Achieving Functional Outcomes - To maximize the independence and the maintenance of health of any individual who is limited by a physical injury or illness, a cognitive impairment, a psychosocial dysfunction, a mental illness, a developmental or a learning disability, or an adverse environmental condition.

Activities of Daily Living - Functions and tasks for self-care which are performed on a daily or routine basis, including functional mobility, bathing, dressing, eating and swallowing, personal hygiene and grooming, toileting, and other similar tasks.

Assessment - The use of skilled observation or the administration and interpretation of standardized or non-standardized tests and measurements to identify areas for occupational therapy services.

Association - The Florida Occupational Therapy Association.

Board - The Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.

Electrical Stimulation Device - Any device for which a prescription is required which employs transcutaneous electric current (direct, alternating, or pulsatile) for therapeutic purposes.

Health Management - Therapeutic services designed to develop, manage, and maintain health and wellness routines, including self-management, performed with the goal of improving or maintaining health to support participation in occupations.

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - Daily or routine activities a person must perform to live independently within the home and community.

Neurofeedback Device - Any device that provides immediate feedback from a computer-based program that measures brainwave activity with the use of sound, visual and/or tactile input to cue the brain to reorganize and retrain itself.

Occupations - Meaningful and purposeful everyday activities performed and engaged in by individuals, groups, populations, families, or communities which occur in contexts and over time, such as activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, health management, rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. The term includes more specific occupations and the execution of multiple activities that are influenced by performance patterns, performance skills, and client factors, and that result in varied outcomes.

Occupational Performance - The ability to perceive, desire, recall, plan, and carry out roles, routines, tasks, and subtasks for the purpose of self-maintenance, self-preservation, productivity, leisure, and rest, for oneself or for others, in response to internal or external demands of occupations and contexts.

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

Occupational Therapy - The use of purposeful activity or interventions to achieve functional outcomes.

Occupational Therapy Services in Mental Health - Occupation-based interventions and services for individuals, groups, populations, families, or communities to improve participation in daily occupations for individuals who are experiencing, are in recovery from, or are identified as being at risk of developing mental health conditions.

Occupational Therapy Aide - A person who assists in the practice of occupational therapy, who works under the direct supervision of a licensed OT or OTA, and whose activities require a general understanding of occupational therapy pursuant to board rules.

Occupational Therapy Assistant - A person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy, who works under the supervision of an OT, and whose license is in good standing.

Person - Any individual, partnership, unincorporated organization, or corporate body, except that only an individual may be licensed.

Supervision - Responsible supervision and control, with the licensed OT providing both initial direction in developing a plan of treatment and periodic inspection of the actual implementation of the plan. Such plan of treatment shall not be altered by the supervised individual without prior consultation with, and the approval of, the supervising OT. The supervising OT need not always be physically present or on the premises when the assistant is performing services; however, except in cases of emergency, supervision shall require the availability of the supervising OT for consultation with and direction of the supervised individual.

Ultrasound Device - Any device intended to generate and emit ultrasonic radiation for therapeutic purposes at ultrasonic frequencies above 100 kilohertz (kHz).

Reference

Fla. Stat. § 468.203

Fla. Admin. Code 64B11-4.001-3