645—206.1 (147) Definitions. For purposes of these rules, the following definitions shall apply:
“Active license” means a license that is current and has not expired.
“Board” means the board of physical and occupational therapy.
“Department” means the department of public health.
“Grace period” means the 30-day period following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be active. In order to renew a license during the grace period, a licensee is required to pay a late fee.
“Inactive license” means a license that has expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category of “inactive license” may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive, delinquent, closed, or retired.
“Licensee” means any person licensed to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in the state of Iowa.
“License expiration date” means the fifteenth day of the birth month every two years after initial licensure.
“Licensure by endorsement” means the issuance of an Iowa license to practice occupational therapy to an applicant who is or has been licensed in another state.
“Licensure examination” means the examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
“Mandatory training” means training on identifying and reporting child abuse or dependent adult abuse required of occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants who are mandatory reporters. The full requirements on mandatory reporting of child abuse and the training requirements are found in Iowa Code section 232.69. The full requirements on mandatory reporting of dependent adult abuse and the training requirements are found in Iowa Code section 235B.16.
“NBCOT” means the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
“Occupational therapist” means a person licensed under this chapter to practice occupational therapy.
“Occupational therapy assistant” means a person licensed under this chapter to assist in the practice of occupational therapy.
“Occupational therapy screening” means a brief process which is directed by an occupational therapist in order for the occupational therapist to render a decision as to whether the individual warrants further, in-depth evaluation and which includes:
	  1. 	 Assessment of the medical and social history of an individual;
	  2. 	 Observations related by that individual’s caregivers; or
	  3. 	 Observations or nonstandardized tests, or both, administered to an individual by the occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant under the direction of the occupational therapist.
Nothing in this definition shall be construed to prohibit licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants who work in preschools or school settings from providing short-term interventions, not to exceed four months, to children prior to an evaluation, in accordance with state and federal educational policy.
“On site” means:
	  1. 	 To be continuously on site and present in the department or facility where the assistive personnel are performing services;
	  2. 	 To be immediately available to assist the person being supervised in the services being performed; and
	  3. 	 To provide continued direction of appropriate aspects of each treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated to assistive personnel.
“OT” means occupational therapist.
“OTA” means occupational therapy assistant.
“Reactivate”  or “reactivation”  means the process as outlined in rule 206.18(17A,147,272C) by which an inactive license is restored to active status.
“Reciprocal license” means the issuance of an Iowa license to practice occupational therapy to an applicant who is currently licensed in another state which has a mutual agreement with the Iowa board of physical and occupational therapy to license persons who have the same or similar qualifications to those required in Iowa.
“Reinstatement” means the process as outlined in 645—11.31(272C) by which a licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who has voluntarily surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without conditions. Once the license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active status.