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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing
 Agency 85. Board of Medicine
 Chapter 80. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Occupational Therapists

Section 10. Definitions  

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  • Part I. General Provisions

    A. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in § 54.1-2900 of the Code of Virginia:

    "Board"

    "Occupational therapy assistant"

    "Practice of occupational therapy"

    B. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

    "ACOTE" means the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.

    "Active practice" means a minimum of 160 hours of professional practice as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant within the 24-month period immediately preceding renewal or application for licensure, if previously licensed or certified in another jurisdiction. The active practice of occupational therapy may include supervisory, administrative, educational or consultative activities or responsibilities for the delivery of such services.

    "Advisory board" means the Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy.

    "Contact hour" means 60 minutes of time spent in continued learning activity.

    "NBCOT" means the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, under which the national examination for certification is developed and implemented.

    "National examination" means the examination prescribed by NBCOT for certification as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant and approved for licensure in Virginia.

    "Occupational therapy personnel" means appropriately trained individuals who provide occupational therapy services under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR465-08-1 § 1.1, eff. January 31, 1991; amended, Volume 10, Issue 09, eff. February 23, 1994; Volume 13, Issue 17, eff. June 11, 1997; Volume 14, Issue 21, eff. August 5, 1998; Volume 16, Issue 07, eff. January 19, 2000; Volume 17, Issue 17, eff. June 6, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 01, eff. October 23, 2002; Volume 26, Issue 11, eff. March 3, 2010.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.