TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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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
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Occ 200 APPLICABILITY OF AHP 200
PART Occ 201 RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section Occ 201.01 Rules of Practice and Procedure
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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.
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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 Storage of Medications for Physical Agent
Modalities
Section Occ 407.13 Administrative Obligations of Licensees
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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