Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 28 - Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy › Section 201 KAR 28:010 - Definitions for 201 KAR Chapter 28

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 319A.010-319A.210
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				319A.070(3)(a) authorizes
				the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy to promulgate
				administrative regulations and administer the provisions of KRS Chapter 319A.
				This administrative regulation establishes the definitions used in 201 KAR
				Chapter 28.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "ACOTE" means the Accreditation Council
			 for Occupational Therapy Education.
(2) "Act" means the Kentucky Occupational
			 Therapy Practice Act as established in
			 KRS
			 319A.010 to
			 319A.990.
(3) "Adjunctive strategies" means methods or
			 interventions that support and advance a client's occupational therapy
			 performance used as a precursor to enable purposeful activities or
			 occupations.
(4) "Assistive
			 technology" means identification and use of assistive technologies (high and
			 low tech), application of universal design principles, and recommended changes
			 to the environment of activity to support the client's ability to engage in
			 occupations.
(5) "Basic activities
			 of daily living" means tasks or activities that are oriented toward taking care
			 of one's own body; those tasks that are performed daily by an individual that
			 pertain to and support one's self-care, mobility, and communication; and
			 includes the following activities:
(a) Bathing
			 and showering;
(b) Bowel and
			 bladder management;
(c)
			 Dressing;
(d) Swallowing, eating,
			 and feeding;
(e) Functional
			 mobility;
(f) Personal device
			 care;
(g) Personal hygiene and
			 grooming;
(h) Sexual
			 activity;
(i) Sleep and rest;
			 and
(j) Toileting and toilet
			 hygiene.
(6) "Board" is
			 defined by
			 KRS
			 319A.010(1).
(7) "Components of performance" means
			 activity and occupational demands, client factors, performance skills, context,
			 and environment.
(8) "COTA" means a
			 certified occupational therapy assistant.
(9) "COTA/L means a certified occupational
			 therapy assistant/licensed.
(10)
			 "Functional mobility" means moving from one (1) position or place to another
			 including in-bed mobility, wheelchair mobility, transportation of objects
			 through space, and functional ambulating transfers, driving, and community
			 mobility.
(11) "General
			 supervision" means an interactive process for collaboration on the practice of
			 occupational therapy which includes the review and oversight of all aspects of
			 the services being provided by the individual under supervision.
(12) "Instrumental activities of daily
			 living" means complex tasks or activities that are oriented toward interacting
			 with the environment and are essential to self-maintenance matters which extend
			 beyond personal care, including:
(a) Care of
			 others;
(b) Care of pets;
(c) Child rearing;
(d) Communication management;
(e) Financial management;
(f) Health management and
			 maintenance;
(g) Home
			 establishment, management, and maintenance;
(h) Meal preparation and cleanup;
(i) Safety and emergency
			 maintenance;
(j)
			 Shopping;
(k) Spiritual activities;
			 and
(l) Selection and supervision
			 of caregivers.
(13)
			 "NBCOT" means the National Board for Certification in Occupational
			 Therapy.
(14) "Occupations" means
			 activities, tasks or roles that individuals engage in which provide intrinsic
			 value and meaning for the individual, society, and culture.
(15) "OT" means occupational
			 therapy.
(16) "OT/L" means as
			 occupational therapist/licensed.
(17) "OTA/L" means an occupational therapist
			 assistant/licensed.
(18) "OTR"
			 means an occupational therapist registered.
(19) "OTR/L" means an occupational therapist
			 registered/licensed.
(20)
			 "Performance abilities" means the utilization of performance skills in the
			 participation of active daily life.
(21) "Performance skills" means the
			 observable actions of a person that have implicit functional purposes,
			 including motor skills, processing skills, interaction skills, and
			 communication skills.
(22)
			 "Restoration" means to restore a performance skill or ability that has been
			 impaired.