Amends existing law to remove obsolete language and clarify the type of licensure required in occupational therapy and for board appointments.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS -- Amends existing law to remove obsolete language and clarify the type of licensure required in occupational therapy and for board appointments.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation, proposed by the Occupational Therapy Licensure Board, removes obsolete terms related to qualifications for board appointments from the Occupational Therapy Practice Act (Act). It clarifies that the definitions of "Graduate Occupational Therapy Assistant," "Occupational Therapist," and "Occupational Therapy Assistant" refer to persons regulated by the Act, and it removes an obsolete provision pertaining to endorsement licensure.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (69)
NAY (1)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (32)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (3)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2018 Session Law Chapter 51 Effective: 07/01/2018