Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 848 - OREGON BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › Division 40 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE AND RECORDS › Section 848-040-0100 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in this Division:
(1) "Authentication" means the process by
			 which the licensee reviews and validates the accuracy of the record entry. By
			 authenticating a record entry, the licensee certifies that the services
			 described were performed by the authenticating licensee or performed by a
			 person under that licensee's supervision.
(2) "IDEA" means Individuals with
			 Disabilities Education Improvement Act.
(3) "IEP" means an Individualized Education
			 Plan developed for a child/student qualified under the IDEA program.
(4) "IFSP" means an Individualized Family
			 Services Plan developed for a child qualified under the IDEA Early Intervention
			 Program.
(5) "Licensee" means a
			 physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant and includes a temporary
			 permit holder and an Oregon Compact Privilege holder.
(6) "Patient" means one who seeks and
			 receives physical therapy services. For purposes of these rules, patient may
			 include a person receiving services in a home, by telehealth or clinical
			 setting, a student in a school setting, a child receiving early intervention
			 services, a resident of a care facility, or an animal.
(7) "Permanent Record" means the final
			 version of the record of each evaluation, reassessment or treatment provided to
			 a patient which becomes part of the patient's medical record.
(8) "Physical therapy intervention" means a
			 treatment or procedure and includes but is not limited to: therapeutic
			 exercise; gait and locomotion training; neuromuscular reeducation; manual
			 therapy techniques (including manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction,
			 connective tissue and therapeutic massage, mobilization/manipulation of soft
			 tissue or spinal or peripheral joints, and passive range of motion); functional
			 training related to physical movement and mobility in self-care and home
			 management (including activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental
			 activities of daily living (IADL)); functional training related to physical
			 movement and mobility in work (job/school/play), community, and leisure
			 integration or reintegration (including IADL, work hardening, and work
			 conditioning); prescription, application, and, as appropriate, fabrication of
			 devices and equipment (assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective, or
			 supportive); airway clearance techniques; integumentary repair and protective
			 techniques; electrotherapeutic modalities; physical agents and mechanical
			 modalities; and patient related instruction and education.
(9) "Plan of care" means a written course of
			 physical therapy treatment established by a physical therapist following an
			 initial evaluation which integrates the evaluation data collected to determine
			 the degree to which physical therapy interventions are likely to achieve
			 anticipated goals and expected outcomes.
(10) "Record" means a written or electronic
			 account of the detailed information gathered from each evaluation,
			 reassessment, and the treatment provided to a patient. This documentation may
			 be used to create the separate, permanent record, or it may serve as the
			 permanent record.
(11) "Student"
			 means a child ages 3 to 21 who are enrolled in an educational institution and
			 who qualifies for services under IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act,
			 or other designated plan of care, or child ages 0-2 who qualifies under the
			 IDEA Early Intervention Program.
(12) "Student PT or Student PTA" means a
			 person enrolled in a CAPTE accredited physical therapist or physical therapist
			 assistant program and who is providing patient care as part of the required
			 clinical education.
(13)
			 "Telehealth service" means a physical therapy intervention, including
			 assessment or consultation, that can be safely and effectively provided using
			 synchronous two-way interactive video conferencing, or asynchronous video
			 communication, in accordance with generally accepted healthcare practices and
			 standards. For purposes of these rules, "telehealth service" also means, or may
			 be referred to, as "telepractice, teletherapy, or telerehab."
(14) "Domiciled" a person is domiciled in
			 this state if the person's place of abode is in the state and the person
			 intends to remain in the state or, if absent, to return to it.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  688.160  & ORS 688.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  688.160,
				  688.010  & 688.210