Standards of Practice; Discipline

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Occupational Therapy

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

64B11-4.003: Standards of Practice; Discipline

NOTICE OF CORRECTION

Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 46 No. 154, August 7, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The rule notice inadvertently listed the Purpose and Effect and the Summary as follows:

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendments will allow appropriately trained and supervised occupational therapists to use a neurofeedback device to treat patients. A “neurofeedback device” is a 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.

SUMMARY: The proposed amendments pertain to use of a neurofeedback device by an Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant.

 

The correct Purpose and Effect and the Summary for the publication of the proposed rule notice is as follows:

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendments adjust the minimum and maximum disciplinary guidelines to clarify to licensees the ranges of discipline that can be expected if a violation occurs.

SUMMARY: The proposed amendments reflect changes made to the standards of practice and disciplinary guidelines for Florida’s Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

The person to be contacted regarding this rule is: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Occupational Therapy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.