Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 148.6402. Definitions

Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose ofsections 148.6401to148.6449, the following terms have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2. Repealed byLaws 2017, 1st Sp., c. 6, art. 11, § 56, par. (b), eff. Jan. 1, 2018.

Subd. 3. Biennial licensure period. “Biennial licensure period” means the two-year period for which licensure is effective.

Subd. 4. Board. “Board” means the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice established insection 148.6449.

Subd. 5. Contact hour. “Contact hour” means an instructional session of 60 minutes, excluding coffee breaks, registration, meals without a speaker, and social activities.

Subd. 6. Credential. “Credential” means a license, permit, certification, registration, or other evidence of qualification or authorization to engage in the practice of occupational therapy issued by any authority.

Subd. 7. Credentialing examination for occupational therapist. “Credentialing examination for occupational therapist” means the examination sponsored by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for credentialing as an occupational therapist, registered.

Subd. 8. Credentialing examination for occupational therapy assistant. “Credentialing examination for occupational therapy assistant” means the examination sponsored by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for credentialing as a certified occupational therapy assistant.

Subd. 9. Delegate. “Delegate” means to transfer to an occupational therapy assistant the authority to perform selected portions of an occupational therapy evaluation or treatment plan for a specific patient.

Subd. 10. Repealed byLaws 2020, c. 79, art. 2, § 26, eff. Aug. 1, 2020.

Subd. 11. Repealed byLaws 2019, c. 50, art. 1, § 130, subd. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2019.

Subd. 12. Repealed byLaws 2019, c. 50, art. 1, § 130, subd. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2019.

Subd. 13. Licensed health care professional. “Licensed health care professional” means a person licensed in good standing in Minnesota to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, advanced practice registered nursing, or dentistry, or is a person registered as a physician assistant in Minnesota.

Subd. 14. Occupational therapist. “Occupational therapist” means an individual who meets the qualifications insections 148.6401to148.6449and is licensed by the board.

Subd. 15. Repealed byLaws 2020, c. 79, art. 2, § 26, eff. Aug. 1, 2020.

Subd. 16. Occupational therapy assistant. “Occupational therapy assistant” means an individual who meets the qualifications for an occupational therapy assistant insections 148.6401to148.6449and is licensed by the board.

Subd. 16a.Occupational therapy practitioner. “Occupational therapy practitioner” means any individual licensed as either an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant undersections 148.6401to148.6449.

Subd. 17. Repealed byLaws 2019, c. 50, art. 1, § 130, subd. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2019.

Subd. 18. Repealed byLaws 2001, c. 7, § 91.

Subd. 19. License or licensed. “License” or “licensed” means the act or status of a natural person who meets the requirements ofsections 148.6401to148.6449.

Subd. 20. Licensee. “Licensee” means a person who meets the requirements ofsections 148.6401to148.6449.

Subd. 21. Licensure by equivalency. “Licensure by equivalency” means a method of licensure described insection 148.6412by which an individual who possesses a current credential from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy may qualify for licensure.

Subd. 22. Licensure by reciprocity. “Licensure by reciprocity” means a method of licensure described insection 148.6415by which an individual who possesses a credential from another jurisdiction may qualify for Minnesota licensure.

Subd. 22a. Limited license. “Limited license” means a license issued according tosection 148.6425, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), to persons who for two years or more did not apply for a license after meeting the requirements insection 148.6408or148.6410or who allowed their license to lapse for four years or more.

Subd. 24. Repealed byLaws 2019, c. 50, art. 1, § 130, subd. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2019.

Subd. 25. Temporary licensure. “Temporary licensure” means a method of licensure described insection 148.6418, by which an individual who (1) has completed an approved or accredited education program but has not met the examination requirement; or (2) possesses a credential from another jurisdiction or the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy but who has not submitted the documentation required bysection 148.6420, subdivisions 3and4, may qualify for Minnesota licensure for a limited time period.

Subd. 26. Repealed byLaws 2019, c. 50, art. 1, § 130, subd. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2019.