N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44K-6.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:44K-6.3 - Responsibilities of a designated supervisor: occupational therapy assistant

(a) A designated supervisor shall be responsible for the close, routine, or general supervision of an occupational therapy assistant.

(b) A designated supervisor shall determine the level of supervision required of each occupational therapy assistant consistent with the condition of the client, the education, skill, and training of the occupational therapy assistant, and the nature of the tasks and activities to be performed by the occupational therapy assistant; provided, however, that a designated supervisor shall provide close supervision for any occupational therapy assistant who has been engaged in the practice of occupational therapy services for less than one year on a full-time basis.

1. For purposes of this subsection, "full-time basis" means 1,200 hours of practice. No more than 30 hours of practice shall be obtained in any one week.

(c) When providing routine or general supervision of an occupational therapy assistant, a designated supervisor may also provide interim supervision of the occupational therapy assistant through telephonic or written communications, including reports and/or conferences, between the supervisor and the occupational therapy assistant.

(d) A designated supervisor who is unavailable to provide occupational therapy assistants with either routine or general supervision as required in (a), (b), or (c) above, for two or more contact periods, shall arrange for substitute supervision by a licensed occupational therapist, who shall follow the established plan of supervision.

(e) A designated supervisor who is unable to provide occupational therapy assistants with close supervision as required in (b) above, for more than one day, shall arrange for substitute supervision by a licensed occupational therapist, who shall follow the established plan of supervision.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44K-6.3

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 769(b), effective 5/20/2019