1. (a) Supervision of an occupational therapist with a temporary license includes:

   1. (1) frequent communication between the supervising occupational therapist and the temporary licensee by telephone, written report or conference, including the review of progress of patients/clients assigned, plus
   2. (2) encounters twice a month where the occupational therapist directly observes the temporary licensee providing services to one or more patients/clients with face-to-face, real time interaction.

2. (b) Supervision of an occupational therapy assistant with a temporary license includes;

   1. (1) sixteen hours of supervision a month of which at least twelve hours are through telephone, written report or conference, including the review of progress of patients/clients assigned; plus
   2. (2) four or more hours of supervision a month which are face-to-face, real time supervision with the temporary licensee providing services to one or more patients/clients.
3. (c) Temporary licensees may not supervise anyone.
4. (d) All documentation completed by an individual holding a temporary license which becomes part of the patient's/client's permanent file, must be approved and co-signed by the supervising occupational therapist.
5. (e) A temporary licensee works under the supervision of a regular licensed occupational therapist, whose name and license number are on file on the board's "Supervision of a Temporary Licensee" form.
6. (f) A temporary licensee does not become a regular licensee with those privileges until the regular license is in hand.

Source Note:The provisions of this §373.2 adopted to be effective July 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 5443.