Or. Admin. Code § 848-040-0100 - Definitions
As used in this Division:
(1) "Authentication" means the process by
which the licensee reviews and validates the accuracy of the record entry. By
authenticating a record entry, the licensee certifies that the services
described were performed by the authenticating licensee or performed by a
person under that licensee's supervision.
(2) "IDEA" means Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act.
(3) "IEP" means an Individualized Education
Plan developed for a child/student qualified under the IDEA program.
(4) "IFSP" means an Individualized Family
Services Plan developed for a child qualified under the IDEA Early Intervention
Program.
(5) "Licensee" means a
physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant and includes a temporary
permit holder and an Oregon Compact Privilege holder.
(6) "Patient" means one who seeks and
receives physical therapy services. For purposes of these rules, patient may
include a person receiving services in a home, by telehealth or clinical
setting, a student in a school setting, a child receiving early intervention
services, a resident of a care facility, or an animal.
(7) "Permanent Record" means the final
version of the record of each evaluation, reassessment or treatment provided to
a patient which becomes part of the patient's medical record.
(8) "Physical therapy intervention" means a
treatment or procedure and includes but is not limited to: therapeutic
exercise; gait and locomotion training; neuromuscular reeducation; manual
therapy techniques (including manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction,
connective tissue and therapeutic massage, mobilization/manipulation of soft
tissue or spinal or peripheral joints, and passive range of motion); functional
training related to physical movement and mobility in self-care and home
management (including activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental
activities of daily living (IADL)); functional training related to physical
movement and mobility in work (job/school/play), community, and leisure
integration or reintegration (including IADL, work hardening, and work
conditioning); prescription, application, and, as appropriate, fabrication of
devices and equipment (assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective, or
supportive); airway clearance techniques; integumentary repair and protective
techniques; electrotherapeutic modalities; physical agents and mechanical
modalities; and patient related instruction and education.
(9) "Plan of care" means a written course of
physical therapy treatment established by a physical therapist following an
initial evaluation which integrates the evaluation data collected to determine
the degree to which physical therapy interventions are likely to achieve
anticipated goals and expected outcomes.
(10) "Record" means a written or electronic
account of the detailed information gathered from each evaluation,
reassessment, and the treatment provided to a patient. This documentation may
be used to create the separate, permanent record, or it may serve as the
permanent record.
(11) "Student"
means a child ages 3 to 21 who are enrolled in an educational institution and
who qualifies for services under IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act,
or other designated plan of care, or child ages 0-2 who qualifies under the
IDEA Early Intervention Program.
(12) "Student PT or Student PTA" means a
person enrolled in a CAPTE accredited physical therapist or physical therapist
assistant program and who is providing patient care as part of the required
clinical education.
(13)
"Telehealth service" means a physical therapy intervention, including
assessment or consultation, that can be safely and effectively provided using
synchronous two-way interactive video conferencing, or asynchronous video
communication, in accordance with generally accepted healthcare practices and
standards. For purposes of these rules, "telehealth service" also means, or may
be referred to, as "telepractice, teletherapy, or telerehab."
(14) "Domiciled" a person is domiciled in
this state if the person's place of abode is in the state and the person
intends to remain in the state or, if absent, to return to it.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 688.160 & ORS 688.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 688.160, 688.010 & 688.210
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