Limitation upon occupational therapy services provided by an occupational therapy assistant and an occupational therapy aide.

1. Law
2. Utah Code
3. Occupations and Professions
4. Occupational Therapy Practice Act
5. Licensing
6. Limitation upon occupational therapy services provided by an occupational therapy assistant and an occupational therapy aide.

Affected by 63I-1-258 on 7/1/2025

Effective 5/12/2015
58-42a-305. Limitation upon occupational therapy services provided by an occupational therapy assistant and an occupational therapy aide.

• (1) An occupational therapy assistant:
  • (a) may only perform occupational therapy services under the supervision of an occupational therapist as described in Section 58-42a-306;
  • (b) may not write an individual treatment plan;
  • (c) may not approve or cosign modifications to an individual treatment plan; and
  • (d) may contribute to and maintain an individual treatment plan.

• (2) An occupational therapy aide:
  • (a) may only perform occupational therapy services under the direct supervision of an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant;
  • (b) may not write, modify, contribute, or maintain an individual treatment plan; and
  • (c) may only perform tasks that are repetitive and routine for which the aide has been trained and has demonstrated competence.

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