Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 060 - STATE MEDICAL BOARD › Rule 060.00.14-002 - Amendment to Regulation 6, Section 5: Governing Occupational Theraptist

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
(F) Being adjudged
		  to have a mental condition that renders him unable to practice occupational
		  therapy with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
5. FEES. The fees are as follows:
OT
OTA
A. Application Fee
$25.00
$25.00
B. Full License Fee
$50.00
$25.00
C. Temporary Permit Fee
$25.00
$25.00
D. Reinstatement Fee
$50.00
$50.00
All delinquent fees plus $25.00 late fee per year for
						each year delinquent up to five (5) years.
E. Annual Renewal Fee
$65.00
$65.00
F. Renewal Late Fee
$25.00
$25.00
6.
		  DEFINITIONS
6.1 ACT DEFINED. The term Act as
		  used in these rules shall mean the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy
		  Licensing Act 381 of 1977.
6.2
		  FREQUENT AND REGULAR SUPERVISION DEFINED: As specified in the Occupational
		  Therapy Practice Act
		  17-88-102,
		  (3) an "occupational therapy assistant" means a person licensed to assist in
		  the practice of occupational therapy under the frequent and regular supervision
		  by or in consultation with an occupational therapist whose license is in good
		  standing. "Frequent" and "regular" are defined by the Arkansas State
		  Occupational Therapy Examining Committee as consisting of the following
		  elements:
(A) The supervising occupational
		  therapist shall have a legal and ethical responsibility to provide supervision,
		  and the supervisee shall have a legal and ethical responsibility to obtain
		  supervision regarding the patients seen by the occupational therapy
		  assistant.
(B) Supervision by the
		  occupational therapist of the supervisee's occupational therapy services shall
		  always be required, even when the supervisee is experienced and highly skilled
		  in a particular area.
(C)
		  Frequent/Regular Supervision of an occupational therapy assistant by the
		  occupational therapist is as follows:
1) The
		  supervising occupational therapist shall meet with the occupational therapy
		  assistant for on-site, face to face supervision a minimum of one (1) hour per
		  forty (40) occupational therapy work hours performed by the occupational
		  therapy assistant, to review each patient's progress and objectives.
2) The supervising occupational therapist
		  shall meet with each patient being treated by the occupational therapy
		  assistant on a monthly basis, to review patient progress and
		  objectives.
(D) The
		  occupational therapists shall assign, and the occupational therapy assistant
		  shall accept, only those duties and responsibilities for which the occupational
		  therapy assistant has been specifically trained and is qualified to perform,
		  pursuant to the judgment of the occupational therapist.
(1) Assessment/reassessment. Patient
		  evaluation is the responsibility of the occupational therapists. The
		  occupational therapy assistant may contribute to the evaluation process by
		  gathering data, and reporting observations. The occupational therapy assistant
		  may not evaluate independently or initiate treatment prior to the occupational
		  therapist's evaluation.
(2)
		  Treatment planning/Intervention. The occupational therapy assistant may
		  contribute to treatment planning as directed by the occupational therapist. The
		  occupational therapist shall advise the patient/client as to which level of
		  practitioner will carry out the treatment plan.