§ 4155. Application for Approval in Advanced Practice Areas.

In order to provide any of the advanced practice services set forth in Code section 2570.3(d), an occupational therapist shall apply to the Board and receive approval in that advanced practice area.

(a) To apply for approval, an occupational therapist shall submit to the Board an application as specified in subsections (1), (2), or (3), along with the required documentation.

(1) Applicants seeking approval in the area of Hand Therapy shall submit the Application for Advanced Practice Approval in Hand Therapy (Form APH, Rev. 10/09), hereby incorporated by reference;

(2) Applicants seeking approval in the use of physical agent modalities shall submit the Application for Advanced Practice Approval in Physical Agent Modalities (Form APP, Rev. 07/11), hereby incorporated by reference;

(3) Applicants seeking approval in the area of Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, or Intervention shall submit the Application for Advanced Practice Approval in Swallowing (Form APS, Rev. 10/09), hereby incorporated by reference;

(b) The documentation must include the following:

(1) Documented proof of attendance and completion of each course (i.e., certificate of completion or transcript).

(2) Evidence of the number of contact hours completed for each course for courses that are not Board approved.

(3) Outline or syllabus of each course for courses that are not Board approved.

(4) Information describing, in detail, the depth and breadth of the content covered (e.g., a course syllabus and the goals and objectives of the course) as it relates to the advanced practice area.

(5) Resume or credentials of each instructor for courses that are not Board approved.

(6) Verification of completion of supervised on-the-job training, clinical internship or affiliation reflecting the nature of the training and the number of hours. Such verification must be signed by the supervisor(s) under penalty of perjury.

(c) An advanced practice application not completed within six months of receipt or notification of deficiency, whichever is later, shall be deemed abandoned.

(d) An application submitted subsequent to the abandonment of a previous application shall be treated as a new application.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 3-9-2004; operative 3-9-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 11).

2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-22-2008; operative 10-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 39).

3. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsections (a)(1)-(3), amendment of subsections (b)-(b)(2), new subsection (b)(4), subsection renumbering, repealer of subsection (b)(5) and amendment of subsection (b)(6) filed 4-28-2011; operative 5-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 17).

4. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 3-19-2012; operative 4-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 12).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2570.3 and 2570.20, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2570.2 and 2570.3, Business and Professions Code.