2. Can an OT or OTA provide services via Telehealth?
Note: This is a general overview of Board regulations only. Refer to the full OT Act and Rules for further Board regulations. Telehealth may be used as a mode of service delivery for the provision of occupational therapy services by occupational therapy practitioners (OTs and OTAs licensed by the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners) with clients […]
1. Can I accept a referral from a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, optometrist, podiatrist, chiropractor, psychiatrist, or dentist?
Yes. According to the OT Practice Act, §454.213, an OT can accept a referral from “a physician licensed by a state board of medical examiners”; “a dentist licensed by a state board of dental examiners”; “a chiropractor licensed by a state board of chiropractic examiners”; “a podiatrist licensed by a state board of podiatric medical […]