This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-40-03

  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

1.    Services by a person licensed by the state and working within the standards and ethics of that person’s profession, if that person does not represent to the public that the person is an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.

     2.    Any person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by the United States or any agency of it, if the person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which employed.

3. Any person performing occupational therapy consultation, continuing education, inservice, or preservice training in this state, if these services are performed for no more than thirty days in a calendar year, if:

a.    The person is licensed or registered under the law of another state which has regulatory requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of this chapter; or b.    The person meets the requirements for certification as an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant, established by a national occupational therapy certifying agency approved by the board.