Colorado § 12-270-109 Supervision of occupational therapy assistants and aides

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-270-109 — Supervision of occupational therapy assistants and aides

Colorado·Title 12 Professions·Art. Occupational Therapists and

(1)An occupational therapy assistant may practice only under the supervision of an occupational therapist who is licensed to practice occupational therapy in this state. The occupational therapist is responsible for occupational therapy evaluation, appropriate reassessment, treatment planning, interventions, and discharge from occupational therapy services based on standard professional guidelines. Supervision of an occupational therapy assistant by an occupational therapist is a shared responsibility. The supervising occupational therapist and the supervised occupational therapy assistant have legal and ethical responsibility for ongoing management of supervision, including providing, requesting, giving, or obtaining supervision. The supervising occupational therapist shall de

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(1)
An occupational therapy assistant may practice only under the supervision of an
occupational therapist who is licensed to practice occupational therapy in this
state. The occupational therapist is responsible for occupational therapy
evaluation, appropriate reassessment, treatment planning, interventions, and
discharge from occupational therapy services based on standard professional
guidelines. Supervision of an occupational therapy assistant by an occupational
therapist is a shared responsibility. The supervising occupational therapist and the
supervised occupational therapy assistant have legal and ethical responsibility for
ongoing management of supervision, including providing, requesting, giving, or
obtaining supervision. The supervising occupational therapist shall determine the
frequency, level, and nature of supervision with input from the occupational therapy
assistant and shall base the supervision determination on a variety of factors,
including the clients' required level of care, the treatment plan, and the experience
and pertinent skills of the occupational therapy assistant.

(2) The supervising occupational therapist shall supervise the occupational
therapy assistant in a manner that ensures that the occupational therapy assistant:

(a) Does not initiate or alter a treatment program without prior evaluation by
and approval of the supervising occupational therapist;

(b) Obtains prior approval of the supervising occupational therapist before
making adjustments to a specific treatment procedure; and

(c) Does not interpret data beyond the scope of the occupational therapy
assistant's education and training.

(3) An aide shall function only under the guidance, responsibility, and
supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. The aide
shall perform only specifically selected tasks for which the aide has been trained
and has demonstrated competence to the occupational therapist or occupational
therapy assistant. The supervising occupational therapist or occupational therapy
assistant shall supervise the aide in a manner that ensures compliance with this
subsection (3) and is subject to discipline under section 12-270-114 for failure to
properly supervise an aide.

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