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.