Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-847 - Occupational therapists › Section 246-847-350 - Terms used in WAC 246-847-340 through 246-847-370

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Approved substance abuse monitoring
				program" or "approved monitoring program" is a program the board has determined
				meets the requirements of the law and the criteria established by the board in
				WAC 246-915-320 which enters into a
				contract with occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants who
				have substance abuse problems regarding the required components of the
				occupational therapist's or occupational therapy assistant's recovery activity
				and oversees the occupational therapist's or occupational therapy assistant's
				compliance with these requirements. Substance abuse monitoring programs do not
				provide evaluation or treatment to participating occupational therapists or
				occupational therapy assistants.
(2) "Contract" is a comprehensive, structured
				agreement between the recovering occupational therapist or occupational therapy
				assistant and the approved monitoring program stipulating the occupational
				therapist's or occupational therapy assistant's consent to comply with the
				monitoring program and its required components of the occupational therapist's
				or occupational therapy assistant's recovery activity.
(3) "Approved treatment facility" is a
				facility approved by the bureau of alcohol and substance abuse, department of
				social and health services according to
				RCW
				70.96A.020(2) or 69.54.030
				to provide intensive alcoholism or drug treatment if located within Washington
				state. Drug and alcohol treatment programs located out-of-state must be
				equivalent to the standards required for approval under
				RCW
				70.96A.020(2) or
				69.54.030.
(4) "Substance abuse"
				means the impairment, as determined by the board, of a occupational therapist's
				or occupational therapy assistant's professional services by an addiction to, a
				dependency on, or the use of alcohol, legend drugs, or controlled
				substances.
(5) "Aftercare" is that
				period of time after intensive treatment that provides the occupational
				therapist or occupational therapy assistant and the occupational therapist's or
				occupational therapy assistant's family with group or individual counseling
				sessions, discussions with other families, ongoing contact and participation in
				self-help groups and ongoing continued support of treatment program
				staff.
(6) "Support group" is a
				group of health care professionals meeting regularly to support the recovery of
				its members. The group provides a confidential setting with a trained and
				experienced health care professional facilitator in which occupational
				therapist or occupational therapy assistant may safely discuss drug diversion,
				licensure issues, return to work and other professional issues related to
				recovery.
(7) "Twelve steps groups"
				are groups such as alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, and related
				organizations based on a philosophy of anonymity, belief in a power outside of
				oneself, a peer group association, and self-help.
(8) "Random drug screens" are laboratory
				tests to detect the presence of drugs of abuse in body fluids which are
				performed at irregular intervals not known in advance by the person being
				tested.
(9) "Health care
				professional" is an individual who is licensed, certified or registered in
				Washington to engage in the delivery of health care to patients.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.59.130. 92-18-015 (Order 300B), §
					 246-847-350, filed 8/24/92, effective
					 9/24/92.