Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-40 - Recreational Therapy Practice Act Rule
Section R156-40-302a - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-40-302a
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
In accordance with Section 58-40-302, the educational requirements for licensure include:
(1) An MTRS applicant shall:
(a) complete an approved graduate degree as
defined in
R156-40-102(1);
(b) have a current NCTRC certification as a
CTRS or a current license as a TRS; and
(c) document completion of the education and
4000 hours of paid experience while nationally certified as a CTRS or licensed
as a TRS.
(2) A TRS applicant shall:
(a) have a current NCTRC
certification as a CTRS; and
(b)
document completion of the education and practicum requirements for licensure
as a TRS on an official university transcript.
(3) A TRT applicant shall:
(a) have an approved educational course in
therapeutic recreation taught by an MTRS, as required by Subsection
58-40-302(4)(b)(i),
which shall consist of 90 hours of structured education under the instruction
and direction of a licensed MTRS, or if completed out of state, under the
direction of a nationally certified CTRS, which includes:
(i) theories and concepts of recreational
therapy;
(ii) the therapeutic
recreation process;
(iii)
characteristics of illness and disability and their effects on
leisure;
(iv) medical and
psychiatric terminology including psychiatric, pharmacology, gerontology, and
abbreviations;
(v)
ethics;
(vi) role and function of
other health and human service professionals, including: agencies, medical
specialists and allied health professionals; and
(vii) health and safety; and
(b) complete a two-hour
pre-licensure course, as required by Subsection
58-40-302(4)(e),
which shall meet the requirements of this Subsection.
(i) The course provider shall be one of the
following:
(A) a recognized accredited college
or university;
(B) a county, state,
or federal agency; or
(C) a
professional association, society or organization representing a licensed
profession.
(ii) The
content of the course shall be relevant to recreational therapy and include one
or more of the following subject areas:
(A)
suicide concepts and facts;
(B)
suicide risk assessment, crisis intervention, and first aid;
(C) evidence-based intervention for suicide
risk;
(D) continuity of care and
follow-up services for suicide risk; or
(E) therapeutic alliances for intervention in
suicide risk.
(iii) Each
hour of education shall consist of 50 minutes of education in the form of
classroom lectures and discussion, workshops, webinars, online self-paced
modules, case study review, or simulations.
(iv) A course provider shall document and
verify attendance and completion.
(v) An applicant for licensure is responsible
for submitting evidence of course completion to the Division as a prerequisite
for licensure.
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