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 — Laws 1996, ch. 55, § 27 repealed 61-12A-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1989, ch. 58 § 1, relating to the board of occupational therapy practice, and § 5 of that act enacted a new section,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.
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