TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER Occ 100 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES

PART Occ 101 PURPOSE

Section Occ 101.01 Purpose

PART Occ 102 DEFINITIONS

Section Occ 102.01 Board

Section Occ 102.02 Occupational Therapist

Section Occ 102.03 Occupational Therapy

Section Occ 102.04 Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)

PART Occ 103 DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD AND BOARD MEETINGS

Section Occ 103.01 Composition of the Board

Section Occ 103.02 Relationship of the Board to the Office of Licensed Allied Health Professionals

Section Occ 103.03 Responsibilities of the Board

Section Occ 103.04 Board Meetings and Quorum

Section Occ 103.05 Other Organizational Rules

CHAPTER Occ 200 APPLICABILITY OF AHP 200

PART Occ 201 RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Section Occ 201.01 Rules of Practice and Procedure

CHAPTER Occ 300 REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE

PART Occ 301 DEFINITIONS

Section Occ 301.01 American Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

Section Occ 301.02 Active in the Profession

Section Occ 301.03 Board

Section Occ 301.04 Direct Supervision

Section Occ 301.05 Indirect Supervision

Section Occ 301.06 National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT)

PART Occ 302 APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Section Occ 302.01 Processing of Applications for Initial Licensure

Section Occ 302.02 Application for Initial Licensure or Certification

Section Occ 302.03 Required Documents

PART Occ 303 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE

Section Occ 303.01 Eligibility Requirements

Section Occ 303.02 Continuing Competence Requirements

PART Occ 304 CONDITIONAL LICENSES

Section Occ 304.01 Eligibility for Conditional Licensure

Section Occ 304.02 Duration and Practice Limitations of Conditional Licenses

Section Occ 304.03 Full Licensure of Conditional Licensees

Section Occ 304.04 Administrative Obligations of Conditional Licensees

Section Occ 304.05 Eligibility Requirements for Supervisors

Section Occ 304.06 Extension of Conditional Licenses

Section Occ 304.07 Professional Obligations of Conditional Licensees

Section Occ 304.08 Expiration and Suspension of Conditional Licenses

PART Occ 305 the Use of Physical Agent Modalities

Section Occ 305.01 Definitions

Section Occ 305.02 Physical Agent Modalities

Section Occ 305.03 Required Professional Education

Section Occ 305.04 Methods for Obtaining Required Professional Education.

CHAPTER Occ 400 CONTINUED STATUS

PART Occ 401 DEFINITIONS

Section Occ 401.01 Active in the Profession

Section Occ 401.02 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Section Occ 401.03 Direct Supervision

Section Occ 401.04 Indirect Supervision

Section Occ 401.05 Job Shadow

Section Occ 401.06 National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT)

Section Occ 401.07 Supervision

Section Occ 401.08 Supportive Tasks

Section Occ 401.09 Renewal Year

PART Occ 402 PROCEDURES FOR RENEWING A LICENSE

Section Occ 402.01 License Renewal Procedure

Section Occ 402.02 License Renewal Application Packet

Section Occ 402.03 Required Documents

Section Occ 402.04 The Board’s Renewal Application Processing Procedures

Section Occ 402.05 Renewal of Licensure

Section Occ 402.06 Required Documents

Section Occ 402.07 Audit Procedure

PART Occ 403 REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES

Section Occ 403.01 Licenses Subject to Reinstatement

Section Occ 403.02 Board’s Procedure for Reinstatement Applications

Section Occ 403.03 Reinstatement Application Form

Section Occ 403.04 Early Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses

Section Occ 403.05 Delayed Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses for Those Who Have Been Active in the Profession in Another State

Section Occ 403.06 Conditional Reinstatement of Licensure for Those Who Have Not Been Active in the Profession and Seek Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses Up to Six Years Later

Section Occ 403.07 Reinstatement of Licensure for Occupational Therapists Who Have Not Been Active in the Profession and Seek Reinstatement of Licenses Lapsed More than Six Years Ago

Section Occ 403.08 Reinstatement of Licensure for Occupational Therapy Assistants Who Have Not Been Active in the Profession and Seek Reinstatement of Licenses Lapsed More Than Six Years Ago

Section Occ 403.09 Reinstatement of Licenses Suspended for Disciplinary Reasons

Section Occ 403.10 Supporting Materials

PART Occ 404 CONDITIONAL REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE

Section Occ 404.01 Conditionally Reinstated Licenses

Section Occ 404.02 Full Licensure of Conditionally Reinstated Licensees

Section Occ 404.03 Administrative Obligations of Conditionally Reinstated Licensees

Section Occ 404.04 Eligibility Requirements for Supervisors

Section Occ 404.05 Supervision Form

Section Occ 404.06 Extension of Conditionally Reinstated Licenses

Section Occ 404.07 Issuance of Full Initial License to Conditionally Reinstated Licensee

Section Occ 404.08 Expiration and Suspension of Conditionally Reinstated Licenses

PART Occ 405 REVOCATION, SUSPENSION AND OTHER SANCTIONS

Section Occ 405.01 Definitions

Section Occ 405.02 Misconduct

Section Occ 405.03 Sanctions

Section Occ 405.04 Procedure for Imposition of Sanctions

Section Occ 405.05 Determinations Required for Sanctions

Section Occ 405.06 Standards for the Selection of Sanctions

Section Occ 405.07 Unauthorized Practice

PART Occ 406 MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUING COMPETENCE

Section Occ 406.01 Definitions

Section Occ 406.02 Maintenance of Continuing Competence

Section Occ 406.03 Maintenance of NBCOT Certification

Section Occ 406.04 Receipt of Academic Course Work, AOTA Approved Programs, and Non-Academic Conferences, Courses, and Workshops in Occupational Therapy

Section Occ 406.05 Facility-Based In-Service Training as Related to the Practice of Occupational Therapy

Section Occ 406.06 Informal Independent Study

Section Occ 406.07 Formal Mentored Independent Study

Section Occ 406.08 Direct Supervision of Fieldwork

Section Occ 406.09 Employer-Required Peer Review Activities

Section Occ 406.10 Publication of Writing Related to Occupational Therapy

Section Occ 406.11 Public Professional Presentations Relating to Occupational Therapy

Section Occ 406.12 Participation in an Occupational Therapy Research Project

Section Occ 406.13 Specialty Certifications

Section Occ 406.14 Product Development

Section Occ 406.15 Participation in the Work of Professional Boards, Committees and Agencies

Section Occ 406.16 Cardiopulmonary Certification or Re-certification

Section Occ 406.17 Receipt of Universal Precaution Education

PART Occ 407 ONGOING REQUIREMENTS

Section Occ 407.01 Definitions

Section Occ 407.02 Referral Not Required

Section Occ 407.03 Screening, Evaluation and Re-Evaluation of Clients

Section Occ 407.04 Treatment Plan and Treatment

Section Occ 407.05 Discontinuation of Services

Section Occ 407.06 Supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants

Section Occ 407.07 Qualifications to be a Supervisor

Section Occ 407.08 Limitation on Number of Occupational Therapy Assistants Under Supervision

Section Occ 407.09 Occupational Therapy Assistants’ Obligation to Present Supervision Rules to Supervisors and to Report Supervision to the Board

Section Occ 407.10 Supervision Form

Section Occ 407.11 Licensees’ Delegation of Supportive Tasks to Individuals Not Licensed by the Board

Section Occ 407.12 Administrative Obligations of Licensees

CHAPTER Occ 500 ETHICAL STANDARDS

PART Occ 501 DEFINITIONS

Section Occ 501.01 American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)

PART Occ 502 BINDING ETHICAL STANDARDS

Section Occ 502.01 AOTA Code of Ethics as Binding Ethical Standards

Section Occ 502.02 Violation of Ethical Standards as Misconduct