Title 24, Professions and Occupations

§ 2005. Records. The Division shall keep a register of all approved applications for license as an occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant, and complete records relating to meetings of the Board, examinations, rosters, changes, and additions to the Board’s rules…

§ 2006. Powers and duties. (a) The Board may do all of the following: (1) Formulate rules and regulations, with appropriate notice to those affected. Rules and regulations must be promulgated in accordance with the procedures specified in the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapte…

§ 2007. License required. (a) A person may not engage in the practice of occupational therapy or hold the person out to the public in this State as being qualified to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or use in connection with the person’s n…

§ 2008. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review. (a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board…

§ 2009. Applicability of chapter. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of the following: (1) A person registered or licensed in this State by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation …

§ 2010. Foreign-trained applicants. In addition to the requirements of § 2008 of this title, a foreign-trained applicant is eligible for licensure as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant after submitting to the Board satisfactory evidence of graduatio…

§ 2011. Reciprocity. Upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms provided by the Board, the Board shall grant a license to each applicant who presents proof of current licensure in good standing in another state, the Distric…

§ 2012. Duty to report unprofessional conduct; inability to practice. (a) A licensee has a duty to report to the Division information that the licensee reasonably believes indicates that the licensee or another licensee has engaged in or is engaging in conduct that constitute gro…

§ 2013. Fees. (a) The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter must approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the Board’s expenses and the Division’s proportional expenses in its service on behalf of the Board. (b) A separate fee may be …

§ 2014. Issuance and renewal of licenses. (a) The Board shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of and pays the fee under this chapter for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. (b) Each license must be renewed biennia…

§ 2015. Grounds for discipline. (a) A licensee is subject to disciplinary actions under § 2017 of this title if, after a hearing, the Board finds that the licensee has done any of the following: (1) Employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material deception in order to acqui…

§ 2016. Complaints. (a) The Division shall receive and investigate a complaint in accordance with § 8735 of Title 29, and the Division shall issue a final written report at the conclusion of its investigation. (b) If the Board determines that an individual is engaging in the prac…

§ 2017. Disciplinary sanctions. (a) The Board may impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that 1 or more of the conditions or violations under § 2015 of this title applies to a licensee: (1) Issue a letter of reprimand. (2) [Repealed.] (3) P…

§ 2018. Hearing procedures. (a) If a complaint alleging violation of § 2015 of this title is filed with the Board under § 8735 of Title 29, the Board shall set a time and place to conduct a hearing on the complaint. Notice of the hearing must be given and the hearing must be cond…

§ 2019. Reinstatement of a suspended license; removal from probationary status. (a) As a condition to reinstatement of a suspended license or removal from probationary status, the Board may reinstate a license if, after a hearing, the Board is satisfied that the licensee has take…

§ 2020. Penalties. (a) It is unlawful for a person who is not licensed under this chapter to any of the following: (1) Engage in the practice of occupational therapy. (2) Use in connection with that person’s name or otherwise assume or use any title or description that conveys or…

§ 2021. Treatment or examination of minors. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Adult staff member” means an individual who is 18 years or older and is acting under the direction of the licensee, the licensee’s employer, or is otherwise licensed under this chapter. (2) “Evaluation …

§ 2022. Dry needling practice; referral [Effective upon fulfillment of the contingency in 85 Del. Laws, c. 459, § 4]. (a) An occupational therapist may perform dry needling subject to the following: (1) An occupational therapist may not perform a dry needling procedure on a patie…