2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 270. Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants
Section 12-270-102. Legislative declaration.
[Editor's note: This article 270 is in a one-year wind-up period. For further explanation regarding the wind-up period, see the editor's note following the article heading.] (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:
Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health andwellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction;
Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, andother aspects of performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life; (c) This article 270 is necessary to:
Safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; and
Protect the public from incompetent, unethical, or unauthorized persons.
(2) The general assembly further determines that it is the purpose of this article 270 to regulate persons who are representing themselves as occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants and who are performing services that constitute occupational therapy.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1392, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-40.5-102 as it existed prior to 2019.
