Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The supervising occupational therapist
shall determine the occupational therapy treatments the occupational therapy
assistant may perform. In making this determination, the supervising
occupational therapist shall consider the following:
(1) the clinical complexity of the
patient/client;
(2) skill level of
the occupational therapy assistant in the treatment technique; and
(3) whether continual reassessment of the
patient/client status is needed during treatment. This rule shall not preclude
the occupational therapy assistant from responding to acute changes in the
client's condition that warrant immediate action. The occupational therapy
assistant shall inform the supervising occupational therapist immediately of
the acute changes in the patient's/client's condition and the action
taken.
(b) The
supervising occupational therapist shall assume responsibility for the
following activities regardless of the setting in which the services are
provided:
(1) Interpretation of referrals or
prescriptions for occupational therapy services.
(2) Interpretation and analysis for
evaluation purposes.
(A) The occupational
therapy assistant may contribute to the evaluation process by gathering data,
administering standardized tests and reporting observations. The occupational
therapy assistant may not evaluate independently or initiate treatment before
the supervising occupational therapist performs an
assessment/evaluation.
(3) Development, interpretation,
implementation, and modifications of the treatment plan and the discharge plan.
(A) The supervising occupational therapist
shall be responsible for delegating the appropriate interventions to the
occupational therapy assistant.
(B)
The occupational therapy assistant may contribute to the preparation,
implementation and documentation of the treatment and discharge
summary.
1. New section
filed 10-26-2004; operative 11-25-2004 (Register 2004, No.
44).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
2570.13
and
2570.20,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
2570.2,
2570.3
and
2570.13,
Business and Professions Code.
