Occupational therapy shall not be performed by an occupational therapy assistant or by any person practicing on a provisional permit unless the occupational therapy is supervised by an occupational therapist. The board shall adopt rules defining supervision.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-12A-5, enacted by Laws 1996, ch. 55, § 5; 2005, ch. 199, § 5; 2019, ch. 5, § 3.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1996, ch. 55, § 27 repealed 61-12A-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1989, ch. 58 § 1, relating to the board of occupational therapy practice, and § 5 of that act enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1996.
Delayed repeals. — For the delayed repeal of this section, see 61-12A-24 NMSA 1978.
The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, revised the provision requiring occupational assistants or any person practicing on a provisional permit to be supervised by an occupational therapist; deleted subsection designation "A"; after "occupational therapy assistant", deleted "occupational therapy aide or technician", after "unless", deleted "such" and added "the occupational", and after "defining supervision", deleted "which definitions may include various categories such as 'close supervision', 'routine supervision' and 'general supervision'"; and deleted Subsection B.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, added Subsection B to describe an occupational therapy aide or technician.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 12A - Occupational Therapy
Section 61-12A-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-2 - Purpose. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-4 - Occupational therapy services. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-5 - Supervision; required; defined. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-6 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-7 - Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-8 - Board created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-9 - Board; powers and duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-10 - Board; administrative procedures. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-11 - Requirements for licensure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-12 - Examinations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-13 - Provisional permits. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-14 - Licensure by endorsement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-15 - License renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-16 - Display of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-17 - Inactive licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-18 - Fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-19 - Uniform Licensing Act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-20 - Fund created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-21 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-23 - Criminal Offender Employment Act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-24 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 61-12A-25 - Applicability to other health professions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)