Practice Act and Rules of the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy

The North Carolina Occupational Therapy Practice Act and the Rules of the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy may be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format.

Scope of Practice:

Occupational therapy is a health care profession providing evaluation, treatment and consultation to help individuals achieve a maximum level of independence by developing skills and abilities interfered with by disease, emotional disorder, physical injury, the aging process, or impaired development. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants use purposeful activities and specially designed orthotic and prosthetic devices to reduce specific impairments and to help individuals achieve independence at home and in the workplace.