2010 NCOTA ConferenceWinston-Salem, NC

October 2, 2010

2010 Fall Updates

The Board is comprised of:4 OT practitioners2 Public members1 Physician member1 School-based

professional

True or False?

The Board contracts with the following law firm to provide legal advice, complaint investigation, and administration:

a. Martin & Jones, PLLCb. Broughton, Wilkins, Sugg, &

Thompson, PLLCc. Everett, Gaskins, Hancock, & Stevens,

PLLC

Multiple Choice

Comparing Roles:A - NCOTA B - NCBOT

Safeguards the public health, safety and welfare; protects the public from being harmed by unqualified persons

Comparing Roles:A - NCOTA B - NCBOT

Impacts health care, legislative, and reimbursement communities as advocates for the consumer and the profession.

Comparing Roles:A - NCOTA B - NCBOT

Advocates for OT practitioners for the purpose of the advancement of the profession.

Comparing Roles:A - NCOTA B - NCBOT

Ensures practitioners are competent and requires continuing competence activities to be completed each year.

Comparing Roles:A - NCOTA B - NCBOT

Assures the highest degree of professional care and conduct on the part of occupational therapy practitioners.

Comparing Roles:A - NCOTA B - NCBOT

Promotes professional education & communication.

The main purpose of licensure is to: a. Protect the public from harmb. Provide for OT jobs c. Ensure adequate reimbursement

for occupational therapy servicesd. Protect the OT profession’s scope

of practice

Multiple Choice

Each year the Board submits a report containing all of its official actions from the preceding year, as well as recommendations to improvement OT practice to:

a. NC General Assembly

b. NCOTA

c. Licensees

Multiple Choice

All of the following are duties of the Board except: a. Conduct investigationsb. License practitionersc. Discipline licensees who violate the

Practice Actd. Provide training and remediation for

licensees who violate the Practice Acte. Communicate disciplinary actions to

relevant state and federal authorities

Multiple Choice

This year the Board:

• Created and implemented a jurisprudence exam

• Conducted 22 investigations, 19 resulting in disciplinary actions

• Conducted 3 hearings

• Audited over 200 OT continuing competence records of licensees

True or False?

All are true of the jurisprudence exam administered by the Board except:

a. Must be successfully completed by applicants for initial licensure

b. Has been passed by over 150 practitionersc. Is based on the NCBOT Practice Act and

Rulesd. May be taken multiple times by the

practitioner to ensure a passing grade

Multiple Choice

Current occupational therapy licensees in NC:

4000

Greater – Aor Less Than - B

Increase in Practitioners in NC

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3500

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4500

2004-5 2005- 6 2006-7 2007- 8 2008-9 2009- 10

Initial Licenses Renewals

OTs and OTAs in NC

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500

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1500

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2008 2009 2010

OTs OTAs

The Board requests information from applicants such as education, practice setting, practice specialty, and race because OT practitioners are included in the annual report published by Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill.

http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/

True or False

Continuing competence is a process in which an OT or OTA develops and maintains the:• knowledge• performance skills• interpersonal abilities• critical reasoning skills, and• ethical reasoning skills necessary to perform his or her professional responsibilities.

True or False

All of the following are true of mentorship as defined in the Rules, except:

a. It is a formal agreement between mentor and mentee.

b. A signed contract must outline the objectives of the agreement between the mentor and mentee.

c. Records must be kept of all interactions, meetings, goals, and accomplishment of goals.

d. Orientation to a new practice setting as required for employment is an allowable area for mentorship.

Multiple Choice

Resources

• NCBOT www.ncbot.org• NCOTA www.ncota.org• AOTA www.aota.org• NBCOT www.nbcot.org• NC General Assembly www.ncga.state.nc.us• Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-CH

www.shepscenter.unc.edu

Contact the Board

North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy

150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900Raleigh, NC 27601Phone: (919) 832-1380Fax: (919) 833-1059E-mail: administrator@ncbot.org