844 Ind. Admin. Code 10-5-13
Authority: IC 25-23.5-2-5; IC 25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC 25-23.5-5-11
Sec. 13.
The supervising occupational therapist shall be reasonably available and responsible at all times for the direction and action of the person supervised when services are performed by the holder of a temporary permit issued under IC 25-23.5-5-11(a)(3). Unless the supervising occupational therapist is on the premises to provide constant supervision, the holder of the temporary permit shall meet once each working day to review all patients' treatments. This meeting must include the actual presence of the occupational therapist or the designated occupational therapist. The patient's care shall always be the responsibility of the supervising occupational therapist. Reports written by the holder of a temporary permit issued under IC 25-23.5-5-11(a)(3) for inclusion in the patient's permanent record shall be countersigned by the supervising occupational therapist who may enter any remarks, revisions, or additions as the occupational therapist deems appropriate. The occupational therapist shall countersign within seven (7) calendar days all documentation written by the holder of the temporary permit issued under IC 25-23.5-5-11(a)(3). The supervising occupational therapist shall, within fourteen (14) days, notify the committee in writing when the supervising relationship with the holder of the temporary permit has changed or been terminated. The notification to the committee shall indicate the reason for the change or termination in supervision. It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the temporary permit to notify the committee in writing of the name and license number of a new supervisor.
844 IAC 10-5-13