Minn. Stat. § 148.6402
For the purpose of sections 148.6401 to 148.6449, the following terms have the meanings given them.
[Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 56]
"Biennial licensure period" means the two-year period for which licensure is effective.
"Board" means the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice established in section 148.6449.
"Contact hour" means an instructional session of 60 minutes, excluding coffee breaks, registration, meals without a speaker, and social activities.
"Credential" means a license, permit, certification, registration, or other evidence of qualification or authorization to engage in the practice of occupational therapy issued by any authority.
"Credentialing examination for occupational therapist" means the examination sponsored by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for credentialing as an occupational therapist, registered.
"Credentialing examination for occupational therapy assistant" means the examination sponsored by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for credentialing as a certified occupational therapy assistant.
"Delegate" means to transfer to an occupational therapy assistant the authority to perform selected portions of an occupational therapy evaluation or treatment plan for a specific patient.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2020 c 79 art 2 s 26]
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 50 art 1 s 130]
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 50 art 1 s 130]
"Licensed health care professional" means a person licensed in good standing in Minnesota to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, advanced practice registered nursing, or dentistry, or is a person registered as a physician assistant in Minnesota.
"Occupational therapist" means an individual who meets the qualifications in sections 148.6401 to 148.6449 and is licensed by the board.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2020 c 79 art 2 s 26]
"Occupational therapy assistant" means an individual who meets the qualifications for an occupational therapy assistant in sections 148.6401 to 148.6449 and is licensed by the board.
"Occupational therapy practitioner" means any individual licensed as either an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under sections 148.6401 to 148.6449.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 50 art 1 s 130]
[Repealed, 2001 c 7 s 91]
"License" or "licensed" means the act or status of a natural person who meets the requirements of sections 148.6401 to 148.6449.
"Licensee" means a person who meets the requirements of sections 148.6401 to 148.6449.
"Licensure by equivalency" means a method of licensure described in section 148.6412 by which an individual who possesses a current credential from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy may qualify for licensure.
"Licensure by reciprocity" means a method of licensure described in section 148.6415 by which an individual who possesses a credential from another jurisdiction may qualify for Minnesota licensure.
"Limited license" means a license issued according to section 148.6425, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), to persons who for two years or more did not apply for a license after meeting the requirements in section 148.6408 or 148.6410 or who allowed their license to lapse for four years or more.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 50 art 1 s 130]
"Temporary licensure" means a method of licensure described in section 148.6418, by which an individual who (1) has completed an approved or accredited education program but has not met the examination requirement; or (2) possesses a credential from another jurisdiction or the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy but who has not submitted the documentation required by section 148.6420, subdivisions 3 and 4, may qualify for Minnesota licensure for a limited time period.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 50 art 1 s 130]
Minn. Stat. § 148.6402
2000 c 361 s 2; 2001 c 7 s 35, 36; 2004 c 279 art 1 s 19; 2009 c 157 art 1s 8, 9; 2013 c 43 s 28; 2014 c 291 art 4 s 10; 2016 c 119 s 7