Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-54-10 - Delegation and supervision

(a) Occupational therapy procedures delegated by an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant to an occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional shall be performed under the direct, on-site supervision of a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.

(b)

(1) "Occupational therapy technician" as used in this regulation, shall mean "occupational therapy tech" pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5419 and amendments thereto.

(2) An occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional shall mean an individual who provides support services to the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant.

(c) A task delegated to an occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional by an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall not exceed the level of training, knowledge, skill, and competence of the individual being supervised. The occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall be responsible for the acts or actions performed by the occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional functioning in a practice setting.

(d) Each occupational therapist and each occupational therapy assistant shall delegate only specific tasks to an occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional that meet all of the following conditions:

(1) The tasks are routine in nature.

(2) The treatment outcome is predictable.

(3) The task does not require judgment, interpretation, or adaptation by the occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional.

(e) The tasks that an occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional may perform shall include the following specifically selected routine tasks:

(1) Clerical, secretarial, or administrative du-ties;

(2) transportation of patients, clients, or stu-dents;

(3) preparation or setup of the treatment equipment and work area;

(4) attending to a patient's, client's, or student's needs during treatment; and

(5) maintenance or restorative services to patients, clients, or students.

(f) Any occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional may assist in the delivery of occupational therapy services. However, no occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional shall provide independent treatment or use any title or description implying that the occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional is a provider of occupational therapy services.

(g) An occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional shall not perform any of the follow-ing:

(1) Interpret referrals or prescriptions for occupational therapy services;

(2) evaluate treatment procedures;

(3) develop, plan, adjust, or modify treatment procedures;

(4) act on behalf of the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant relating to direct patient care that requires judgment or decision making; and

(5) act independently or without the supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-54-10

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-5405; implementing K.S.A. 65-5419; effective Sept. 23, 2005.