Summary


In Section R156-40-102, citations to materials incorporated by reference are updated throughout, as follows: references to the January 2011 NCTRC (National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification) National Job Analysis are replaced with the new 2014 NCTRC Job Analysis, and references to the January 2014 NCTRC Certification Standards are replaced with the new January 2017 NCTRC Certification Standards. Subsections R156-40-102(2)(a) and (b) are updated to include the updated January 2017 NCTRC Certification Standards. A new Subsection R156-40-102(5) is added to define "diversional activity". A new Subsection R156-40-102(7) is added to define "initial recreational therapy treatment". Section R156-40-302f is modified to include prescribing initial recreational therapy treatment under the qualifications for consultation. In Section R156-40-302g, a minor formatting change is made. In Section R156-40-304, first, minor formatting changes are made throughout. Second, the six-hour cap on continuing education provided by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing is removed, to conform with Subsection R156-40-304(5)(a)(ii). Third, the provisions of Subsection R156-40-304(6) that allowed a licensee to request a waiver of continuing education are deleted, and the subsection now cites to Section R156-1-308d, which contains the Division's detailed continuing education waiver provisions. In Section R156-40-502, a minor formatting change is made.