Chapter 1

 

General Provisions

 

 

 Section 1.  Authority. 

 

 (a) These rules are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of Occupational Therapy under the Wyoming Occupational Therapy Practice Act, Wyoming Statute § 33-40-101 et seq.

 

 Section 2.   Definitions.  As used in these rules, the following definitions shall apply:

 

 (a)  "AOTA" is the American Occupational Therapy Association.

 

 (b) "CE" means continuing education.

 

 (c) "Client" is an individual who receives occupational therapy services.

 

 (d) "Close Supervision" means weekly, direct contact at the site of work and applies only to OTs with initial skill development proficiencies or OTAs, as appropriate, for the delivery of occupational therapy services.

 

 (e) "Contact Hour" means one (1) hour engaging in continuing education. 

 

 (f) "Dry Needling" means an intervention in which an occupational therapist uses solid or hollow-core needles to treat the dysfunction of skeletal muscle and connective tissue, to minimize pain, and to improve or regulate structural or functional damage to a patient's body.

 

 (g) "Good Standing" means the individual's license, certification, or registration is not currently suspended or revoked by any state or national regulatory entity.

 

 (h) "Licensee" means any occupational therapy practitioner licensed by the Board.

 

 (i) "NBCOT" means the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

 

 (j) "OT" means Occupational Therapist.

 

 (k) "OTA" means Occupational Therapy Assistant.

 

 (l)  "Physical Agent Modalities" means techniques that produce a response in soft tissue using light, water, temperature, sound, or electricity.

 

 (m) "Routine Supervision" means direct contact at least every two weeks at the site of work, with interim supervision occurring by other methods, such as telephonic, electronic or written communication.

 

 (n) "WYOTA" means the Wyoming Occupational Therapy Association.

 

 Section 3.  Board Meetings.

 

 (a) Notice of Board meetings shall be posted on the Board website.

 

 (b) The Board shall hold a regular meeting in July of each year. All other meetings will be held in accordance with Wyoming Statute § 16-4-401 through 408.

 

 Section 4.  Change of Name and/or Address.

 

 (a) A licensee shall notify the Board of any changes in name or address in writing, within thirty (30) days of the change.

 

  (i) The Board will update the name on a license upon receipt of a copy of a legal document indicating name change (i.e. marriage certificate, divorce papers, etc.).

 

 (b) Any correspondence from the Board to the licensee required or permitted under the Act shall be mailed to the last known name and address provided to the Board by the licensee and shall be presumed proper service on the licensee.

 

 Section 5.  Duplicate License.

 

 (a) A licensee shall promptly notify the Board in writing if a license is lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

 (b) The Board shall issue a duplicate certificate to a licensee who submits a written request with the reason for requesting a duplicate certificate and fee.

 

 (c) The Board shall issue a statement verifying license status to a licensee's employer, jurisdiction or institution upon receipt of the licensee's written request and the fee. The Board shall also make this information available free of charge on the Board's website.

 

 Section 6.   Incorporation by Reference. 

 

(a)                The Board incorporates the administrative practice and procedure rules found in Chapter 2 of the Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective July 20, 2017 found at: https://rules.wyo.gov, Reference Number 270.0001.2.07202017.

 

  (i) The Board determined that incorporation of the full text of this rule would be cumbersome and inefficient given the length and nature of the rules.

 

  (ii) This incorporation by reference in subsection (a) does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified.

 

  (iii) A copy of the incorporated rule is available for public inspection or copying at the Board's office.

 

 (b) The Board incorporates the AOTA Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services as published in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy in the November/December 2014 issue     and found at occupationaltherapy.wyo.gov.

 

  (i) The Board determined that incorporation of the full text of this rule would be cumbersome and inefficient given the length and nature of the rules.

 

  (ii) This incorporation by reference in subsection (a) does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified.

 

  (iii) A copy of the incorporated rule is available for public inspection or copying at the Board's office.

 

 (c) The Board incorporates the rules found in Chapter 2 of the Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective September 6, 2016 found at: https://rules.wyo.gov under Reference Number: 006.0011.2.09062106.

 

  (i) The Board determined that incorporation of the full text of this rule would be cumbersome and inefficient given the length and nature of the rules;

 

  (ii) This incorporation by reference in subsection (a) does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified.

 

  (iii) A copy of the incorporated rule is available for public inspection or copying at the Board's office.

 

 Section 7. Record Inspection.  Record inspection shall take place under the following conditions:

 

 (a) An appointment shall be made to review the file between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Board office.

 

 (b) Record inspection shall take place in the presence of a Board member or a representative of its administrative staff.

 

 Section 8.   Correction and Amendment.  Any applicant or licensee may clarify erroneous, inaccurate, or misleading information contained within their file by submitting a written statement to the Board which shall be placed in the file.

 

 Section 9.   Requests for Roster of Licensees.  The roster shall be made available to state agencies, licensees, and any other organization upon written public records request, free of charge.