Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 32 – Occupational Therapy Practice
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| Subchapter 1 | General Licensing Provisions | 2272 – 2286 |
| Subchapter 2 | Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact | 2287 – 2300 |
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 32 - Occupational Therapy Practice
- ACOTE: means the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, a nationally recognized accrediting agency for professional programs in the field of occupational therapy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- AOTA: means the American Occupational Therapy Association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Board: means the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice established under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Bonds: means bonds of the bank issued under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5903
- Certification examination: means the certification examination for an occupational therapist or the certification examination for an occupational therapy assistant, both of which are administered by NBCOT. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Department: means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Governmental unit: means any county, municipality, school administrative district, community school district, public waste disposal corporation as authorized under Title 38, section 1304?B or other quasi-municipal corporation within the State, including any corporation owned entirely by a municipality and providing water, sewer or electric service or performing other essential governmental functions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5903
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Level II fieldwork: means the experience required to prepare occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students to carry out professional responsibilities under appropriate supervision and professional role modeling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Minority: when used in reference to age shall mean under the age of 18. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Municipality: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5903NBCOT: means the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, formerly the AOTCB, or American Occupational Therapy Certification Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Notes: means any notes of the bank issued under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5903 Occupational therapist: means an individual who has passed the certification examination of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for an occupational therapist or meets the requirements of section 2279, subsection 6 and who is licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Occupational therapy: includes :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272Occupational therapy assistant: means an individual who has passed the certification examination of the NBCOT for an occupational therapy assistant or who was certified as an occupational therapy assistant prior to June 1977 and who is licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter in the State under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Occupational therapy practitioner: means an individual who is licensed as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means any individual, partnership, unincorporated organization or corporation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Supervision of OTA: means initial directions and periodic inspection of the service delivery and provision of relevant in-service training. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Supervision of temporary licensees: includes initial and periodic inspection or written assessments, written treatment plans, patient notes and periodic evaluation of performance. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.