State Supervision Requirements for Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants

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The occupational therapy field in the United States has an amazing certification organization called the NBCOT - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. I was on their website today because they are having a slogan contest, and I wanted to see if they had posted info on it there. While I was surfing their site, I came across some really great info I want to share with you. It will come in very handy if you have questions about supervision of OT assistants, especially in remote areas.

NBCOT has provided a one-stop reference to all the state practice acts regarding supervision, which is titled,

An Overview of State Regulatory Supervision Requirements for Occupational Therapy Assistants

It is available through the following link:

 http://www.nbcot.org/pdf/statutes_and_regulations.pdf

How helpful! Thank you, NBCOT!

PS - I copied today's  email about the slogan contest in case you did not receive it:

OTR/COTA Pride Slogan Contest Announcement:

Occupational therapists across the nation tell us how much they value their NBCOT certification and the value it creates for the profession.  We want to capture that value in a new slogan and invite you, our OTRs and COTAs, to share your ideas.  

The Contest

Submitting one or more slogan entries that capture the pride and value of being OTR/COTA certified by NBCOT in seven words or less! 

The Prizes

Grand Prize: A new Apple iPad 2 - 16 GB Wi-Fi model 

Second Prize: iPod Touch - 16 GB model 

Third & Forth Prize: iPod Shuffle

When

NBCOT will accept entries until September 6, 2013.  Winners will be announced October 30, 2013.  

How to Enter

Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OTRCOTAslogan to submit your slogan entry(s). 

Official Rules

All entries will become the property of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.  No purchase is necessary to participate.  Contestants must be 18 or older.  The contest runs between August 20, 2013 and September 6, 2013. Winning entries will be selected by a panel of judges and winners will be notified by email.  Winners will be required to sign a release and affidavit of eligibility.  Odds are determined by the number of entries.  The approximate retail price of the prizes does not exceed $5,000.  Void where prohibited by law