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Legal References for Documentation Requirements ...........................................15  \nD. DESCRIPTION OF THERAPY PRACTITIONERS ............................................................16  \nOCCUPATIONAL THERAPY .............................................................................................16  \nTable 5. Educational Background of OT Practitioners .......................................................17  \nPHYSICAL THERAPY .......................................................................................................18  \nTable 6. Educational Background of PT Practitioners .......................................................19  \nE. OT AND PT IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................21  \nTable 7. Common Educational Services in School Practice ..............................................22  \nSECTION II DETERMINATION OF THE NEED FOR AND PROVISION OF THERAPY ..........24  \nA. 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