Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision › Chapter 70 - Therapeutic Recreation › Subchapter 1 - Administration and Organization › Section 435:70-1-3 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Act"
means the Therapeutic Recreation Practice
				  Act.
"Board"
means the State Board of Medical
				  Licensure and Supervision.
"Committee"
means the Therapeutic Recreation
				  Committee.
"CTRS"
means a person who is credentialed by the
				  National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).
"CTRS/L"
means a person licensed to practice
				  Therapeutic Recreation who maintains the NCTRC credential.
"General supervision"
means the responsible
				  supervision and control by the supervising Licensed Therapeutic Recreation
				  Specialist. The supervising TRS/L is regularly and routinely on-site and, when
				  not on-site, the supervising TRS/L is on call and readily available physically
				  or through direct telecommunication for consultation.
"NCTRC"
means the National Council for
				  Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
"On-site supervision" or "Direct supervision"
means the supervising TRS/L is immediately available to the person being
				  supervised and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of each
				  treatment session.
"Therapeutic recreation assistant"
means a
				  person who provides therapeutic recreation services under the direct
				  supervision of a licensed therapeutic recreation specialist. Such an individual
				  may not conduct assessments and/or develop treatment plans.
"Licensed therapeutic recreation specialist"
or
"TRS/L"
means a person licensed to practice therapeutic recreation
				  in the State of Oklahoma.
"Therapeutic recreation"
or
"recreation
				  therapy"
means the specialized application of recreation to assist with
				  the treatment and/or maintenance of the health status, functional abilities,
				  recreational and leisure activities and ultimately quality of life for
				  individuals hospitalized and/or receiving treatment for various diagnoses and
				  individuals with disabilities.
(A) For purposes of accomplishing therapeutic recreation
				  goals, therapeutic recreation may include:
(i) remediating or restoring an individual's participation
				  levels in recreational and leisure activities that are limited due to
				  impairment in physical, cognitive, social or emotional abilities,
(ii) analyzing and evaluating recreational activities to
				  determine the physical, social, and programmatic elements necessary for
				  involvement and modifying those elements to promote full participation and
				  maximization of functional independence in recreational and leisure activities,
				  and
(iii) using recreational modalities in designed intervention
				  strategies to maximize physical, cognitive, social, or emotional abilities to
				  promote participation in recreational and leisure activities.
(B) For purposes of accomplishing therapeutic recreation
				  goals, therapeutic recreation services include, but are not limited to:
(i) conducting an individualized assessment for the purpose
				  of collecting systematic, comprehensive, and accurate data necessary to
				  determine the course of action and subsequent individualized treatment
				  plan,
(ii) planning and developing the individualized therapeutic
				  recreation treatment plan that identifies an individual's goals, objectives,
				  and potential treatment intervention strategies for recreational and leisure
				  activities,
(iii) implementing the individualized therapeutic recreation
				  treatment plan that is consistent with the overall treatment program,
(iv) systematically evaluating and comparing the individual's
				  response to the individualized therapeutic recreation treatment plan and
				  suggesting modifications as appropriate,
(v) developing a discharge plan in collaboration with the
				  individual, the individual's family, treatment team, and other identified
				  support networks where appropriate,
(vi) identifying and training in the use of adaptive
				  recreational equipment,
(vii) identifying, providing, and educating individuals to
				  use recreational and leisure resources that support a healthy, active and
				  engaged life,
(viii) minimizing the impact of environmental constraints as
				  a barrier to participation in recreational and leisure activities,
(ix) collaborating with and educating the individual, family,
				  caregiver, and others to foster an environment that is responsive to the
				  recreational and leisure needs of the individual, and
(x) consulting with groups, programs, organizations, or
				  communities to improve physical, social, and programmatic accessibility in
				  recreational and leisure activities.
Added at 28 Ok Reg 278,
				  eff 11-3-10 (emergency); Added at 28 Ok Reg 1754, eff
				  6-25-11