In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
- (1) "Assessment" means the use of skilled observation or evaluation by administering and interpreting standardized or nonstandardized tests and measurements to identify areas for occupational therapy services.
- (2) "Board" means the Occupational Therapy Board created in Section 58-42a-201.
- (3) "Certified occupational therapy assistant" or "COTA" means a person certified as a certified occupational therapy assistant by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
(4) "Individual treatment plan" includes:
- (a) planning and directing specific exercises and programs to improve sensory integration and motor functioning at the level of performance neurologically appropriate for the individual's stage of development;
- (b) establishing a program of instruction to teach a patient in skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for the patient's independent productive, emotional, and social functioning;
- (c) analyzing, selecting, and adapting functional exercises to achieve and maintain the patient's optimal functioning in daily living tasks and to prevent further disability; and
- (d) planning and directing specific programs to evaluate and enhance perceptual, motor, and cognitive skills.
- (5) "Occupational therapist" or "OT" means a person licensed in the state to practice occupational therapy.
- (6) "Occupational therapist registered" or "OTR" means a person certified as an occupational therapist registered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
- (7) "Occupational therapy" means the use of purposeful activity or occupational therapy interventions to develop or restore the highest possible level of independence of an individual who is limited by a physical injury or illness, a dysfunctional condition, a cognitive impairment, a psychosocial dysfunction, a mental illness, a developmental or learning disability, or an adverse environmental condition.
- (8) "Occupational therapy assistant" or "OTA" means a person licensed in the state to practice occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist as set forth in Section 58-42a-306.
(9) "Occupational therapy services" include:
- (a) assessing, treating, educating, or consulting with an individual, family, or other persons;
- (b) developing, improving, or restoring an individual's daily living skills, work readiness, work performance, play skills, or leisure capacities, or enhancing an individual's educational performance skills;
- (c) developing, improving, or restoring an individual's sensory-motor, oral-motor, perceptual, or neuromuscular functioning, or the individual's range of motion;
- (d) developing, improving, or restoring the individual's emotional, motivational, cognitive, or psychosocial components of performance;
- (e) assessing the need for and recommending, developing, adapting, designing, or fabricating splints or assistive technology devices for individuals;
- (f) training individuals in the use of rehabilitative or assistive technology devices such as selected orthotic or prosthetic devices;
- (g) applying physical agent modalities as an adjunct to or in preparation for purposeful activity;
- (h) applying the use of ergonomic principles; and
- (i) adapting or modifying environments and processes to enhance or promote the functional performance, health, and wellness of individuals.
- (10) "Practice of occupational therapy" means rendering or offering to render occupational therapy services to individuals, groups, agencies, organizations, industries, or the public.
- (11) "Unprofessional conduct" is as defined in Section 58-42a-501.