Montana Code 37-24-102. Purpose
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37-24-102. Purpose. The legislature declares that it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services in order to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-24-102
- Occupational therapy: means the therapeutic use of purposeful goal-directed activities and interventions to achieve functional outcomes to maximize the independence and the maintenance of health of an individual who is limited by disease or disorders, impairments, activity limitations, or participation restrictions that interfere with the individual's ability to function independently in daily life roles. See Montana Code 37-24-103
(1)safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare;
(2)protect the public from incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons;
(3)assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; and
(4)assure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of such services.