Section Occ 406.01 - Definitions In Occ 406 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)" means the national professional association of occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and students of occupational therapy, organized with the purpose to advance the quality, availability, use, and support of occupational therapy through standard-setting, advocacy, education, and research on behalf of its members and the public.(b) "Certification in Hand Therapy (CHT)" means a certification issued by the hand therapy certification commission, a non-profit corporation which sponsors a credentialing program for occupational therapists and physical therapists who specialize in upper-extremity rehabilitation.(c) "Contact hour" means a unit of measure of continuing professional education or professional activity.(d) "Continuing professional education or professional activity" means structured courses, activities and experiences beyond entry-level professional preparation that are designed to provide advanced or enhanced knowledge in the field of occupational therapy.(e) "Distance-learning" means electronic participation in continuing competence activities described in Occ 406.02(d) so long as the participation can be proven with the appropriate document described in Occ 406.(f) "Level II fieldwork student" means a student who is in the clinical component of his or her academic program and is provided with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with the application of therapeutic skills in a supervised practice setting.(g) "Maintenance of continuing competence" means using a dynamic multidimensional process to develop and maintain for the purpose of performing professional responsibilities the following abilities:(3) Interpersonal abilities;(4) Critical reasoning; and(h) "Certification in neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT)" means a certification issued by the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association, a non-profit corporation which sponsors certification courses for occupational therapists and physical therapists who specialize in neurodevelopmental treatment.(i) "Universal precaution education" means didactic education addressing infectious diseases, including but not limited to, HIV and hepatitis B, and addressing the precautions to be taken when such diseases are present in clients.N.H. Admin. Code § Occ 406.01
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 32, Filed August 13, 2015, Proposed by #10902, Effective 7/29/2015, Expires7/29/2025.Amended by Volume XLII Number 32, Filed August 11, 2022, Proposed by #13417, Effective 7/26/2022, Expires 7/26/2032 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Occ 400)