Section 17-6314. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AIDES

 

6314.1An occupational therapy aide may be permitted to perform the following duties:

 

(a) Under direct supervision of an occupational therapist:

 

(1) Guarding;

 

(2) Positioning;

 

(3) Holding body parts for splinting or bracing; and

 

(4) Assisting with group and community reentry activities;

 

(b) Under direct supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant:

 

(1) Transfer practice;

 

(2) Assisting in routine:

 

A) Functional activity;

 

B) Functional exercise; and

 

C) Activities of daily living (ADL) program;

 

(3) Applying assistive devices;

 

(4) Applying adaptive devices;

 

(5) Assisting the client with the use of assistive equipment; and

 

(6) Reality orientation for the confused client; and

 

(c) Under general supervision of an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant:

 

(1) Clerical;

 

(2) Secretarial;

 

(3) Housekeeping;

 

(4) Supply maintenance;

 

(5) Equipment maintenance;

 

(6) Fabrication of straps for splinting and bracing;

 

(7) Fabrication of assistive devices that are not work directly by a client;

 

(8) Routine transfers for transporting clients;

 

(9) Transporting clients; and

 

(10) Activities ancillary to group and individual activities.

 

6314.2 An occupational therapy aide shall not be permitted to do the following under any circumstance:

 

(a) Interpret care plans;

 

(b) Participate in care conferences;

 

(c) Provide any hands-on care except as specified above;

 

(d) Interpret referrals;

 

(e) Perform evaluation procedures;

 

(f) Initiate or adjust treatment programs;

 

(g) Assume responsibility for planning treatment care; or

 

(h) Document care given, including checklists or other forms of documentation.

 

 

authority

Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3133, 3142 (April 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 392 (January 17, 2014).