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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 12. Professional Regulations. |
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Part 12.1. Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing. |
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Chapter 12.54. State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board. |
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Article 12.54.1. Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination. |
Section 12.54.815. Supervision of non-licensed personnel.
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(a) Regardless of the practice setting, a licensed occupational therapist is solely responsible for the treatment and management of all aspects of occupational therapy care of the patient. (b) A licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may use nonlicensed personnel in the delivery of patient-related and non-patient related duties. Patient-related duties performed by non-licensed personnel are not considered the practice of occupational therapy. (c) A licensed occupational therapist shall assure the training of non-licensed personnel under the supervision of the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, and shall document that training. (d) The supervising occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall provide continual on-site supervision of non-licensed personnel who are performing patient-related duties. (e) Nothing in this section restricts the implementation by a teacher or teacher's aide of a program that meets the requirements of AS 08.84.l50(b)(6).
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08.84.010