A student or person seeking licensure, reactivation, reinstatement, or re-licensure may practice only under the general supervision of an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant with a valid, unrestricted license in the District and in accordance with this section.
Only the following persons may practice under this section:
A supervisor of a person described in § 7316.2(b), (c), (d), or (e) shall, no less than two (2) weeks before the supervision begins, seek the authorization of the Board by providing the following information:
A person seeking to practice under supervision may begin the supervised practice after the Board has approved and authorized the practice pursuant to § 7316.3.
Supervised practice authorized for a person described in § 7316.2(c), (d), or (e) shall not exceed four (4) months.
Supervised practice authorized for a person described in § 7316.2(b) shall not exceed sixty (60) days.
A person engaged in supervised practice under this section shall identify himself or herself as a student or person practicing under supervision at all times including prior to the initiation of any practice with a client.
Any of the following events shall result in an automatic and immediate termination of the authorized supervised practice:
A person practicing under supervision in accordance with this section shall not receive any compensation of any nature, directly or indirectly, from a patient but may receive a salary or other form of compensation from his or her supervisor based on the hours of practice performed.
The supervisor shall be fully responsible for all supervised practice by the supervisee during the period of supervision and shall be subject to disciplinary action for any violation of the Act or this chapter by the supervisee.
A person authorized to practice under supervision pursuant to this section shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and this chapter. The Board may deny his or her application for a license or take any disciplinary action against him or her in accordance with Chapter 41 of this title if he or she has been found to have violated the Act or this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 17-7316