Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 4155 - Application for Approval in Advanced Practice Areas
In order to provide any of the advanced practice services set forth in Code section 2570.3(d), an occupational therapist shall apply to the Board and receive approval in that advanced practice area.
(a) To apply
for approval, an occupational therapist shall submit to the Board an
application as specified in subsections (1), (2), or (3), along with the
required documentation.
(1) Applicants
seeking approval in the area of Hand Therapy shall submit the Application for
Advanced Practice Approval in Hand Therapy (Form APH, Rev. 10/2022), hereby
incorporated by reference;
(2)
Applicants seeking approval in the use of physical agent modalities shall
submit the Application for Advanced Practice Approval in Physical Agent
Modalities (Form APP, Rev. 10/2022), hereby incorporated by
reference;
(3) Applicants seeking
approval in the area of Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, or Intervention
shall submit the Application for Advanced Practice Approval in Swallowing (Form
APS, Rev. 10/2022), hereby incorporated by reference;
(b) The documentation must include the
following:
(1) Documented proof of attendance
and completion of each course (i.e., certificate of completion or
transcript).
(2) Evidence of the
number of contact hours completed for each course for courses that are not
Board approved.
(3) Outline or
syllabus of each course for courses that are not Board approved.
(4) Information describing, in detail, the
depth and breadth of the content covered (e.g., a course syllabus and the goals
and objectives of the course) as it relates to the advanced practice
area.
(5) Resume or credentials of
each instructor for courses that are not Board approved.
(6) Verification of completion of supervised
on-the-job training, clinical internship or affiliation reflecting the nature
of the training and the number of hours. Such verification must be signed by
the supervisor(s) under penalty of perjury.
(c) An advanced practice application not
completed within six months of receipt or notification of deficiency, whichever
is later, shall be deemed abandoned.
(d) An application submitted subsequent to
the abandonment of a previous application shall be treated as a new
application.
Notes
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-22-2008; operative 10-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 39).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsections (a)(1)-(3), amendment of subsections (b)-(b)(2), new subsection (b)(4), subsection renumbering, repealer of subsection (b)(5) and amendment of subsection (b)(6) filed 4-28-2011; operative 5-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 17).
4. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 3-19-2012; operative 4-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 12).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending Forms APH, APP and APS (incorporated by reference) and amending subsections (a)(1)-(3) filed 10-14-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2570.3 and 2570.20, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2570.2 and 2570.3, Business and Professions Code.
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-22-2008; operative 10-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 39).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsections (a)(1)-(3), amendment of subsections (b)-(b)(2), new subsection (b)(4), subsection renumbering, repealer of subsection (b)(5) and amendment of subsection (b)(6) filed 4-28-2011; operative 5-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 17).
4. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 3-19-2012; operative 4-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 12).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending Forms APH, APP and APS (incorporated by reference) and amending subsections (a)(1)-(3) filed 10-14-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 41).
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