Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640A.050

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1

Section 640A.050 - "Occupational therapy" defined

"Occupational therapy" means the use of evaluations, teachings and interventions to facilitate the activities of daily living of a client in groups or on an individual basis to enable the client to participate in and perform activities of daily living in various settings, including, without limitation, at home, at school, in the workplace and in the community. The term includes:

1. Providing services for habilitation, rehabilitation and the promotion of health and wellness to a client;

2. Assisting a client in achieving the highest practicable physical, cognitive and psychosocial well-being to improve the physical and mental health of the client and the quality of life of the client;

3. Teaching a client skills for daily living;

4. Assisting a client in the development of cognitive and perceptual motor skills, and in the integration of sensory functions;

5. Assisting a client in learning to play and to use his or her leisure time constructively;

6. Assisting a client in developing functional skills necessary to be considered for employment;

7. Assessing the need for, designing, constructing and training a client in the use and application of selected orthotic devices and adaptive equipment;

8. Assessing the need for prosthetic devices for the upper body and training a client in the functional use of prosthetic devices;

9. Teaching a client crafts and exercises designed to enhance his or her ability to function normally;

10. Administering to a client manual tests of his or her muscles and range of motion, and interpreting the results of those tests;

11. Incorporating into the treatment of a client the safe and appropriate use of physical agent modalities and techniques which have been acquired through an educational program required to obtain the certification described in NRS 640A.120, or through a program of continuing education or higher education; and

12. Adapting the environment of a client to reduce the effects of handicaps.

NRS 640A.050

Added to NRS by 1991, 986; A 2013, 275; 2023, 434

Amended by 2023, Ch. 88,§5, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by 2013, Ch. 81,§2, eff. 10/1/2013.

Added to NRS by 1991, 986