The American Occupational Therapy Association informed the California Board of Occupational Therapy on March 7 that it will allow the board to include portions of the AOTA Occupational Therapy Practice Framework in meeting materials relevant to board deliberations, provided the board attributes the content.

Kristin Neville, state affairs manager for AOTA, said that while the full framework is a member-only, controlled document, AOTA is willing to allow the board to include selected portions relevant to the board’s work in the packet: “We are fine with sharing portions of the OT practice framework that are relevant to your discussion, and putting that in the meeting,” she said. Neville added that AOTA preferred any such inclusion be attributed to AOTA.

Board staff noted that if the board intends to use the framework as part of a public-facing packet or reference, the board must ensure the material is publicly accessible or use a staff-prepared summary. Counsel said staff would follow up to verify which portions could be shared and whether any usage restrictions applied.

The board directed staff to follow up with AOTA and the board’s regulatory counsel to confirm what content can be shared publicly and to bring an approach back to the board for future agenda materials.