<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16c000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:64:01:01"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000000">20:64:01:01</span></a><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0"> Words defined in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0"> have the same meaning when used in this article. In addition, terms used in this article mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    (1)  "Applicant," a person applying to the board for any purpose relating to that person's licensure by the board;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    (2)  "Direct supervision," the physical presence of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in the immediate room when remediative tasks are being performed by an occupational therapy aide;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    (3).  "Supervision," the </span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">treatment of a patient by an occupational therapy assistant in the presence of an occupational therapist. For purposes of this subdivision, "presence" means in-person presence or presence by telecommunications</span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    </span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0"> 14 SDR 72, effective November 23, 1987</span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">; 48 SDR 108, effective May 4, 2022</span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    </span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-13"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-13</span></a><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">    </span><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-1"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-4"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-5"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-6"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-1"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">3, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-31-1"><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0-000002">36-31-1</span></a><span class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cC0">4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6a6104e6-a981-4090-a7cf-aff9d643a16c000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>