Bill Text: IN SB0225 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Occupational therapist changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services [SB0225 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0225-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 25-23.5.
Synopsis: Occupational therapist changes. Revises the definition of
"practice of occupational therapy". Adds a definition of "occupational
therapy services". Requires occupational therapy assistants to be
licensed (instead of either licensed or certified as currently required).
Removes provisions concerning occupational therapy aides.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
professions and occupations.
(1) The practice of occupational therapy by an individual who is practicing occupational therapy as part of a supervised course of study in an educational program approved by the board.
(2) The practice of occupational therapy by an occupational therapy assistant who is:
(A)
(B) acting under the supervision of an occupational therapist.
SECTION 61, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 5. "Practice of occupational therapy" means the
functional assessment of learning and performance skills and the
analysis, selection, and adaptation of exercises or equipment for a
person whose abilities to perform the requirements of daily living are
threatened or impaired by physical injury or disease, mental illness, a
developmental deficit, the aging process, or a learning disability. The
term consists primarily of the following functions:
(1) Planning and directing exercises and programs to improve
sensory-integration and motor functioning at a level of
performance neurologically appropriate for a person's stage of
development.
(2) Analyzing, selecting, and adapting functional exercises to
achieve and maintain a person's optimal functioning in daily
living tasks and to prevent further disability.
therapeutic use of everyday life occupations and occupational
therapy services to:
(1) aid individuals or groups to participate in meaningful roles
and situations in the home, school, workplace, community, or
other settings;
(2) promote health and wellness through research and
practice; and
(3) serve individuals or groups who have or are at risk for
developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition,
impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation
restriction.
The practice of occupational therapy addresses the physical,
cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of performance
in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life
activities that affect a person's health, well-being, and quality of
life throughout the person's life span.
(1) Establish, remediate, or restore a skill or ability that is impaired or not yet developed.
(2) Compensate, modify, or adapt a person or an activity or
environment of a person.
(3) Evaluate factors that affect daily living activities,
instrumental activities of daily living, and other activities
relating to work, play, leisure, education, and social
participation. These factors include body functions, body
structure, habits, routines, role performance, behavior
patterns, sensory motor skills, cognitive skills, communication
and interaction skills, and cultural, physical, psychosocial,
spiritual, developmental, environmental, and socioeconomic
contexts and activities that affect performance.
(4) Interventions and procedures, including the following:
(A) Task analysis and therapeutic use of occupations,
exercises, and activities.
(B) Training in self-care, self-management, home
management, and community or work reintegration.
(C) Development remediation, or compensation of client
factors, including body functions and body structure.
(D) Education and training.
(E) Care coordination, case management, transition, and
consultative services.
(F) Modification of environments and adaptation
processes, including the application of ergonomic and
safety principles.
(G) Assessment, design, fabrication, application, fitting,
and training in assistive technology, adaptive devices, and
orthotic devices, and training in the use of prosthetic
devices.
(H) Assessment, recommendation, and training in
techniques to enhance safety, functional mobility, and
community mobility, including wheelchair management
and mobility.
(I) Management of feeding, eating, and swallowing.
(J) Application of physical agent modalities and use of a
range of specific therapeutic procedures, including
techniques to enhance sensory-motor, perceptual, and
cognitive processing, manual therapy techniques, and
adjunctive and preparatory activities.
(1) consider the qualifications of persons who apply for licenses under this article;
(2) provide for examinations required under this article;
(3) license qualified persons;
(4) propose rules to the board concerning the:
(A) competent practice of occupational therapy;
(B) continuing competency requirement for the renewal of a license for an occupational therapist and
(C) administration of this article; and
(5) recommend to the board the amounts of fees required under this article.
(1) the competent practice of occupational therapy;
(2) the renewal of licenses
(3) standards for the administration of this article.
(b) After considering the committee's recommendations for fees, the board shall establish fees under IC 25-1-8-2.
(1) practice as an occupational therapist;
(2) practice as an occupational therapy assistant;
(3) use the title "occupational therapist";
(4) use the title "occupational therapy assistant"; or
(5) engage in the practice of occupational therapy;
unless the person is licensed
