(a) An occupational therapy assistant shall work under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist. To meet this supervision requirement,
- (1) at least once every month, while the occupational therapy assistant being supervised implements a treatment plan for a patient, the occupational therapist supervising the licensed occupational therapy assistant shall be physically present, or shall be present by video or teleconference when in-person supervision is not reasonable or practicable; and
- (2) the occupational therapist supervising the occupational therapy assistant shall be available for consultation with the occupational therapy assistant being supervised, through telephone consultations, written reports, or in-person conferences.
(b) If the licensed occupational therapist agrees to supervise an occupational therapy assistant, the occupational therapist shall
- (1) determine the frequency and manner of consultations, taking into consideration the treatment settings being used, patient rehabilitation status, and the competency of the occupational therapy assistant being supervised;
- (2) fully document the supervision provided, including a record of all consultations provided, and maintain those records at the occupational therapy assistant's place of employment; and
- (3) countersign the patient treatment record each time the occupational therapist supervising the occupational therapy assistant is physically present and directly supervises or supervises by video or teleconference the treatment of a patient by the occupational therapy assistant being supervised.
(Eff. 5/21/97, Register 142; am 8/7/2021, Register 239)
Authority: AS 08.84.010, AS 08.84.030, AS 08.84.190