Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 13-5-2 - DefinitionsAs used in this rule:
2.1. "ACOTE" means the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.2.2. "Advanced Practice" means treatment techniques or arenas which require education and training obtained subsequent to the qualifying degree program or beyond current ACOTE standards for the qualifying degree program.2.3. "Board" or "WVBOT" means the West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy. 2.4 "Deep thermal agent modalities" means therapeutic ultrasound, phonophoresis, and diathermy.2.5. "Electrotherapeutic agent modalities" means neuromuscular electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and iontophoresis.2.6. "General Supervision" means initial direction and periodic inspection of the activities of a licensed occupational therapist assistant by the supervising licensed occupational therapist, but does not necessarily require constant physical presence on the premises while the activities are performed.2.7. "Mechanical modalities" means the therapeutic application of various forms of mechanical energy to the body, including traction and intermittent pneumatic compression (does not include spinal traction).2.8. "Modality" means the employment of or the method of employment of a therapeutic agent.2.9. "Physical Agent Modality (PAM)" means those modalities that produce a response in soft tissue through the use of light, water, temperature, sound, or electricity, and are used as an adjunct to or in preparation for purposeful activity. 2.10. "Superficial physical agent modality" means hot packs, cold packs, ice, fluidotherapy, paraffin, water, and other commercially available superficial heating and cooling devices.2.11. "Occupational Therapist" means a person licensed to practice occupational therapy and whose license is in good standing.2.12. "Occupational Therapy Assistant" means a person licensed by the Board under the provisions of W. Va. Code §30-28 to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the general supervision of an occupational therapist.