CHAPTER 5.6. Occupational Therapy

Chapter 5.6 repealed and added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 697, Sec. 3.

§§ 2570–2572 · 37 sections

§ 2570 This chapter may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
§ 2570.1 The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of occupational therapy in California affects the public health, safety, and welfare and there is a…
§ 2570.2 As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Appropriate supervision of an aide” means that the responsible occupational therapist or…
§ 2570.3 (a) A person shall not practice occupational therapy or hold themselves out as an occupational therapist or as being able to practice occupational therapy, or…
§ 2570.4 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of the following persons: (a) Any person…
§ 2570.5 (a) A limited permit may be granted to any person who has completed the education and experience requirements of this chapter. (b) A person who meets the…
§ 2570.6 An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file with the board a written application…
§ 2570.7 (a) An applicant who has satisfied the requirements of Section 2570.6 may apply for examination for licensure in a manner prescribed by the board. Subject to…
§ 2570.8 For the purposes of verifying a license issued under this chapter, a person may rely on the licensure information posted on the board’s Internet Web site,…
§ 2570.9 The board shall issue a license to any applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, including the payment of the prescribed licensure or renewal fee,…
§ 2570.10 (a) Any license issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal as prescribed by the board and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The board may…
§ 2570.11 Upon a written request, the board may grant inactive status to an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is in good standing, who meets…
§ 2570.13 (a) Consistent with this section, subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 2570.2, and accepted professional standards, the board shall adopt rules necessary…
§ 2570.14 An initial applicant who has not been actively engaged in the practice of occupational therapy within the past five years shall provide to the board, in…
§ 2570.15 Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and its possessions shall be required to satisfy the…
§ 2570.16 Initial license and renewal fees shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed a ceiling of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year.…
§ 2570.17 (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee, a retired license to an occupational therapist or an occupational…
§ 2570.18 (a) A person shall not represent to the public by title, education, or background, or by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that…
§ 2570.18.5 (a) An occupational therapist shall document the occupational therapist’s evaluation, goals, treatment plan, and summary of treatment in the client record. (b)…
§ 2570.19 (a) There is hereby created a California Board of Occupational Therapy, hereafter referred to as the board. The board shall enforce and administer this…
§ 2570.19.5 Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2570.19 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
§ 2570.20 (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter, evaluate the qualifications for licensure, and may approve the…
§ 2570.21 Subject to Sections 107 and 154, the board may employ an executive officer and other officers and employees
§ 2570.22 All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Occupational Therapy Fund which is hereby created. The money…
§ 2570.23 Any person who violates Section 2570.3 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand…
§ 2570.24 If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions…
§ 2570.25 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Board of Occupational Therapy in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and…
§ 2570.26 (a) The board may, after a hearing, deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation a license, inactive license, or limited permit. (b) As used in this chapter,…
§ 2570.27 (a) The board may discipline a licensee by any or a combination of the following methods: (1) Placing the license on probation with terms and conditions. (2)…
§ 2570.28 The board may deny or discipline a licensee for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, including, but not limited to, the following: (1)…
§ 2570.29 In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this…
§ 2570.30 The board shall retain jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation, action or disciplinary proceeding against a license, or to render a decision suspending…
§ 2570.31 If a license is suspended, the holder may not practice occupational therapy during the term of suspension. Upon the expiration of the term of suspension, the…
§ 2570.32 (a) A holder of a license that has been revoked, suspended, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of a penalty,…
§ 2570.36 If a licensee has knowledge that an applicant or licensee may be in violation of, or has violated, any of the statutes or regulations administered by the…
§ 2571 (a) An occupational therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter and approved by the board in the use of physical agent modalities may apply topical medications…
§ 2572 An occupational therapy corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Sections 13401 and 13401.5 of the…