The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this part
shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Accredited Educational Program--An educational
institution offering a course of study in occupational therapy that
has been accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
(2) Act--The Occupational Therapy Practice Act, Title
3, Subtitle H, Chapter 454 of the Texas Occupations Code.
(3) AOTA--American Occupational Therapy Association.
(4) Applicant--A person who applies for a license to
the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
(5) Board--The Texas Board of Occupational Therapy
Examiners (TBOTE).
(6) Client--The entity that receives occupational therapy;
also may be known as patient. Clients may be individuals (including
others involved in the individual's life who may also help or be served
indirectly such as a caregiver, teacher, parent, employer, spouse),
groups, or populations (e.g., organizations, communities).
(7) Complete Application--Application form with photograph,
license fee, jurisprudence examination with at least 70% of questions
answered correctly, and all other required documents.
(8) Complete Renewal--Contains renewal fee, renewal
form with continuing education submission form, home/work address(es),
jurisprudence examination with at least 70% of questions answered
correctly, and all other required documents.
(9) Continuing Education Committee--Reviews and makes
recommendations to the Board concerning continuing education requirements
and special consideration requests.
(10) Coordinator of Occupational Therapy Program--The
employee of the Executive Council who carries out the functions of
the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
(11) Endorsement--The process by which the Board issues
a license to a person currently licensed in another state or territory
of the United States that maintains professional standards considered
by the Board to be substantially equivalent to those set forth in
the Occupational Therapy Practice Act and who is applying for a Texas
license for the first time.
(12) Evaluation--The process of planning, obtaining,
documenting, and interpreting data necessary for intervention. This
process is focused on finding out what the client wants and needs
to do and on identifying those factors that act as supports or barriers
to performance.
(13) Examination--The Examination as provided for in §454.207
of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act (relating to License Examination).
The current Examination is the initial certification examination given
by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
(14) Executive Council--The Executive Council of Physical
Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners.
(15) Executive Director--The employee of the Executive
Council who functions as its agent. The Executive Council delegates
implementation of certain functions to the Executive Director.
(16) Intervention--The process of planning and implementing
specific strategies based on the plan of care, which includes the
client's desired outcome and evaluation data, and evidence to effect
change in the client's occupational performance leading to engagement
in occupation to support participation.
(17) Investigation Committee--Reviews and makes recommendations
to the Board concerning complaints and disciplinary actions regarding
licensees, applicants, and entities regulated by the Board.
(18) Investigator--The employee of the Executive Council
who conducts all phases of an investigation into a complaint filed
against a licensee, an applicant, or an entity regulated by the Board.
(19) Jurisprudence Examination--An examination covering
information contained in the Occupational Therapy Practice Act and
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners Rules. This test is
an open book, online examination with multiple choice and/or true-false
questions. The passing score is at least 70%.
(20) License--Document issued by the Texas Board of
Occupational Therapy Examiners that authorizes the practice of occupational
therapy in Texas.
(21) Medical Condition--A condition of acute trauma,
infection, disease process, psychiatric disorders, addictive disorders,
or post-surgical status. Synonymous with the term health care condition.
(22) NBCOT--National Board for Certification in Occupational
Therapy.
(23) Non-Licensed Personnel--OT Aide or other person
not licensed by this board who provides support services to and requires
supervision by occupational therapy practitioners.
(24) Non-Medical Condition--A condition where the ability
to perform occupational roles is impaired by developmental disabilities,
learning disabilities, the aging process, sensory impairment, psychosocial
dysfunction, or other such conditions that do not require the routine
intervention of a physician.
(25) Occupation--Activities of everyday life, named,
organized, and given value and meaning by individuals and a culture.
Occupation is everything people do to occupy themselves, including
looking after themselves, enjoying life, and contributing to the social
and economic fabric of their communities.
(26) Occupational Therapist (OT)--An individual who
holds a license to practice or represent self as an Occupational Therapist
in Texas. This definition includes an Occupational Therapist who is
designated as an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR®).
(27) Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)--An individual
who holds a license to practice or represent self as an Occupational
Therapy Assistant in Texas and who is required to be under the general
supervision of an OT. This definition includes an Occupational Therapy
Assistant who is designated as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
(COTA®).
(28) Occupational Therapy Plan of Care--A written statement
of the planned course of occupational therapy intervention for a client.
It must include goals, objectives and/or strategies, recommended frequency
and duration, and may also include methodologies and/or recommended
activities.
(29) Occupational Therapy Practice--Includes:
(A) Methods or strategies selected to direct the process
of interventions such as:
(i) Establishment, remediation, or restoration of a
skill or ability that has not yet developed or is impaired.
(ii) Compensation, modification, or adaptation of activity
or environment to enhance performance.
(iii) Maintenance and enhancement of capabilities without
which performance in everyday life activities would decline.
(iv) Health promotion and wellness to enable or enhance
performance in everyday life activities.
(v) Prevention of barriers to performance, including
disability prevention.
(B) Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily
living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), education,
work, play, leisure, and social participation, including:
(i) Client factors, including body functions (such
as neuromuscular, sensory, visual, perceptual, cognitive) and body
structures (such as cardiovascular, digestive, integumentary, genitourinary
systems).
(ii) Habits, routines, roles and behavior patterns.
(iii) Cultural, physical, environmental, social, and
spiritual contexts and activity demands that affect performance.
(iv) Performance skills, including motor, process,
and communication/interaction skills.
(C) Interventions and procedures to promote or enhance
safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental
activities of daily living (IADL), education, work, play, leisure,
and social participation, including:
(i) Therapeutic use of occupations, exercises, and
activities.
(ii) Training in self-care, self-management, home management
and community/work reintegration.
(iii) Development, remediation, or compensation of
physical, cognitive, neuromuscular, sensory functions and behavioral
skills.
(iv) Therapeutic use of self, including one's personality,
insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process.
(v) Education and training of individuals, including
family members, caregivers, and others.
(vi) Care coordination, case management and transition
services.
(vii) Consultative services to groups, programs, organizations,
or communities.
(viii) Modification of environments (home, work, school,
or community) and adaptation of processes, including the application
of ergonomic principles.
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