North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 38 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 38 .0103 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The definitions in
				  G.S.
				  90-270.67 apply to this Chapter. The
				  following definitions also apply to the Chapter:
(1) "Activities of daily living" (ADL) means
				self-care activities.
(2)
				"Assessment" means the tools or instruments that are used during the evaluation
				process.
(3) "Client" means a
				person, group, program, organization, or community for whom the occupational
				therapy practitioner is providing services.
(4) "Entry-level" means a person who has no
				experience in a specific position, such as a new graduate, a person new to the
				position, or a person in a new setting with no previous experience in that area
				of practice.
(5) "Evaluation" means
				the process of obtaining and interpreting data necessary for intervention. This
				includes planning for and documenting the evaluation process and
				results.
(6) "Instrumental
				activities of daily living" (IADL) means multi-step activities to care for self
				and others, such as household management, financial management, and
				childcare.
(7) "Intervention" means
				treatment.
(8) "Intervention plan"
				is the program established by the occupational therapist for the delivery of
				occupational therapy services. It may also be referred to as treatment plan,
				individualized education plan (IEP), individualized family service plan (IFSP),
				plan of care, or other terminology as determined by the occupational therapy
				service delivery setting.
(9)
				"Level I Fieldwork" provides introductory level clinical training
				opportunities.
(10) "Level II
				Fieldwork" provides clinical training in preparation for entry-level
				practice.
(11) "Neglect of duty"
				occurs when a Board member fails to attend a majority of the official meetings
				of the Board within any 12 month period.
(12) "Occupational Therapy", as defined in
				G.S.
				90-270.67(4), may include
				evaluation of activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of
				daily living (IADL), education, work, play, leisure, and social
				participation.
(13) "Occupational
				Therapy evaluation, treatment, and consultation" include the following:
(a) remediation or restitution of performance
				abilities that are limited due to impairment in biological, physiological,
				psychosocial, and developmental process;
(b) adaptation of skills, process or
				environment, or the teachings of compensatory techniques in order to enhance
				performance;
(c) disability
				prevention methods and techniques that facilitate the development or safe
				application of performance skills;
(d) promotion of health and wellness to those
				who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder,
				condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation
				restriction; and
(e) interpretation
				of the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of
				performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life
				activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life.