Active Practice - The treatment in Connecticut of one or more patients by a licensee during any given registration period.

Certificate of Completion - A document issued to a participant by a provider which certifies that said participant has successfully completed a continued competency activity.

Commissioner - The Commissioner of Public Health.

Department - The Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Face-to-Face Instruction - In-person, live instruction which a participant physically attends, either individually or as a part of a group of participants.

Licensee - An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 376a.

License Renewal Due Date - The last day of the month of July during an odd-numbered year in which licenses expire.

Home Study Program - Continued competency activities clearly related to maintaining skills necessary for the safe and competent practice of occupational therapy that require successful completion of a proficiency examination, and may include distance learning and internet-based educational programs.

Occupational Therapy - The evaluation, planning, and implementation of a program of purposeful activities to develop or maintain adaptive skills necessary to achieve the maximal physical and mental functioning of the individual in his daily pursuits.

Occupational Therapist - A person licensed to practice occupational therapy and whose license is in good standing.

Occupational Therapy Assistant - A person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy, under the supervision of or with the consultation of a licensed PT, and whose license is in good standing.

Participant - A licensee who completes a continued competency activity.

Provider - An individual health care provider or educator, organization, educational institution or other entity conducting a continued competency activity. Providers shall include but not necessarily be limited to: educational institutions accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education or its successor organization and its constituent organizations; and the Veterans Administration and Armed Forces when conducting programs at United States governmental facilities.

Reference

Conn. Gen. Stat. §376a-20-74a

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-74i-1