Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) The Board may reprimand or place on
probation any holder of an Occupational Therapist License or Occupational
Therapy Assistant License or revoke or suspend any license issued to an
Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant who is found in
violation of the Act. Violations include but shall not be limited to the
following:
(1) Conviction of a felony crime
that substantially relates to the occupation of occupational therapy or poses a
reasonable threat to public safety.
(2) Dishonorable or immoral conduct that is
likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
(3) Aiding, abetting or assisting any other
person to violate or circumvent any law, rule or regulation intended to guide
the conduct of a occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
(4) Procuring, aiding or abetting
a criminal operation.
(5)
Participation in fraud, abuse and/or violation of state or federal laws.
(6) Fraudulent billing practices
and/or violation of Medicare and Medicaid laws or abusive billing practices.
(7) Improper management of medical
records, inaccurate recording, falsifying or altering of patient records.
(8) Falsely manipulating patient's
records or forging a prescription for medication/drugs, or presenting a forged
prescription.
(9) Habitual
intemperance or the habitual use of habit-forming drugs.
(10) Habitual intemperance or addicted use of
any drug, chemical or substance that could result in behavior that interferes
with the practice of occupational therapy and the responsibilities of the
licensee.
(11) Unauthorized
possession or use of illegal or controlled substances or pharmacological agents
without lawful authority or prescription by an authorized and licensed
independent practitioner of the State of Oklahoma.
(12) Engaging in physical conduct with a
patient that is sexual in nature, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive
or sexually demeaning to a patient.
(13) While engaged in the care of a patient,
engaging in conduct with a patient, patient family member, or significant other
that is seductive or sexually demeaning/exploitive in nature.
(14) Verbally or physically abusing patients.
(15) Discriminating in the
rendering of patient care.
(16)
Leaving a patient care assignment without properly advising the appropriate
personnel.
(17) Violating the
confidentiality of information or knowledge concerning a patient.
(18) Any conduct which potentially or
actually jeopardizes a patient's life, health or safety.
(19) Negligence while in practice of
occupational therapy or violating the "Standards of Ethics and Professional
Conduct" adopted by the Board.
(20) Being judged mentally incompetent by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
(21) Failing to timely make application for
license renewal.
(22) Falsifying
documents submitted to the Occupational Therapy Committee or the Oklahoma State
Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
(23) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a
license, certificate or documents of any form as an occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant by fraud or deception.
(24) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
national occupational therapy examination or skills assessment tests.
(25) Failure to report through
proper channels the unsafe, unethical or illegal practice of any person who is
providing care.
(26) Failure to
furnish to the Board, its investigators or representatives, information
lawfully requested by the Board.
(27) Failure to cooperate with a lawful
investigation conducted by the Board.
(28) Violation of any provision(s) of the
Occupational Therapy Practice Act or the rules and regulations of the board or
of an action, stipulation, agreement or order of the Board.
(29) Failure to report to the Board any
adverse action taken against him or her by another licensing jurisdiction
(United States or foreign), by any governmental agency, by any law enforcement
agency, or by an court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that
would constitute grounds for action as defined in this section.
(b) An occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant who knowingly allows or participates with
individual(s) who are in violation of the above will be prohibited from
supervising other occupational therapy practitioners for so long as the Board
deems appropriate, and may themselves be subject to disciplinary action
pursuant to their conduct.
(c) All
Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants are responsible for
maintaining and promoting the ethical practice of occupational therapy.
Occupational therapy personnel shall act in the best interest of the
patient/client at every level of practice. This Code of Ethics modeled in
principal and the spirit of the Code of Ethics of the American Occupational
Therapy Association, sets forth principles for the ethical practice of
occupational therapy for occupational therapy personnel. This Code of Ethics
shall be binding on all Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy
Assistants. All Occupational Therapy Personnel shall:
(1) Demonstrate a concern for the well-being
of the recipients of their services. (Beneficence).
(2) Take reasonable precautions to avoid
imposing or inflicting harm upon the recipient of services or to his/her
property. (Nonmaleficence).
(3)
Respect the recipient and/or their surrogate(s) as well as the recipient's
rights. (Autonomy, privacy, confidentiality).
(4) Achieve and continually maintain high
standards of competence. (Duties)
(5) Comply with laws and policies guiding the
profession of occupational therapy. Justice).
(6) Provide accurate information about
occupational therapy services. (Veracity)
(7) Treat colleagues and other professionals
with fairness, discretion and integrity.