Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 28 - Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy
Section 201 KAR 28:010 - Definitions for 201 KAR Chapter 28
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 28:010
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 319A.010-319A.210
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 319A.070(3)(a) authorizes the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy to promulgate administrative regulations and administer the provisions of KRS Chapter 319A. This administrative regulation establishes the definitions used in 201 KAR Chapter 28.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "ACOTE" means the Accreditation Council
for Occupational Therapy Education.
(2) "Act" means the Kentucky Occupational
Therapy Practice Act as established in
KRS
319A.010 to
319A.990.
(3) "Adjunctive strategies" means methods or
interventions that support and advance a client's occupational therapy
performance used as a precursor to enable purposeful activities or
occupations.
(4) "Assistive
technology" means identification and use of assistive technologies (high and
low tech), application of universal design principles, and recommended changes
to the environment of activity to support the client's ability to engage in
occupations.
(5) "Basic activities
of daily living" means tasks or activities that are oriented toward taking care
of one's own body; those tasks that are performed daily by an individual that
pertain to and support one's self-care, mobility, and communication; and
includes the following activities:
(a) Bathing
and showering;
(b) Bowel and
bladder management;
(c)
Dressing;
(d) Swallowing, eating,
and feeding;
(e) Functional
mobility;
(f) Personal device
care;
(g) Personal hygiene and
grooming;
(h) Sexual
activity;
(i) Sleep and rest;
and
(j) Toileting and toilet
hygiene.
(6) "Board" is
defined by
KRS
319A.010(1).
(7) "Components of performance" means
activity and occupational demands, client factors, performance skills, context,
and environment.
(8) "COTA" means a
certified occupational therapy assistant.
(9) "COTA/L means a certified occupational
therapy assistant/licensed.
(10)
"Functional mobility" means moving from one (1) position or place to another
including in-bed mobility, wheelchair mobility, transportation of objects
through space, and functional ambulating transfers, driving, and community
mobility.
(11) "General
supervision" means an interactive process for collaboration on the practice of
occupational therapy which includes the review and oversight of all aspects of
the services being provided by the individual under supervision.
(12) "Instrumental activities of daily
living" means complex tasks or activities that are oriented toward interacting
with the environment and are essential to self-maintenance matters which extend
beyond personal care, including:
(a) Care of
others;
(b) Care of pets;
(c) Child rearing;
(d) Communication management;
(e) Financial management;
(f) Health management and
maintenance;
(g) Home
establishment, management, and maintenance;
(h) Meal preparation and cleanup;
(i) Safety and emergency
maintenance;
(j)
Shopping;
(k) Spiritual activities;
and
(l) Selection and supervision
of caregivers.
(13)
"NBCOT" means the National Board for Certification in Occupational
Therapy.
(14) "Occupations" means
activities, tasks or roles that individuals engage in which provide intrinsic
value and meaning for the individual, society, and culture.
(15) "OT" means occupational
therapy.
(16) "OT/L" means as
occupational therapist/licensed.
(17) "OTA/L" means an occupational therapist
assistant/licensed.
(18) "OTR"
means an occupational therapist registered.
(19) "OTR/L" means an occupational therapist
registered/licensed.
(20)
"Performance abilities" means the utilization of performance skills in the
participation of active daily life.
(21) "Performance skills" means the
observable actions of a person that have implicit functional purposes,
including motor skills, processing skills, interaction skills, and
communication skills.
(22)
"Restoration" means to restore a performance skill or ability that has been
impaired.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 319A.070(1), (3)(a)
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