Authority: IC 25-23.5-2-5; IC 25-23.5-2-6

Affected: IC 25-23.5-5-11

Sec. 13. (a) The supervising occupational therapist shall be reasonably available and responsible at all times for the direction and action of the person supervised when services are performed by the holder of a temporary permit issued under IC 25-23.5-5-11(a)(3). Unless the supervising occupational therapist is on the premises to provide constant supervision, the holder of the temporary permit shall meet once each working day to review all patients' treatments with the supervising occupational therapist. This meeting may include the virtual presence of the supervising occupational therapist. At least twenty percent (20%) of the meetings with the supervising or delegate occupational therapist must be in person. The patient's care shall always be the responsibility of the supervising occupational therapist. Reports written by the holder of a temporary permit issued under IC 25-23.5-5-11(a)(3) for inclusion in the patient's permanent record must be countersigned by the supervising occupational therapist, who may enter any remarks, revisions, or additions as the supervising occupational therapist deems appropriate. The supervising occupational therapist shall countersign within five (5) calendar days all documentation written by the holder of the temporary permit issued under IC 25-23.5-5-11(a)(3).

(b) The supervising occupational therapist shall, within five (5) calendar days, notify the committee in writing when the supervising relationship with the holder of the temporary permit has changed or been terminated. The notification to the committee must indicate the reason for the change or termination in supervision. Within five (5) calendar days of a change or termination of a supervising relationship, the holder of the temporary permit shall notify the committee in writing of the name and license number of a new supervising occupational therapist.

(Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 10-5-13; filed Apr 22, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 2076; readopted filed Nov 9, 2001, 3:16 p.m.: 25 IR 1325; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:34 p.m.: 20071031-IR-844070053RFA; filed Mar 24, 2009, 11:38 a.m.: 20090422-IR-844080418FRA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-844130307RFA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2019, 9:11 a.m.: 20191211-IR-844190074RFA; readopted filed Feb 27, 2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR-844230772RFA; filed Jan 12, 2026, 3:50 p.m.: 20260211-IR-844250329FRA)