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Scope of practice.

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Affected by 63I-1-258 on 7/1/2023

58-40-601. Scope of practice.

(1) A master therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter may:
- (a) practice recreational therapy:
  - (i) as an employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;
  - (ii) in private practice; or
  - (iii) as a consultant; and
- (b) supervise and train other licensees under this chapter.

(2) A therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter:
- (a) may practice recreational therapy as the employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;
- (b) may not practice recreational therapy in private practice or as a consultant; and
- (c) may supervise other licensees under this chapter.

(3) A therapeutic recreation technician:
- (a) may perform recreational therapy services if:
  - (i) under the supervision of a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation specialist employed full-time and on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or
  - (ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;
- (b) may maintain the ongoing documentation of services provided in accordance with a treatment or intervention plan if:
  - (i) under the supervision of either a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation specialist employed full-time and on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or
  - (ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;
- (c) may perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection 58-40-102(2)(a)(i);
- (d) may not perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection 58-40-102(2)(a)(ii);
- (e) may not prescribe or create a treatment or intervention plan; and
- (f) may not approve or cosign a modification to a treatment or intervention plan.

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