Rehabilitation Sciences 3061A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Occupational Therapy, Titration, Dermis
30 Apr 2018
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Rehabilitation Science 3061B – Occupational Therapy
Controlled Acts
No controlled acts have been authorized to Occupational Therapists
Hoee… OTs ay oly pefo these otolled ats though delegatio fo a
regulated health care provider authorized to perform the act; Many OTs currently
participate in the performance of several of the controlled acts
OTs are in a position to receive delegation of the controlled acts
A controlled act can be delegated on a single case basis (delegated each time it is
needed; ex. Splint or a fracture setting the fracture through splinting) or on an
ongoing basis (pre-printed orders with certain criterias OTs can perform the
controlled acts as long as it is written in those criterias)
➢ 2) OTs receiving criteria to treat wound care for a patient (below
the dermis)
➢ 3) Splinting the patient (could be seen on a weekly basis)
casting
➢ 5) Simple tasks of OT: you see a patient on oxygen (in certain
settings the OTs can titrate it by moving the oxygen tube to a
portable oxygen device so that the patient can move)
➢ 7) Theapy of ultasoud does ot euie a physiia’s efeal; if
you’e usig it as a diagosti poess, it eeds a physiia’s
referral
Medical Directives
- Identifies a specific treatment or range of treatments
- Identifies specific conditions that must be met
- Identifies specific circumstances that must exist before the directive is implemented
- Reviewed at least every 2 years
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