Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2007 – License required
(a) A person may not engage in the practice of occupational therapy or hold the person out to the public in this State as being qualified to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or use in connection with the person’s name, or otherwise assume or use, any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice occupational therapy, unless the person has been licensed under this chapter.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2007
- Occupational therapist: means a person who is licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter and offers such services to the public under any title incorporating the words "occupational therapy" "occupational therapist" or any similar title or description of occupational therapy services. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2002
- Occupational therapy assistant: means a person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2002
- Occupational therapy services: includes any of the following:
- Person: means a corporation, company, association,or partnership, or an individual. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2002
- Practice of occupational therapy: means the use of goal-directed activities with individuals who are limited by physical limitations due to injury or illness, psychiatric and emotional disorders, developmental or learning disabilities, poverty and cultural differences, or the aging process, in order to maximize independence, prevent disability, and maintain health. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2002
(b) If a license to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in this State has expired or been suspended or revoked, it is unlawful for the person holding the expired, suspended, or revoked license to practice occupational therapy in this State.
(c) It is unlawful for a person or business entity, or a person’s or business entity’s employees, agents, or representatives to use in connection with the person’s or business entity’s name or business activity the words occupational therapist, occupational therapist registered, licensed occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, licensed occupational therapy assistant; the letters of OT, OT/L, OTR, OTR/L, OTA, COTA, COTA/L; or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that occupational therapy services are rendered, unless the person or business entity is licensed under this chapter.
65 Del. Laws, c. 172, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 293, § ?1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 7;