Rule 15-19-60-8.1.3 - DefinitionsThe following terms shall have the meaning set forth below, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.Board shall mean the Mississippi State Board of Health.2.Council shall mean the Mississippi Advisory Council in Occupational Therapy.3.License shall mean the document of licensure issued by the Board.4.Act shall mean the "Mississippi Occupational Therapy Practice Law" sections 73 24-1 et seq. of Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated.5.Examination shall mean the examination approved by the Board.6.Department shall mean the Mississippi State Department of Health.7.Occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful (goal-directed) activities and/or exercises to evaluate and treat an individual who has, or is at risk for, a disease or disorder, impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction which interferes with his ability to function independently in daily life roles and to promote health and wellness across his lifespan.8.Occupational therapy intervention includes:a. remediation or restoration of performance abilities that are limited due to impairment in biological, physiological, psychological or neurological processes;b. adaptation of task, process or the environment, or the teaching of compensatory techniques in order to enhance functional performance;c. disability prevention methods and techniques which facilitate the development or safe application of functional performance skills; ord. health promotion strategies and practices which enhance functional performance abilities.9.Occupational therapy service includes, but is not limited to: a. evaluating, developing, improving, sustaining or restoring skill in activities of daily living (ADLS), work or productive activities, including instrumental activities of daily living (IADLS), play and leisure activities;b. evaluating, developing, remediating or restoring physical, sensorimotor, cognitive or psycho social components of performance;c. designing, fabricating, applying or training in the use of assistive technology or orthotic devices, and training in the use of prosthetic devices;d. adaptation of environments and processes, including the application of ergonomic principles, to enhance functional performance and safety in daily life roles;e. application of physical agent modalities as an adjunct to or in preparation for engagement in an occupation or functional activity;f. evaluating and providing intervention in collaboration with the client, family, caregiver or other person responsible for the client;g. educating the client, family, caregiver or others in carrying out appropriate nonskilled interventions;h. consulting with groups, programs, organizations or communities to provide population-based services; ori. participation in administration, education, and research, including both clinical and academic environments.10.Occupational Therapist means a person licensed in this state to practice occupational therapy as defined in these regulations and whose license is in good standing.11.Occupational Therapy Assistant means a person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of or with the consultation of a licensed occupational therapist and whose license is in good standing.12.Occupational Therapy Aide means a person who is not licensed in the field of occupational therapy and who assists occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in the practice of occupational therapy under direct supervision. The occupational therapy aides' activities require an understanding of occupational therapy.13.Person means any individual, partnership, unincorporated organization, or corporate body, except that only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.14.Direct supervision means the daily, direct, on-site contact at all times of a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant when an occupational therapy aide assists in the delivery of patient care.15.Association shall mean the Mississippi Occupational Therapy Association.16.Dry needling shall mean a physical agent modality that aims to restore and/or optimize the neuro-muscular-skeletal systems. Dry needling involves the use and insertion of solid filiform needles for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and soft tissue dysfunction by increased blood flow, decreased banding, decreased spontaneous electrical activity, biomechanical and central nervous system changes.15 Miss. Code. R. 19-60-8.1.3
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-13