Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 28 - Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy › Section 201 KAR 28:190 - Occupational therapy low-vision and visual-therapy services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 200.654-200.670,
				319A.090(3)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				319A.090(3) requires the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations related to the provision of
				occupational therapy low-vision and visual-therapy services, in collaboration
				with the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners. This administrative regulation
				sets forth the requirements for an occupational therapist to provide
				occupational therapy low-vision and visual-therapy services as authorized by
				KRS
				319A.090(3).
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Clinical treatment plan" means the
			 visually related rehabilitative treatment plan.
(2) "Independent diagnostic evaluation" means
			 the use of measurement instruments, devices and procedures or administering and
			 interpreting of specialized-vision devices that are utilized to differentiate
			 signs and symptoms, discover or identify a diseased or limiting visual
			 condition. These evaluations pertain to visual functioning of eyesight, eye
			 health, eye teaming and eye motil-ity or the determination of need for glasses,
			 contact lenses, medical treatment or surgery.
(3) "Low-vision services" means occupational
			 therapy services designed for the purpose of maximizing the use of residual
			 vision in order to maintain or restore function in daily life roles and
			 activities. Low-vision services include:
(a)
			 Occupational profiling, analysis of occupational performance, and intervention
			 planning that focuses on adapting or altering environments and processes and
			 the implementation of the intervention plan; and
(b) Training in the use of assistive
			 technology for the purpose of improving performance skills and performance
			 abilities in basic and instrumental activities of daily living, work or
			 productive activities, play, and leisure.
(4) "Testing and prescription of optical,
			 electronic, or assistive technology low-vision devices" means the evaluation,
			 assessment, and prescription of devices for achieving the best visual
			 correction and the prescription of low-vision devices that allow an individual
			 with low vision to perform essential tasks, but does not include the training
			 and instruction in the use of nonprescription as-sistive technology
			 devices.
(5) "Visual-therapy
			 services" means occupational therapy services designed for the purpose of
			 maximizing visual perceptual components of performance in order to restore or
			 maintain daily life roles and activities.
(6) "Visually related rehabilitative
			 treatment plan" means a comprehensive vision plan of care for the
			 rehabilitation and treatment of the visually-impaired or legally-blind
			 individual which is developed by the optometrist, ophthalmologist, or physician
			 after the evaluation and diagnosis of the individual client and which includes
			 a general description of the low-vision services and the visual-therapy
			 services that are to be provided by the OT/L. A visually-related rehabilitative
			 treatment plan is periodically reviewed by the optometrist, ophthalmologist, or
			 physician.