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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2.5 - "Objective tests" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 2.5.
"Objective tests" means, but is not limited to, the
				  following:
(1) Sensation.
(2) Range of motion/goniometry.
(3) Muscle strength.
(4) Perceptual/visual motor skills.
(5) Gross and fine motor
				coordination.
(6)
				Vocational/avocational.
(7)
				Activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living.
(8) Cognition.
(9) Other such tests.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2.7 - "Permanent record" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 2.7.
"Permanent record" means medical charts and/or educational
				  files.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "School or program of occupational therapy or program of occupational therapy assistants approved by the board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5
Sec. 3.
"School or program of occupational therapy or program of
				  occupational therapy assistants approved by the board" means a school or
				  program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy
				  Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
				  or predecessor organizations or is deemed by the board to be equivalent to the
				  standards set by ACOTE.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 2 - Fees › Section 2-2 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-8-2; IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2; IC
				  25-23.5-5
Sec. 2.
(a) The board
				shall charge and collect the following fees:
Application for license
$100
License renewal
$100 biennially
Temporary permit
$50
Verification of license
$10
Duplicate wall license
$10
(b)
				Applicants required to take the national examination for licensure shall pay a
				fee directly to a professional examination service in the amount set by the
				examination service.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-1 - Application for licensure; deadlines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5
Sec. 1.
All applicants for licensure must apply on such form and in
				  such manner as the committee shall prescribe. Complete applications for
				  licensure must be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination
				  date.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-2 - Licensure by examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.5-2-5; IC 25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC 25-23.5-5
Sec. 2.
The committee shall issue a license by examination to an
				  applicant who completes the following:
(1) Applies in the form and manner prescribed
				by the committee.
(2) Submits the
				fees specified in
				844 IAC 10-2-1.
(3) Successfully completes the examination
				required by the committee for licensure as an occupational therapist.
(4) Successfully completes the examination
				required by the committee for licensure as an occupational therapy
				assistant.
(5) Submits two (2)
				recent passport-quality photographs of the applicant, approximately two (2)
				inches by two (2) inches in size, signed by the applicant, shall be submitted
				with each application.
(6) Submits
				an official transcript of grades from which the applicant obtained the
				applicant's degree that shows that all requirements for graduation have been
				met.
(7) Submits a certified copy
				of a diploma to the committee of the applicant's graduation from a school or
				program of occupational therapy or a program of occupational therapy assistants
				approved by the board that meets the standards set by the board under
				844 IAC 10-1-2.
(8) Otherwise meets the requirements of IC
				25-23.5-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-3 - Licensure by endorsement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.5-2-5; IC 25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC 25-23.5-5
Sec. 3.
The committee may issue a license by endorsement to an
				  applicant who completes the following:
(1) Applies to the committee in the form and
				manner required by the board.
(2)
				Submits the fees required under
				844 IAC 10-2-1.
(3) Submits a diploma to the committee of the
				applicant's graduation from a school or program of occupational therapy or a
				program of occupational therapy assistants approved by the board that meets the
				standards set by the board under
				844 IAC 10-1-2.
(4) Submits two (2) recent passport-quality
				photographs of the applicant, not smaller than two (2) inches by two (2)
				inches, each signed by the applicant, in black ink.
(5) Submits an official transcript of grades
				from which the applicant obtained the applicant's degree that shows that all
				requirements for graduation have been met.
(6) Submits verification of licensure status
				from the initial state in which the applicant has been or is currently
				licensed.
(7) Submits verification
				from all states in which the applicant has been or is currently licensed, which
				statement shall include whether the applicant has ever been disciplined in any
				manner.
(8) Otherwise meets the
				requirements of IC
				25-23.5-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 4 - Certification › Section 4-1 - Mandatory registration; renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5-9; IC
				  25-23.5-5-12
Sec. 1.
Every occupational therapist and occupational therapy
				  assistant holding a license issued by the committee shall renew his or her
				  license biennially on or before December 31 of each even-numbered year.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 4 - Certification › Section 4-2 - Address; change of name

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5
Sec. 2.
(a) Each
				license holder shall inform the committee, in writing, of all changes of
				address or name within fifteen (15) days of the change.
(b) A license holder's failure to receive
				notification of renewal due to failure to notify the board of a change of
				address or name shall not constitute an error on the part of the committee,
				board, or Indiana professional licensing agency, nor shall it exonerate or
				otherwise excuse the license holder from renewing such license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 4 - Certification › Section 4-3 - Reinstatement of delinquent certificate (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5;
				  IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5-10
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 1.
An occupational therapist in the conduct of his or her
				  practice of occupational therapy shall abide by, and comply with, the standards
				  of competent practice in this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-2 - Confidentiality

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 2.
An occupational therapist shall maintain the confidentiality
				  of all knowledge and information regarding a patient, including, but not
				  limited to, the patient's diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, and of all
				  records relating thereto, about which the practitioner may learn or otherwise
				  be informed during the course of, or as a result of, the patient-practitioner
				  relationship. Information about a patient shall be disclosed by an occupational
				  therapist when required by law or when authorized by the patient or those
				  responsible for the patient's care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-3 - Professional practice

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 3.
When the occupational therapist refers a patient to another
				  professional or suggests purchase or rental of therapy or rehabilitative
				  equipment, the occupational therapist shall allow the patient a choice of
				  qualified professionals or equipment companies.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-4 - Information to patient

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 4.
An occupational therapist shall give a truthful, candid, and
				  reasonably complete account of the patient's condition to the patient or to
				  those responsible for the patient's care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-5 - Supervision of occupational therapy assistant

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 5.
Under the supervision of an occupational therapist, an
				  occupational therapy assistant may contribute to the screening and evaluation
				  process. The occupational therapy assistant may also contribute to the
				  following:
(1) The development and
				implementation of the intervention plan.
(2) The monitoring and documentation of
				progress.
(3) The discontinuation
				or discharge from care or transitioning to another level of care.
The occupational therapy assistant may not independently
				  develop the intervention plan or initiate treatment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-6 - Documentation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 6.
The occupational therapist shall countersign within seven
				  (7) calendar days all documentation written by the occupational therapy
				  assistant, which will become part of the patient's permanent record.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-7 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 7.
Fees charged by an occupational therapist for his or her
				  professional services shall be reasonable and shall reasonably compensate the
				  practitioner only for services actually rendered.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-8 - Fee division

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 8.
An occupational therapist shall not divide a fee for
				  professional services with another practitioner who is not a partner, employee,
				  or shareholder in a professional corporation, unless:
(1) the patient consents to the employment of
				the other practitioner after a full disclosure that a division of fees will be
				made; and
(2) the division of fees
				is made in proportion to actual services performed and responsibility assumed
				by each practitioner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-9 - Advertising

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 9.
(a) An
				occupational therapist shall not, on behalf of himself or herself, a partner,
				an associate, a shareholder in a professional corporation, or any other
				practitioner or specific health care provider affiliated with the practitioner,
				use, or participate in the use of, any form of public communication containing
				a false, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, or unfair statement or
				claim.
(b) Subject to the
				requirements of subsection (a), and in order to facilitate the process of
				informed selection of a practitioner by the public, an occupational therapist
				may advertise services through the public media, provided that the
				advertisement is dignified and confines itself to the existence, scope, nature,
				and field of practice of occupational therapy.
(c) If the advertisement is communicated to
				the public by radio, cable, or television, it shall be prerecorded, approved
				for broadcast by the occupational therapist, and a recording and transcript of
				the actual transmission shall be retained by the occupational therapist for a
				period of five (5) years from the last date of broadcast.
(d) If an occupational therapist advertises a
				fee for a service, treatment, consultation, examination, or other procedure,
				the practitioner must render that service or procedure for no more than the fee
				advertised.
(e) Unless otherwise
				specified in the advertisement, if an occupational therapist publishes or
				communicates any fee information in a publication which has no fixed date for
				publication of a succeeding issue, the occupational therapist shall be bound by
				any representation made therein for thirty (30) days.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-10 - Contingency fee prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 10.
An occupational therapist shall not base his or her fee upon
				  the uncertain outcome of a contingency, whether such contingency be the outcome
				  of litigation or any other occurrence or condition which may or may not
				  develop, occur, or happen.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-11 - Liability to patients

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 11.
An occupational therapist shall not attempt to exonerate
				  himself or herself from or limit his or her liability to a patient for his or
				  her personal malpractice except that an occupational therapist may enter into
				  agreements which contain informed, voluntary releases and/or waivers of
				  liability in settlement of a claim made by a patient or by those responsible
				  for a patient's care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-12 - Patient complaints

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 12.
An occupational therapist shall not attempt to preclude,
				  prohibit, or otherwise prevent the filing of a complaint against him or her by
				  a patient or other practitioner for the alleged violation of any
				  law.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-13 - Supervision of a holder of a temporary permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5-11
Sec. 13.
The supervising occupational therapist shall be reasonably
				  available and responsible at all times for the direction and action of the
				  person supervised when services are performed by the holder of a temporary
				  permit issued under IC
				  25-23.5-5-11(a)(3).
				  Unless the supervising occupational therapist is on the premises to provide
				  constant supervision, the holder of the temporary permit shall meet once each
				  working day to review all patients' treatments. This meeting must include the
				  actual presence of the occupational therapist or the designated occupational
				  therapist. The patient's care shall always be the responsibility of the
				  supervising occupational therapist. Reports written by the holder of a
				  temporary permit issued under IC
				  25-23.5-5-11(a)(3)
				   for inclusion in the patient's permanent
				  record shall be countersigned by the supervising occupational therapist who may
				  enter any remarks, revisions, or additions as the occupational therapist deems
				  appropriate. The occupational therapist shall countersign within seven (7)
				  calendar days all documentation written by the holder of the temporary permit
				  issued under IC
				  25-23.5-5-11(a)(3).
				  The supervising occupational therapist shall, within fourteen (14) days, notify
				  the committee in writing when the supervising relationship with the holder of
				  the temporary permit has changed or been terminated. The notification to the
				  committee shall indicate the reason for the change or termination in
				  supervision. It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the temporary
				  permit to notify the committee in writing of the name and license number of a
				  new supervisor.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-14 - Limit on number of temporary permit holders supervised

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5-11
Sec. 14.
An occupational therapist may not supervise more than three
				  (3) holders of temporary permits issued under IC
				  25-23.5-5-11(a)(3)
				   at one (1) time.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 5 - Standards of Competent Practice of Occupational Therapy › Section 5-15 - Limit on number of temporary permit applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5-11
Sec. 15.
Under IC
				  25-23.5-5-11, temporary permits of
				  applicants who fail to appear for the scheduled examination will be
				  invalidated. If the applicant shows good cause to the committee in writing for
				  missing the scheduled examination, the committee may allow the applicant to
				  submit a new application for a temporary permit. The applicant may make up to
				  two (2) applications for a temporary permit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 6 - Occupational Therapy Aides; Training and Supervision › Section 6-2 - Indirect and direct patient services

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 2.
An occupational therapy aide may contribute to indirect
				  patient services through the provision of the following:
(1) Routine department maintenance.
(2) Transportation of patients.
(3) Preparation and setting up of treatment
				equipment.
(4) Performing clerical
				activities.
An aide, with direct on-site supervision of a licensed
				  occupational therapist or, when appropriate, a licensed occupational therapy
				  assistant, may provide direct patient service.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-1 - Continuing competency requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-4; IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 1.
(a) Eighteen
				(18) hours of continuing competency are required for license renewal.
(b) Programs that have not been approved
				under this article will not be accepted as credit for license
				renewal.
(c) Continuing competency
				hours:
(1) must be obtained within the
				biennial renewal period; and
(2)
				may not be carried over from one (1) licensure period to another.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-2 - Responsibilities of licensees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 2.
A license holder must do the following:
(1) Certify completion of continuing
				competency required by this rule at the time of license renewal.
(2) Retain verification of completion of
				continuing competency required by this rule for three (3) years after the last
				renewal date.
(3) Present
				verification of completion of continuing competency required by this rule at
				the request of the committee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-3 - License period; number of hours required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-4-8; IC
				  25-23.5-2-5
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 3.
(a) During
				each two (2) year license period, an occupational therapist or occupational
				therapy assistant must complete at least eighteen (18) hours of continuing
				competency of which at least nine (9) hours must be in category I
				courses.
(b) An occupational
				therapist or occupational therapy assistant may not earn more than nine (9)
				category II credit hours towards the requirements under this section.
(c) All eighteen (18) hours of the continuing
				competency requirements may be obtained through distance learning
				methods.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-4 - "Category I continuing competency courses" and "category II continuing competency activities" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 4.
(a) As used
				in this rule, "category I continuing competency courses" includes the following
				and must be at least one (1) contact hour in length:
(1) Formally organized courses.
(2) Workshops.
(3) Seminars.
(4) Symposia.
(5) Home study programs, including approved
				online or web-based, audio, and video instructional programs.
(6) Undergraduate or graduate courses from an
				accredited institution related to the management, practice, and education of
				occupational therapy.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-5 - Approved organizations; standards for approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-4; IC
				  25-23.5-2-5
Affected: IC
				  25-1-4-0.2; IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 5.
(a) In
				addition to those approved organizations approved under IC
				25-1-4-0.2, the following
				organizations are approved organizations for the purpose of sponsoring
				continuing competency courses without making further application to the
				committee:
(1) American Occupational Therapy
				Association or AOTA approved providers.
(2) National Board for Certification in
				Occupational Therapy.
(3) Indiana
				Occupational Therapy Association or IOTA approved providers.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-6 - Application for approval as continuing education sponsor

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 6.
(a)
				Individuals or organizations applying for approval as sponsors of category I
				continuing competency courses must submit a written application for approval at
				least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the individual's or organization's
				presentation of a program for continuing competency credit. Programs presented:
(1) prior to the receipt of approval;
				or
(2) after the withdrawal or
				termination of approval of the individual or organization; by the committee
				shall not count toward continuing competency requirements.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Continuing Competency Requirements › Section 7-7 - Renewal; sworn statement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-2
Sec. 7.
An application for renewal of a license must contain a sworn
				  statement by the licensee attesting that the continuing competency requirements
				  as required by this section have been fulfilled.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-34.5
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this
				  article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "School or program" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2-8
Sec. 2.
"School or program", as mentioned in IC
				  25-34.5-2-8(b),
				  means a program for the education of respiratory care practitioners. The board
				  hereby adopts the standards and guidelines of the Commission on Accreditation
				  of Allied Health Education Programs for the Profession of Respiratory
				  Careadopted in 1962 and revised in 1972, 1977, 1986, and 2000. The standards
				  and guidelines are hereby incorporated by reference and made applicable to this
				  title and specifically to this section. A current copy of the document may be
				  purchased by contacting the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care,
				  264 Precision Blvd, Telford, TN 37690 or the Indiana Professional Licensing
				  Agency, Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W072,
				  Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Direct supervision" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-1-6
Sec. 4.
"Direct supervision" means that the supervising physician
				  shall be reasonably available and responsible at all times for the direction
				  and the actions of the practitioner being supervised when services are being
				  performed by the practitioner. The patient's care shall always be the
				  responsibility of the supervising physician.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "Professional incompetence" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-22.5-1-1
Sec. 6.
"Professional incompetence" means, but is not limited to, a
				  pattern or course of repeated conduct by a practitioner demonstrating a failure
				  to exercise such reasonable care and diligence as is ordinarily exercised by
				  practitioners in the same or similar circumstances in the same or similar
				  locality.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 2 - Fees › Section 2-1.1 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-8-2; IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 1.
The board shall charge and collect the following
				  fees:
Application for licensure
$50
Biennial renewal of licensure
$50
Verification of licensure
$10
Duplicate wall license
$10
Temporary permit
$25
Renewal of a temporary permit
$10
Student permit
$25
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-4.1 - Temporary permits by examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-6; IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10.1
Sec. 4.1.
(a) An
				applicant for a temporary permit by examination under IC
				25-34.5-2-10.1(a)(3)
				 will be required to take the examination for
				licensure within six (6) months after graduation.
(b) The temporary permit by examination will
				expire six (6) months after graduation.
(c) If the applicant fails to take the
				examination within the six (6) month period and presents an explanation to the
				committee in writing, which shows good cause for not taking the examination,
				the committee may allow the applicant to renew their temporary
				permit.
(d) The committee shall not
				issue or renew a temporary permit to an applicant who has failed the
				examination.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 1.
A respiratory care practitioner in the conduct of his or her
				  practice of respiratory care shall abide by, and comply with, the standards of
				  competent practice under the direct supervision of a
				  physician.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-2 - Confidentiality

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 2.
A respiratory care practitioner shall maintain the
				  confidentiality of all knowledge and information regarding a patient and all
				  records relating to the patient. Information and records about a patient shall
				  be disclosed by a practitioner when required by law.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-3 - Information to patient

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 3.
A respiratory care practitioner under the direct supervision
				  of a physician shall give a truthful, candid, and reasonably complete account
				  of the patient's specific treatment of the respiratory care condition to the
				  patient or to those responsible for the patient's care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-4 - Reasonable care

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 4.
A respiratory care practitioner shall exercise reasonable
				  care and diligence in the treatment of patients based upon generally accepted
				  scientific principles, methods, treatments, and current professional theory and
				  practice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-5 - Incompetent practice

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 5.
The following establishes incompetent practice of a
				  respiratory care practitioner:
(1)
				Willful or repeated violation of a rule of the medical licensing board of
				Indiana or a lawful order of the committee previously entered in a disciplinary
				hearing.
(2) Accepting or
				performing professional responsibilities which the license holder knows, or has
				reason to know, he or she is not competent to perform.
(3) Professional incompetence in the practice
				of respiratory care.
(4) Failure to
				deliver respiratory care services with a level of care, skill, and treatment
				which is recognized by a reasonably prudent respiratory care practitioner with
				similar professional training as being acceptable under similar conditions and
				circumstances.
(5) Exercising
				influence on a patient in such a manner as to exploit the patient for financial
				gain of the certificate holder or a third party, which shall include, but not
				be limited to, the promoting or selling of services, goods, or
				appliances.
(6) Payment or receipt
				of any commission, bonus, kickback, rebate, or fee splitting arrangement in any
				form whatsoever with any person or organization. This subdivision shall not be
				construed to prevent the certificate holder from receiving a fee for
				professional consultation services.
(7) Exercising influence within a respiratory
				care relationship for purposes of engaging a patient in sexual
				activity.
(8) Inaccurately
				recording, falsifying, or altering patient records, including, but not limited
				to, patient charts or medication administration records.
(9) Falsely misrepresenting facts on an
				application for employment as a respiratory care practitioner.
(10) Leaving a respiratory therapy assignment
				before properly advising appropriate personnel.
(11) In the rendering of respiratory therapy
				services, discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin,
				religion, sex, age, disability, ancestry, or status as a veteran.
(12) Impersonating or acting as a proxy for
				an applicant in any examination required for licensure or any subsequent
				credentials earned.
(13)
				Impersonating another licensed practitioner or permitting another person to use
				his or her license for the purpose of practicing respiratory therapy for
				compensation.
(14) Providing false
				or incorrect information to an employer regarding the status of his or her
				license.
(15) Abandoning a
				patient.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-6 - Reporting unprofessional conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 6.
(a) A
				practitioner who has personal knowledge based upon a reasonable belief that
				another practitioner holding the same licensure has engaged in illegal,
				unlawful, incompetent, or fraudulent conduct in the practice of respiratory
				care shall promptly report such conduct to the respiratory care
				committee.
(b) A practitioner who
				voluntarily submits himself or herself to, or is otherwise undergoing a course
				of treatment for addiction, severe dependency upon alcohol or other drugs or
				controlled substances, or for psychiatric impairment, where such treatment is
				sponsored or supervised by an impaired respiratory care practitioner committee
				of a state, regional, or local organization of professional health care
				providers, or where such treatment is sponsored by an employer, shall be exempt
				from reporting to the respiratory care committee as long as:
(1) the practitioner is complying with the
				course of treatment; and
(2) the
				practitioner is making satisfactory progress.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-7 - Referral fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 7.
A practitioner shall not pay, demand, or receive
				  compensation for referral of a patient except for a patient referral program
				  operated by a professional society or association.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-8 - Liability to patients

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 8.
A practitioner shall not attempt to exonerate himself or
				  herself from or limit his or her liability to a patient for his or her personal
				  malpractice except that a practitioner may enter into agreements that contain
				  informed, voluntary releases and/or waivers of liability in settlement of a
				  claim made by a patient or by those responsible for a patient's
				  care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 4 - Standards of Competent Practice Under the Direct Supervision of a Physician › Section 4-9 - Patient complaints

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-1-9; IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 9.
A practitioner shall not attempt to preclude, prohibit, or
				  otherwise prevent the filing of a complaint against him or her by a patient or
				  other practitioner for any alleged violation of this article, any alleged
				  violation of IC
				  25-1-9, or any other
				  law.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 5 - Certification Renewal › Section 5-1 - Address; change of name

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2
Sec. 1.
(a) Each
				respiratory care practitioner shall inform the committee, in writing, of all
				changes of address or name within fifteen (15) days of the change.
(b) A respiratory care practitioner's failure
				to receive notification of renewal due to failure to notify the committee of a
				change of address or name shall not constitute an error on the part of the
				committee, board, or agency, nor shall it exonerate or otherwise excuse the
				respiratory care practitioner from renewing such license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 5 - Certification Renewal › Section 5-3 - Continuing education hours required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10
Sec. 3.
(a) Each
				respiratory care practitioner licensed in Indiana is required to complete an
				annual average of seven and one-half (7.5) hours of continuing education during
				each biennium (January 1 of odd-numbered year to December 31 of succeeding
				even-numbered year) in the area of respiratory care. Each practitioner shall
				complete a total of fifteen (15) hours each biennium.
(b) A respiratory care practitioner is not
				required to complete continuing education requirements for the year in which
				the initial license was issued.
(c)
				Continuing education hours must be obtained within the biennial renewal period
				and may not be carried over from one (1) licensure period to another.
(d) No more than seven and one-half (7.5)
				hours of continuing education can be obtained through correspondence courses or
				distance learning during the biennium.
(e) The committee shall accept continuing
				education courses in the following areas toward fulfillment of the requirements
				under IC 25-34.5-2-10(a):
(1) Management of the practice of respiratory
				care.
(2) Courses concerning the
				practice of respiratory care that do the following:
(A) Enable individuals to teach continuing
				education courses for respiratory care practitioners.
(B) Enable respiratory care practitioners to
				teach topics related to patient/family education.
(3) The practice of respiratory
				care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 5 - Certification Renewal › Section 5-4 - Reporting continuing education

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10
Sec. 4.
(a) A
				licensee must sign the renewal form provided by the Indiana professional
				licensing agency that verifies that all continuing education requirements
				according to section 3 of this rule will have been met by December 31 or the
				end of the biennium.
(b) The
				respiratory care practitioner shall maintain his or her continuing education
				records of a given biennium for a period of four (4) years following the end of
				the biennium.
(c) It is the
				responsibility of the respiratory care practitioner to verify that courses
				attended have been approved by the committee. Without approval, as provided
				under section 5 of this rule, credit will not be given.
(d) The committee shall, at the end of each
				biennium, conduct a random audit of continuing education
				requirements.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 11 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Rule 5 - Certification Renewal › Section 5-5 - Approval of continuing education programs

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10
Affected: IC
				  25-34.5-2-10
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				following criteria shall be used for approval of continuing education programs
				for respiratory care practitioners:
(1) The
				continuing education program shall have a statement of objectives which the
				program should achieve for its participants relating to and enhancing the study
				of respiratory care.
(2) The
				sponsor of continuing education programs shall provide adequate administration,
				including a responsible person to coordinate and administer the program, and
				shall provide for the maintenance of proper records.
(3) The curriculum of a continuing education
				program shall be thoughtfully planned and designed to explore in considerable
				depth one (1) subject or a closely related group of subjects related to the
				practice of respiratory care.
(4)
				The continuing education program shall have qualified presenters who have
				demonstrated competence in the subject areas.
(5) The continuing education program shall be
				held in adequate facilities that allow for an effective program.
(6) Continuing education programs shall
				employ a variety of educational methods and teaching aids that enhance the
				learning opportunities.
(7)
				Appropriate methods of evaluation shall be devised and used to measure the
				continuing education program's effectiveness.
(8) The sponsor of the continuing education
				program shall provide to the participants a meaningful record of attendance
				stating the continuing education hours involved.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 12 - HYPNOTIST COMMITTEE › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.5-1-9
Affected: IC 25-20.5-1
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this
				  article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 12 - HYPNOTIST COMMITTEE › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.5-1-9
Affected: IC 25-20.5-1
Sec. 2.
"Board" refers to the medical licensing board of
				  Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 12 - HYPNOTIST COMMITTEE › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Bureau" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.5-1-9
Affected: IC 25-1-5-3
Sec. 3.
"Bureau" refers to the health professions bureau established
				  under IC 25-1-5-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 12 - HYPNOTIST COMMITTEE › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Permanent record" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.5-1-9
Affected: IC 25-20.5-1-11
Sec. 4.
"Permanent record" means an official document from a
				  state-approved school as established in IC 25-20.5-1-11(c)
[IC 25-20.5-1
				  was repealed by P.L. 84-2010, SECTION 102, effective July 1,
				  2010.]
.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 12 - HYPNOTIST COMMITTEE › Rule 2 - Fees › Section 2-2 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.5-1-9
Affected: IC 25-20.5-1
Sec. 2.
The board shall charge and collect the following fees:
Application for certification
$100, plus the cost of the examination
Examination
$75
Application to repeat examination
$100, plus the cost of the examination
Certification renewal
$100 biennially
Verification of licensure
$10
Duplicate wall license
$10