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Supervisory Documentation Guidelines

Supervisory Documentation Guidelines

An Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) or Provisional Licensee (PL) must be under general supervision of a Nevada licensed Occupational Therapist.

The Supervising Occupational Therapist and the occupational therapy assistant or provisional licensee shall jointly document the required supervision.

Supervising Occupational Therapists shall:

  • Document by completion of a Verification of Employment and Supervision form, the start date and termination date of their supervision for each OTA or PL supervised.
  • Document through entry in a Supervisory Log, not less than 1 hour for each 40 hours of work performed by the OTA or PL through any of the following methods:
    • Clinical Observation
    • Direct Communication
    • Direct or joint treatment of a patient;
    • Personal supervision while providing services
    • Conversation in person or by telephone
    • Exchange of written comments
    • Review of patient records
    • Conferences or other face-to-face meetings
  • Document review of written documentation prepared by the OTA or PL by preparing a separate progress note or signing and dating the document.

Supervising Occupational Therapists Jointly With OTA or PL shall:

  • Maintain a Supervisory Log documenting the date, time, type of supervision and what was discussed.

Occupational Therapy Assistant or Provisional Licensee shall:

  • Document by submittal of a completed Verification of Employment and Supervision form, the assigned Supervising OT(s) with start date for each employment location.
  • Provide a copy of the Supervisory Log(s) to the Board upon request.
Page Updated: 6/4/2019 12:00:03 PM