News and Announcements
Febuary 1, 2013
Ethics Required for 2013 Renewals
This is a reminder that an Ethics course is required as part of your Continuing Competence Activity for 2013 Renewals.
Rule .0802(b) states that every two (2) years all licensees
shall document completion of at least one contact hour (one
point) of an ethics course related to the practice of
occupational therapy. The one point may be included in the total
of the required point total for the renewal period.
Whether Ethics activity is required can be determined by the
year of the renewal. Ethics activity is required for
renewals occurring on odd years and not required for renewals
occurring on even years. For example: Ethics a is not required for
renewals in 2012 but are be required for renewals in
2013. It will be clearly indicated in the
Continuing
Competence section of the website if the ethics
activity is required for the current renewal period.
The ethics course must meet the requirements for continuing
competence activity found in Rules Section .0800 (Rules .0801 -
.0808). Additionally, whoever presents the course must meet the
requirements of Rule .0803(b). It may not be an in-service
offered by a co-employee who attended an ethics course.
Enter your ethics activity in the CCA category Ethics regardless
of what category of CCA it belongs. This allows the computer to
recognize it as your ethics requirement.
January 29 , 2011
Reminder about Online Access to CCA information and Therapist Profile information
Therapist are now able to update their personal, employment and supervision information online. For complete instructions on how to update this information, click on the Information Tab under the Main Menu.
Therapist are now able to manage their continuing competence activity (CCA) online. For complete instructions on how to manage this information, click on the Continuing Competence tab under the Main Menu.
January 29, 2013
Change of Board Meeting Dates
The
May and November Board meeting dates have been changed. Please see the revised schedule below. Complete information related to Board meetings can be found in the Meetings section of the website.
2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
*Monday, May 13, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
*Monday, November 11, 2013
*Please note these are updated meeting dates
October 17, 2012
The North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy will
be holding a public hearing to discuss four (4) changes
to the Rules of the Board. This hearing is
mandated by G.S. 150B-21.2(c) and will be held at
11:00am on November 12, 2012 in the large conference
room on the 13th floor of the Well Fargo Bank
building. The text of the changes is as follows:
TITLE 21 – OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 38 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Notice is hereby given in accordance with
G.S. 150B-21.2 that the NC Board of Occupational Therapy
intends to amend the rules cited as 21 NCAC 38 .0301,
.0802 and .0803.
Link to agency
website pursuant to G.S. 150B-19.1(c):
www.ncbot.org
Proposed Effective Date:
April 01, 2013
Public Hearing:
Date:
November 12, 2012
Time:
11:00 a.m.
Location:
Wells Fargo Capitol Center, 150 Fayetteville
Street, 13th Floor Conference Room, Raleigh,
NC 27601
Reason for Proposed Action:
21 NCAC 38 .0301, .0802, .0803 -
These amendments are being submitted to clarify continuing competence
activity requirements and as requested by health care
providers who do not want to wear name tags with their
last name on them.
Procedure by
which a person can object to the agency on a proposed
rule:
Any person may object to either of these proposed
rule changes by submitting a written statement to
Charles P. Wilkins at P.O. Box 2280, Raleigh, NC 27602,
postmarked on or before January 28, 2013.
Comments may be submitted to:
Charles P. Wilkins, P.O. Box 2280, Raleigh, NC 27602;
phone (919) 832-1380; fax (919) 833-1059; email
cwilkins@bws-law.com
Comment period
ends:
January 28, 2013
Procedure for
Subjecting a Proposed Rule to Legislative Review:
If an objection is not resolved prior to the
adoption of the rule, a person may also submit written
objections to the Rules Review Commission after the
adoption of the Rule. If the Rules Review Commission
receives written and signed objections after the
adoption of the Rule in accordance with G.S.
150B-21.3(b2) from 10 or more persons clearly requesting
review by the legislature and the Rules Review
Commission approves the rule, the rule will become
effective as provided in G.S. 150B-21.3(b1).
The Commission will receive written objections
until
SECTION .0300 - LICENSING
21 NCAC 38 .0301 LICENSE NUMBER: DISPLAY OF LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION BADGE
(a) Each individual who is issued a license shall be issued a license number. Should that number be retired for any reason (such as death, failure to renew the license, or any other reason) that number shall not be reissued. The license and current renewal card must be available for inspection at the licensee's principal place of business.
(b) Persons
licensed under G.S. 90-270.65 et seq. shall be required
to comply with the provisions of G.S. 90-640.
(c) A
licensed or registered person may be exempted from this
requirement either partially or completely if such
person, or such person's employer, shows to the Board
that the person's or patient's safety or some
therapeutic concern requires that an identification
badge not be worn or that only a first name be
displayed.
Authority G.S. 90-270.69(4); 90-270.73.
SECTION .0800 - CONTINUING COMPETENCE ACTIVITY
21 NCAC 38 .0802 CONTINUING COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
(a)
Effective for the renewal period July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2009 and each renewal thereafter,
licensed occupational therapists and occupational
therapy assistants applying for license renewal shall
document having earned a minimum of 15 points for
approved continuing competence activities between June 1
of the preceding licensure period and May 31 of the
current licensure period.
Documentation of each continuing competence activity
shall comply with Rule .0805.
(b)
Every two years all licensees shall document completion
of at least one contact hour of an ethics course related
to the practice of occupational therapy, which shall be
included in the total points for the year.
Each renewal period licensees shall document completion
of at least one contact hour of a qualified activity for
maintaining continuing competence related to ethics in
the practice of occupational therapy, which shall be
included in the total points for the year.
Continuing competence activities in ethics shall
be related to developing the licensee's
ability to reflect on, determine, and act on the moral
aspects of practice as required by Rule .0308.
(c) Continuing competence contact hours exceeding the total needed for renewal shall not be carried forward to the next renewal period.
(d) Continuing competence activities shall not include new employee orientation or annual training required by the employer.
(e) Licensees shall not receive credit for the same continuing competence activity more than once during a renewal period.
(f)
Licensees shall be charged a late fee of fifty dollars
($50.00) if they fail to obtain their continuing
competency activities within the appropriate time
period.
Authority G.S. 90-270.69; 90-270.75(a).
21 NCAC 38 .0803 APPROVAL OF ACTIVITIES
FOR MAINTAINING CONTINUING COMPETENCE
(a) Provided that the activities are consistent with the provisions of rules in this Section, the Board shall grant pre-approval to:
(1)
Continuing competence activities sponsored
or approved by the North Carolina
Occupational Therapy Association,
(2)
Continuing competence activities sponsored
or approved by the American Occupational
Therapy Association, Association.
(3)
Continuing competence activities sponsored by
AOTA approved providers.
(b)
A provider who wishes to obtain Board approval of
activities for maintaining continuing competence,
consistent with Rule .0804 of this Section, shall submit
to the Board, at least 90 days in advance of the
program,
planned activity, the following:
(1) course description;
(2) learning outcomes;
(3) target audience;
(4) content focus;
(5) agenda for the activity;
(6) amount of contact hours;
(7) qualifications for the presenter(s);
(8)
sample documentation for demonstrating
satisfactory completion by course participants such as
certificate of completion. completion; and
(9)
a fee of two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00)
for the review and processing of the provider's
application.
(c) Upon review of the completed application, the Board shall notify the provider as to whether or not the program has been approved.
(d) A provider of a continuing competence activity shall furnish documentation for demonstrating completion to all participants, specifying the following information:
(1) name of the participant;
(2) name of the provider;
(3) dates of the activity and completion;
(4) title and location of the activity;
(5) number of contact hours; and
(6) signature of the provider or representative.
Authority G.S. 90-27
April 25, 2012
Change of Board Meeting in May
The Monday, May 21, 2012 meeting of the NC Board of Occupational Therapy has been changed to Saturday, May 19, 2012.
This meeting will be held at 9am at theHand and Rehabilitation Specialists of NC
2701 Henry Street
Greensboro, NC 27405
New Board Members
The Board has two new members. COTA member Mr. Ron L. Taylor, OTA/L from Buncombe County and physician member Stephen Lang, M.D. from Durham County.
November 1, 2011
Online Access to CCA information and Therapist Profile information
Therapist are now able to update their personal, employment and supervision information online. For complete instructions on how to update this information, click on the Information Tab under the Main Menu.
Therapist are now able to manage their continuing competence activity (CCA) online. For complete instructions on how to manage this information, click on the Continuing Competence tab under the Main Menu.