Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Chapter 30 - Occupational Therapists and Assistants
Section 435:30-1-15 - Supervision of students, new graduates, techs and aides

(A) Direct, on-site supervision will be provided by the Oklahoma licensed Occupational Therapist for the Occupational Therapy student in models of healthcare or educational systems. Supervision of the Occupational Therapy Assistant student may be provided by an Oklahoma licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant working under supervision of an Oklahoma licensed Occupational Therapist.

(B) In emerging occupational therapy models, areas of innovative community-based and social systems-based occupational therapy practice where there is no occupational therapy practitioner on site, the occupational therapy practitioner must provide a minimum of six hours of weekly supervision. Supervision must include role modeling for the student, direct observation of client interaction, meeting with the student, review of student paperwork, and availability for communication and consultation. The supervisor must be readily available during all working hours. It is understood that supervision begins with more direct supervision and gradually decreases to a minimum of six hours weekly as the student demonstrates competence. The supervisor must be cognizant of the individual student's needs and must use judgment in determining when an individual student may need more of the supervisor's time.