Utah Code 58-40-601. Scope of practice
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(1) A master therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter may:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-40-601
- Assessment: includes :(2)(b)(i) a record review;(2)(b)(ii) the implementation of standardized and non-standardized instruments, tests, and measurements; and(2)(b)(iii) the skilled observation and interview of a person. See Utah Code 58-40-102
- Recreational therapy services: include :
(6)(b)(i) assessing a person's need for recreational therapy treatment or intervention;(6)(b)(ii) developing an individualized treatment or intervention plan that identifies goals, objectives, and treatment strategies for a person;(6)(b)(iii) implementing the individualized treatment or intervention plan;(6)(b)(iv) documenting a person's response to the individualized treatment or intervention plan, including documenting the overall outcome of the person's treatment;(6)(b)(v) regularly evaluating a person's response to the individualized treatment or intervention plan and modifying the plan when appropriate;(6)(b)(vi) in collaboration with a person, the person's family, or other team members, developing a discharge or transition plan for the person;(6)(b)(vii) serving as a resource to help a person find recreation opportunities that will promote the person's physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, emotional, or spiritual health and well-being; and(6)(b)(viii) organizing and managing recreational services according to a written plan of operation as defined by rule of the division. See Utah Code 58-40-102- therapeutic recreation: means a person-centered process that uses recreation and psychoeducational activities as intervention tools to improve the physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, emotional, or spiritual well-being of a person with an illness or a disability. See Utah Code 58-40-102
- Treatment or intervention plan: means a written record containing the information required by Section
58-40-602 , which is composed for each patient by a person licensed under this chapter as a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation specialist. See Utah Code 58-40-102(1)(a) practice recreational therapy:(1)(a)(i) as an employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;(1)(a)(ii) in private practice; or(1)(a)(iii) as a consultant; and(1)(b) supervise and train other licensees under this chapter.(2) A therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter:(2)(a) may practice recreational therapy as the employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;(2)(b) may not practice recreational therapy in private practice or as a consultant; and(2)(c) may supervise other licensees under this chapter.(3) A therapeutic recreation technician:(3)(a) may perform recreational therapy services if:(3)(a)(i) under the supervision of a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation specialist employed full-time and on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or(3)(a)(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;(3)(b) may maintain the ongoing documentation of services provided in accordance with a treatment or intervention plan if:(3)(b)(i) under the supervision of either a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation specialist employed full-time and on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or(3)(b)(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;(3)(c) may perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection58-40-102(2)(a)(i) ;(3)(d) may not perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection58-40-102(2)(a)(ii) ;(3)(e) may not prescribe or create a treatment or intervention plan; and(3)(f) may not approve or cosign a modification to a treatment or intervention plan. - Recreational therapy services: include :