148B.1 Title and purpose. 1. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Occupational Therapy Practice Act”. 2. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare. [C81, §148B.1] 2021 Acts, ch […]
148B.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Board” means the board of physical and occupational therapy created under chapter 147. 2. “Occupational therapist” means a person licensed under this chapter to practice occupational therapy. 3. “Occupational therapy” means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to […]
148B.3 Persons and practices not affected. This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services or activities of any of the following: 1. A person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed. 2. A person employed as an occupational therapist […]
148B.3A Referral. Occupational therapy may be provided by an occupational therapist without referral from a physician, podiatric physician, dentist, or chiropractor, except that a hospital may require that occupational therapy provided in the hospital be performed only following prior review by and authorization of the performance of the occupational therapy by a member of the […]
148B.4 Limited permit. 1. A limited permit to practice occupational therapy may be granted to a person who has completed the academic and field work requirements for occupational therapists under this chapter and has not yet taken or received the results of the entry-level certification examination. A permit granted pursuant to this subsection shall be […]
148B.5 Requirements for licensure. An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant must file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant meets the following requirements: 1. Successful completion of the academic requirements of an educational […]
148B.6 Waiver of examination requirement. The board may waive the examination and grant a license: 1. To a person certified prior to January 1, 1981, as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.) or a certified occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) by the American occupational therapy association. 2. To an applicant who presents proof of current licensure as […]
148B.7 Board of physical and occupational therapy — powers and duties. The board shall adopt rules relating to professional conduct to carry out the policy of this chapter, including but not limited to rules relating to professional licensing and to the establishment of ethical standards of practice for persons holding a license to practice occupational […]
148B.8 Unlawful practice. 1. A person shall not practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice of occupational therapy, provide occupational therapy services, hold oneself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice of occupational therapy, or provide occupational therapy services […]
148B.9 False use of titles prohibited. A person or business entity, including the employees, agents, or representatives of the business entity, shall not use in connection with that person or business entity’s business activity, the words “occupational therapy”, “occupational therapist”, “licensed occupational therapist”, “doctor of occupational therapy”, “occupational therapy assistant”, “licensed occupational therapy assistant”, or […]
