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

Affected: IC 25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5

Sec. 5. (a) The occupational therapist has full responsibility for providing occupational therapy services. Supervision of an occupational therapy assistant is a shared collaborative process. The supervising occupational therapist has the legal and ethical responsibility to provide supervision, and the occupational therapy assistant has the legal and ethical responsibility to obtain supervision.

(b) Under the supervision of an occupational therapist, an occupational therapy assistant may:

(1) contribute to the screening and evaluation process;

(2) contribute to the development of the treatment plan;

(3) contribute to the implementation of the treatment plan; and

(4) recommend the discontinuation or discharge from care or transitioning to another level of care.

(Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 10-5-5; filed Nov 14, 1991, 3:30 p.m.: 15 IR 582; 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)