Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.06.01 - RULES FOR THE LICENSURE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS
Section 24.06.01.200 - PRACTICE STANDARDS

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 24.06.01.200

Current through September 2, 2024

01. Scope of Practice. Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants must possess the education, training, and experience within their scope of practice to perform occupational therapy tasks.

02. Supervision Requirements. Supervision is the direction and review of service delivery, treatment plans, and treatment outcomes. Unless otherwise specified in this rule, in-person or synchronous interaction at least once a month is the minimum level of supervision that must be provided. Methods of supervision may include but are not limited to line-of-sight supervision with the supervisor's physical presence when services are being provided and/or in-person contact by the supervisor where services are being provided to ensure the safe and effective delivery of occupational therapy.

a. Limited Permit Holders. Limited permit holders must be supervised by an occupational therapist. This requires daily in-person contact with the supervisor at the site where service is provided.

b. Occupational Therapy Assistants. Occupational therapy assistants must be supervised by an occupational therapist at least once per month by no less than telecommunications.

c. Occupational Therapy Aides. The occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant must train the aide to perform client-related and non-client-related tasks at least once per month. Client-related tasks are routine tasks during which the aide may interact with the client but does not act as a primary service provider of occupational therapy services. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants must document all training and supervision of an aide.
i. The following factors must be present when an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant assigns a selected client-related task to the aide: The supervisor must be physically present when services are being provided to clients by the aide; the outcome of the assigned task must be predictable; the situation of the client and the environment must be stable and will not require the aide to make judgments, interpretations, or adaptations; and the routine and process of the task must have been clearly established.

Effective July 1, 2024

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