentation of services provided in accordance with atreatment or intervention plan only:
(i) under the supervision of either a master therapeutic recreational specialist or atherapeutic recreational specialist employed full-time, on-site; or
(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreational specialist; and
(c) not perform assessments or prescribe or modify a treatment or intervention plan orapprove or cosign modifications to a treatment or intervention plan.
Amended by Chapter 11, 2004 General Session