Section 640A.230 - Scope of services with and without referral of patient by licensed provider of health care1. An occupational therapist may practice occupational therapy on a patient for specific medical conditions if the patient has been referred to the occupational therapist by a provider of health care licensed to practice in this state.2. An occupational therapist may, without referral, provide occupational therapy services, including, without limitation, evaluation, planning and implementing a program of intervention, monitoring services and consultation for a person whose ability to perform the tasks of daily living is impaired by:(a) Developmental deficiencies;(c) Environmental deprivation;(e) Psychological or social dysfunction; or3. An occupational therapist may provide the occupational therapy services listed in subsection 2 in a nonmedical setting, including, without limitation, a residential setting, an educational setting, a vocational setting, a recreational setting, or a center that provides for the care of adults or children during the day.4. As used in this section: (a) "Consultation" includes working with providers of health care and other persons involved in the care of a patient to provide advice and services.(b) "Monitoring services" includes those services which are characterized by regular contact at least once per month to: (1) Check or regulate adaptive and positioning equipment to ensure its proper use; or(2) Assess the level of skills of a patient, including, without limitation, the adaptive skills of the patient.(c) "Specific medical conditions" includes those conditions of acute trauma, infection, disease, aging or postsurgical status where custom requires the involvement of a provider of health care.Nev. Admin. Code § 640A.230
Added to NAC by Bd. of Occupational Therapy, eff. 12-23-92; A by R083-99, 9-27-99; R210-07, 9-18-2008