TEXT OF RULE
Section 1. OT 1.02 (17) is repealed.
Section 2. OT 3.05 (title) and (intro.) are amended to read:
OT 3.05 Failure to be registered Late renewal and reinstatement. Failure to be registered. Failure to renew a license by June 1 of an odd numbered year shall cause the license to lapse expire. A licensee who allows the license to lapse expire may apply to the board for late renewal or reinstatement of the license as follows by completing one of the following:
Section 3. OT 3.05 (1) (title) is created to read:
OT 3.05 (1) Late renewal before 5 years.
Section 4. OT 3.05 (2) is amended to read:
OT 3.05 (2) Late renewal after 5 years. If the licensee applies for renewal of the license more than 5 years after its expiration, the board shall make such inquiry as it finds necessary to determine whether the applicant is competent to practice under the license in this state, and shall impose any reasonable conditions on reinstatement the renewal of the license, including oral examination, as the board deems appropriate. All applicants under this section shall be required to pass the open book examination on statutes and rules, which is the same examination given to initial applicants. This subsection does not apply to licensees who have unmet disciplinary requirements or whose licenses have been surrendered or revoked.
Section 5. OT 3.05 (3) is created to read:
OT 3.05 (3) Reinstatement. A licensee who has unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew within 5 years of the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked, may apply to have the license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
(a) Evidence of the completion of the requirements under sub. (2).
(b) Evidence of completion of disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
(c) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting reinstatement of the license.
Section 6. OT 4.02 (2) (f) is amended to read:
OT 4.02 (2) (f) Application of physical agent modalities based on a physician order as an adjunct to or in preparation for engagement in treatment. Application is performed by an experienced therapist with demonstrated and documented evidence of theoretical background, technical skill and competence.
Section 7. OT 4.03 (2) (title) is amended to read:
OT 4.03 (2) Referrals and Orders.
Section 8. OT 4.03 (2) (a) is repealed.
Section 9. OT 4.03 (2) (b) is amended to read:
OT 4.03 (2) (b) Referrals may be accepted from advanced practice nurses, chiropractors, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, psychologists, or other health care professionals.
Section 10. OT 4.03 (2) (c), (d), and (e) are repealed.
Section 11. OT 4.03 (3) (a) is amended to read:
OT 4.03 (3) (a) The occupational therapist directs the evaluation process upon receiving an order or referral from another health care professional. An occupational therapist alone or in collaboration with the occupational therapy assistant shall prepare an occupational therapy evaluation for each individual ordered referred for occupational therapy services. The occupational therapist interprets the information gathered in the evaluation process.
Section 12. OT 4.03 (3) (f) is amended to read:
OT 4.03 (3) (f) Evaluation results shall be communicated to the ordering referring health care professional, if any, and to the appropriate persons in the facility and community.
Section 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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