Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Imposition of a civil penalty does not
preclude disciplinary sanction against the occupational
therapist's/occupational therapy assistant's license. Disciplinary sanction
against the occupational therapist's/occupational assistant/s license does not
preclude imposing a civil penalty. Criminal conviction does not preclude
imposition of a civil penalty for the same offense.
(2) The civil penalty shall be payable to the
Board by credit card, cashier's check or money order.
(3) Civil penalties shall be imposed
according the following schedule in the absence of a finding of aggravating or
mitigating circumstances (per OAR 339-010-0022):
(a) Practicing or assisting in occupational
therapy practice as defined in ORS
675.220(1)
and
675.222 without a current Oregon license or limited permit due to nonpayment of fees,
$250 per month.
(b) Practicing or
assisting in occupational therapy practice as defined in ORS
675.220(1)
and
675.222 without a current Oregon license or limited permit, not related to nonpayment
of fee, $1,000;
(c) Unprofessional
conduct by a licensee or limited permittee, $1,000;
(d) Violation of ORS
675.210 to
675.340 or
any rule of the Board unless otherwise provided in this schedule,
$1,000;
(e) Gross negligence in the
practice of occupational therapy, $1,000;
(f) Knowingly employing an individual to
practice occupational therapy when the individual does not have a current,
valid Oregon license or permit, $1,000;
(g) Knowingly making a false statement to the
Board, $1,000;
(h) Practicing
occupational therapy outside the scope for which the license or permit is
issued, $1,000;
(i) Obtaining or
attempting to obtain a license or permit or a renewal of a license or permit by
bribery or misrepresentation, $1,000;
(j) Purporting to be a licensee or permittee
when the person does not hold a valid license or permit, $1,000;
(k) Practicing occupational therapy under a
false or assumed name, $500;
(l)
Conviction of a crime where such crime bears a demonstrable relationship to the
practice of occupational therapy, $1,000;
(m) Undertaking to act as an occupational
therapy assistant independently of the supervision of an occupational therapist
licensed by the Oregon Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, $500.
(4) The Board shall report to the
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy all cases of
disciplined licensees.
