[§457G-2.7]  Supervision of occupational

therapy assistants; partnership with occupational therapists.  (a)  An

occupational therapy assistant may practice occupational therapy only under the

supervision of, and in partnership with, an occupational therapist who is

licensed to practice occupational therapy in the State.  The occupational

therapist shall be responsible for occupational therapy evaluation, appropriate

reassessment, treatment planning, interventions, and discharge from

occupational therapy based on standard professional guidelines.  The

supervising occupational therapist and the supervised occupational therapy

assistant shall have legal and ethical responsibility for ongoing management of

supervision, including providing, requesting, giving, or obtaining supervision.

     (b)  The supervising occupational therapist

shall:

     (1)  Determine the frequency, level, and nature of

supervision with input from the occupational therapy assistant; and

     (2)  Base the supervision determination on a variety

of factors, including the clients' required level of care, treatment plan, and

experience and pertinent skills of the occupational therapy assistant.

     (c)  The supervising occupational therapist

shall supervise the occupational therapy assistant to ensure that the

occupational therapy assistant:

     (1)  Does not initiate or alter a treatment program

without prior evaluation by and approval of the supervising occupational

therapist;

     (2)  Obtains prior approval of the supervising

occupational therapist before making adjustments to a specific treatment

procedure; and

     (3)  Does not interpret data beyond the scope of the

occupational therapy assistant's education and training. [L 2014, c 209, pt of

§2]