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  Description 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  Attendance at Meetings by Members of the Public

                  Section Occ 103.06  Notice of Meetings

                  Section Occ 103.07  Minutes of Board Meetings

 

          PART Occ 104  PUBLIC INFORMATION

                  Section Occ 104.01  Office Location and Mailing Address, Telephone Number, Number for TTY/TDD Users and E-Address

                  Section Occ 104.02  Communication with the Board

                  Section Occ 104.03  Public Access to Records

 

CHAPTER Occ 200  PROCEDURAL RULES

          PART Occ 201  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Occ 201.01  Definitions

 

          PART Occ 202  PROCEDURES FOR THE RECEIPT OF MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS AND THE CONDUCT OF DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS

                  Section Occ 202.01  Procedures for the Receipt of Misconduct Complaints and the Conduct of Disciplinary Hearings

 

          PART Occ 203  CONSTRUCTION OF RULES; RIGHT TO A HEARING

                  Section Occ 203.01  Principles of Construction

                  Section Occ 203.02  Right to a Hearing

 

             PART Occ 204  CONDUCT OF HEARINGS BY PRESIDING OFFICER; WAIVER OF RULES

                  Section Occ 204.01  Presiding Officer

                  Section Occ 204.02  Withdrawal of Presiding Officer

                  Section Occ 204.03  Waiver or Suspension of Rules by Presiding Officer

 

             PART Occ 205  TIME PERIODS

                  Section Occ 205.01  Computation of Time

 

             PART Occ 206  FILING, FORMAT AND DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS

                  Section Occ 206.01  Date of Issuance or Filing

                  Section Occ 206.02  Format of Documents

                  Section Occ 206.03  Delivery of Documents

 

             PART Occ 207  MOTIONS AND OBJECTIONS

                  Section Occ 207.01  Motions; Objections to Motions; Ruling on Motions

 

             PART Occ 208  COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS; APPEARANCES; PRE-HEARING CONFERENCES; RECORDING THE HEARING

                  Section Occ 208.01  Notice Commencing Adjudicative Proceedings

                  Section Occ 208.02  Appearances

                  Section Occ 208.03  Pre-hearing Conference

                  Section Occ 208.04  Recording the Hearing

 

          PART Occ 209  INTERVENTION; ROLE OF BOARD STAFF

                  Section Occ 209.01  Intervention Procedure

                  Section Occ 209.02  Effect of Intervention and Rights of an Intervenor

                  Section Occ 209.03  Role of Board Staff

 

          PART Occ 210  CONTINUANCES AND FAILURE TO ATTEND HEARING

                  Section Occ 210.01  Continuances

                  Section Occ 210.02  Failure of a Party to Attend or Participate in the Hearing

 

          PART Occ 211  REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS

                  Section Occ 211.01  Voluntary Production of Information

                  Section Occ 211.02  Motions to Compel Production of Information and Documents

                  Section Occ 211.03  Mandatory Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Witnesses and Exhibits

 

          PART Occ 212  HEARING PROCEDURE

                  Section Occ 212.01  Standard and Burden of Proof

                  Section Occ 212.02  Order of Testimony; Cross-Examination

                  Section Occ 212.03  Evidence

                  Section Occ 212.04  Proposed Findings of Fact and Rulings of Law

                  Section Occ 212.05  Closing the Record

                  Section Occ 212.06  Reopening the Record

                  Section Occ 212.07  Disposition

                  Section Occ 212.08  Rehearing

 

          PART Occ 213  SETTLEMENTS

                  Section Occ 213.01  Settlement of Non-Disciplinary Issues

 

          PART Occ 214  RULEMAKING

                  Section Occ 214.01  Petitions for Rulemaking

                  Section Occ 214.02  Disposition of Petitions for Rulemaking

 

          PART Occ 215  PUBLIC COMMENT HEARINGS

                  Section Occ 215.01  Purpose

                  Section Occ 215.02  Public Access and Participation

                  Section Occ 215.03  Limitations on Public Participation

                  Section Occ 215.04  Media Access

                  Section Occ 215.05  Conduct of Public Comment Hearings

 

          PART 216  DECLARATORY RULINGS

                  Section Occ 216.01  Requests for Declaratory Rulings

                  Section Occ 216.02  Documents Required to Support Requests for Declaratory Rulings

                  Section Occ 216.03  Processing Requests for Declaratory Rulings

                  Section Occ 216.04  Issuance and Publication of Declaratory Rulings

                  Section Occ 216.05  Effect of Declaratory Rulings

 

          PART Occ 217  EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED RULES

                  Section Occ 217.01  Requests for Explanation of Adopted Rules

                  Section Occ 217.02  Contents of Explanation

 

          PART Occ 218  VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSE

                  Section Occ 218.01  Procedures for, and Effect of, Voluntary Surrender of License

 

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  Multipart Application Form

                  Section Occ 302.03  Effect of Notarized Signature

                  Section Occ 302.04  Required Documents

                  Section Occ 302.05  Letters of Reference

 

          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  Supervision Form

                  Section Occ 304.07  Extension of Conditional Licenses

                  Section Occ 304.08  Professional Obligations of Conditional Licensees

                  Section Occ 304.09  Expiration and Suspension of Conditional Licenses

 

          PART Occ 305  CERTIFICATION FOR THE USE OF PHYSICAL AGENT MODALITIES

                  Section Occ 305.01  Definitions

                  Section Occ 305.02  PAM Certificates Authorizing the Use of Physical Agent Modalities

                  Section Occ 305.03  Eligibility for PAM Certificates

                  Section Occ 305.04  Requirements for Applicants Not Currently Licensed in this State as Physical Therapists or Physical Therapist Assistants

                  Section Occ 305.05  Required Professional Education

                  Section Occ 305.06  Methods for Obtaining Required Professional Education

                  Section Occ 305.07  Supervised Clinical Applications Required of all Applicants Not Currently Licensed in this State as Physical Therapists or Physical Therapist Assistants

                  Section Occ 305.08  Procedure for Applying for a PAM Certificate

                  Section Occ 305.09  PAM Certificate Application Form

                  Section Occ 305.10  Effect of Supervisor's Signature

                  Section Occ 305.11  Required Accompanying Documents

 

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

                          Section Occ 401.06  Supervision

                          Section Occ 401.07  Supportive Tasks

                          Section Occ 401.08  Renewal Year

 

          PART Occ 402  PROCEDURES FOR RENEWING A LICENSE AND INDICATING A DECISION NOT TO RENEW

                  Section Occ 402.01  Procedure for Licensees Who Do Not Wish to Renew Their Licenses

                  Section Occ 402.02  License Renewal Procedure

                  Section Occ 402.03  License Renewal Application Packet

                  Section Occ 402.04  Licensure Renewal Application Form

                  Section Occ 402.05  Effect of the Renewal Applicant’s Signature

                  Section Occ 402.06  Required Documents

                  Section Occ 402.07  The Board’s Renewal Application Processing Procedures

                  Section Occ 402.08  Renewal of Licensure

                  Section Occ 402.09  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  Early Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses

                          Section Occ 403.04  Delayed Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses for Those Who Have Been Active in the Profession in Another State

                          Section Occ 403.05  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 403.06  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 403.07  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 403.08  Reinstatement of Licenses Suspended Pursuant to Occ 402.08(f)(2)

                          Section Occ 403.09  Reinstatement of Licenses Suspended for Disciplinary Reasons

 

          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  Professional Obligations of Conditionally Reinstated Licensees

                          Section Occ 404.08  Issuance of Full Initial License to Conditionally Reinstated Licensee

                          Section Occ 404.09  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 and Non-Academic Instruction in Occupational Therapy

                  Section Occ 406.05  Facility-Based Occupational Therapy In-Service Training

                  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  Completion of Distance Leaning Courses

                  Section Occ 406.17  Teaching Occupational Therapy

                  Section Occ 406.18  Cardiopulmonary Certification or Re-certification

                  Section Occ 406.19  Receipt of Universal Precaution Education

 

          PART Occ 407  DOCUMENTATION OF MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUING COMPETENCE

                  Section Occ 407.01  Documentation Requirements

                  Section Occ 407.02  Maintenance of Current NBCOT Certification

                  Section Occ 407.03  Receipt of Academic and Non-Academic Instruction

                  Section Occ 407.04  Facility-Based Occupational Therapy In-Service Training

                  Section Occ 407.05  Informal Independent Study

                  Section Occ 407.06  Formal Mentored Independent Study

                  Section Occ 407.07  Direct Supervision of Fieldwork

                  Section Occ 407.08  Employer-Required Peer Review Activities

                  Section Occ 407.09  Publication of Writing Related to Occupational Therapy

                  Section Occ 407.10  Public Professional Presentations Relating to Occupational Therapy

                  Section Occ 407.11  Participation in an Occupational Therapy Research Project

                  Section Occ 407.12  Specialty Certifications

                  Section Occ 407.13  Product Development

                  Section Occ 407.14  Participation in the Work of Professional Boards, Committees and Agencies

                  Section Occ 407.15  Completion of Distance Learning Courses

                  Section Occ 407.16  Teaching Occupational Therapy

                  Section Occ 407.17  Cardiopulmonary Certification or Re-Certification

                  Section Occ 407.18  Receipt of Universal Precaution Education

 

          PART Occ 408  ONGOING REQUIREMENTS

                  Section Occ 408.01  Definitions

                  Section Occ 408.02  Referral Not Required

                  Section Occ 408.03  Screening, Evaluation and Re-Evaluation of Clients

                  Section Occ 408.04  Treatment Plan and Treatment

                  Section Occ 408.05  Discontinuation of Services

                  Section Occ 408.06  Supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants

                  Section Occ 408.07  Qualifications to be a Supervisor

                  Section Occ 408.08  Limitation on Number of Occupational Therapy Assistants Under Supervision

                  Section Occ 408.09  Occupational Therapy Assistants’ Obligation to Present Supervision Rules to Supervisors and to Report Supervision to the Board

                  Section Occ 408.10  Supervision Form

                  Section Occ 408.11  Licensees’ Delegation of Supportive Tasks to Individuals Not Licensed by the Board

                  Section Occ 408.12  Storage of Medications for Physical Agent Modalities

                  Section Occ 408.13  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