1. 2010 NCOTA Conference Winston-Salem, NC October 2, 2010 2010 Fall Updates

2. The Board is comprised of: 4 OT practitioners 2 Public members 1 Physician member 1 School-based professional True or False?

3. The Board contracts with the following law firm to provide legal advice, complaint investigation, and administration: a.Martin & Jones, PLLC b.Broughton, Wilkins, Sugg, & Thompson, PLLC c.Everett, Gaskins, Hancock, & Stevens, PLLC Multiple Choice

4. Comparing Roles: A - NCOTA B - NCBOT Safeguards the public health, safety and welfare; protects the public from being harmed by unqualified persons

5. Comparing Roles: A - NCOTA B - NCBOT Impacts health care, legislative, and reimbursement communities as advocates for the consumer and the profession.

6. Comparing Roles: A - NCOTA B - NCBOT Advocates for OT practitioners for the purpose of the advancement of the profession.

7. Comparing Roles: A - NCOTA B - NCBOT Ensures practitioners are competent and requires continuing competence activities to be completed each year.

8. Comparing Roles: A - NCOTA B - NCBOT Assures the highest degree of professional care and conduct on the part of occupational therapy practitioners.

9. Comparing Roles: A - NCOTA B - NCBOT Promotes professional education & communication.

10. The main purpose of licensure is to: a.Protect the public from harm b.Provide for OT jobs c.Ensure adequate reimbursement for occupational therapy services d.Protect the OT profession’s scope of practice Multiple Choice

11. Each year the Board submits a report containing all of its official actions from the preceding year, as well as recommendations to improvement OT practice to: a. NC General Assembly b. NCOTA c. Licensees Multiple Choice

12. All of the following are duties of the Board except: a.Conduct investigations b.License practitioners c.Discipline licensees who violate the Practice Act d.Provide training and remediation for licensees who violate the Practice Act e.Communicate disciplinary actions to relevant state and federal authorities Multiple Choice

13. This year the Board: Created and implemented a jurisprudence exam Created and implemented a jurisprudence exam Conducted 22 investigations, 19 resulting in disciplinary actions Conducted 22 investigations, 19 resulting in disciplinary actions Conducted 3 hearings Conducted 3 hearings Audited over 200 OT continuing competence records of licensees Audited over 200 OT continuing competence records of licensees True or False?

14. All are true of the jurisprudence exam administered by the Board except: a.Must be successfully completed by applicants for initial licensure b.Has been passed by over 150 practitioners c.Is based on the NCBOT Practice Act and Rules d.May be taken multiple times by the practitioner to ensure a passing grade Multiple Choice

15. Current occupational therapy licensees in NC: 4000 Greater – A or Less Than - B

16. Increase in Practitioners in NC

17. OTs and OTAs in NC

18. The Board requests information from applicants such as education, practice setting, practice specialty, and race because OT practitioners are included in the annual report published by Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill. http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/ True or False

19. Continuing competence is a process in which an OT or OTA develops and maintains the: knowledge knowledge performance skills performance skills interpersonal abilities interpersonal abilities critical reasoning skills, and critical reasoning skills, and ethical reasoning skills ethical reasoning skills necessary to perform his or her professional responsibilities. True or False

20. All of the following are true of mentorship as defined in the Rules, except : a.It is a formal agreement between mentor and mentee. b.A signed contract must outline the objectives of the agreement between the mentor and mentee. c.Records must be kept of all interactions, meetings, goals, and accomplishment of goals. d.Orientation to a new practice setting as required for employment is an allowable area for mentorship. Multiple Choice

21. Resources NCBOTwww.ncbot.org NCBOTwww.ncbot.org NCOTAwww.ncota.org NCOTAwww.ncota.org AOTAwww.aota.org AOTAwww.aota.org NBCOTwww.nbcot.org NBCOTwww.nbcot.org NC General Assembly www.ncga.state.nc.us NC General Assembly www.ncga.state.nc.us Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-CH www.shepscenter.unc.edu Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-CH www.shepscenter.unc.edu

22. Contact the Board North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: (919) 832-1380 Fax: (919) 833-1059 E-mail: administrator@ncbot.org