0001| HOUSE BILL 342
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003| 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| BARBARA A. PEREA CASEY
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0011| AN ACT
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0012| RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSING; ENACTING THE OCCUPATIONAL
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0013| THERAPY ACT; PROVIDING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; CREATING A BOARD;
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0014| PROVIDING POWERS AND DUTIES; CREATING A FUND; PROVIDING
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0015| DISCIPLINARY AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES; REPEALING AND ENACTING
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0016| SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0017|
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0018| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0019| Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the
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0020| "Occupational Therapy Act".
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0021| Section 2. PURPOSE.--It is the purpose of the Occupational
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0022| Therapy Act to provide for the regulation of persons offering
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0023| occupational therapy services to the public in order to
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0024| safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the
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0025| public from being misled by incompetent and unauthorized
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0001| persons, to assure the highest degree of professional conduct on
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0002| the part of registered occupational therapists and certified
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0003| occupational therapy assistants and to assure the availability
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0004| of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in
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0005| need of such services.
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0006| Section 3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Occupational
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0007| Therapy Act:
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0008| A. "board" means the board of examiners for
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0009| occupational therapy;
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0010| B. "censure" means a formal expression of
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0011| disapproval that is publicly announced;
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0012| C. "certified occupational therapy assistant" means
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0013| a person having no less than an associate degree in occupational
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0014| therapy who is certified by the American occupational therapy
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0015| certification board and licensed in New Mexico to assist a
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0016| registered occupational therapist in occupational therapy under
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0017| the supervision of the registered occupational therapist;
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0018| D. "denial of license" means that a person is barred
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0019| from becoming licensed to practice in accordance with the
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0020| provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act either indefinitely
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0021| or for a certain period;
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0022| E. "licensee" means a registered occupational
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0023| therapist or certified occupational therapy assistant, as
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0024| appropriate;
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0025| F. "occupational therapy" means the use of
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0001| purposeful activity or intervention designed to achieve
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0002| functional outcomes that promote health, prevent injury or
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0003| disability and develop, improve, sustain or restore to the
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0004| highest possible level of independence a person who has an
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0005| injury, illness, psychosocial dysfunction, mental illness,
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0006| developmental or learning disability, physical disability or
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0007| other disorder or condition;
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0008| G. "occupational therapy aide or technician" means
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0009| an unlicensed person who assists in occupational therapy, who
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0010| works under direct supervision of a registered occupational
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0011| therapist or certified occupational therapy assistant;
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0012| H. "person" means an individual, association,
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0013| partnership, unincorporated organization or corporate body;
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0014| I. "probation" means continued licensure is subject
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0015| to fulfillment of specified conditions such as monitoring,
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0016| education, supervision or counseling;
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0017| J. "registered occupational therapist" means a
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0018| person having no less than a baccalaureate degree in
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0019| occupational therapy who is registered by the American
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0020| occupational therapy certification board and licensed in New
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0021| Mexico to practice occupational therapy;
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0022| K. "reprimand" means a formal expression of
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0023| disapproval that shall be retained in the licensee's file but
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0024| shall not be publicly announced;
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0025| L. "revocation" means permanent loss of licensure;
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0001| and
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0002| M. "suspension" means the loss of licensure for
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0003| a certain period, after which the person may be required to
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0004| apply for reinstatement.
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0005| Section 4. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES.--
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0006| A. Occupational therapy services include the
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0007| assessment, reassessment, planning and discontinuation of:
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0008| (1) the provision of treatment in consultation
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0009| with the individual, family or other appropriate persons;
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0010| (2) treatment directed toward developing,
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0011| improving or restoring daily living skills, including self-care
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0012| skills and activities that involve interactions with others and
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0013| the environment, work readiness or work performance, play skills
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0014| or leisure capacities or enhancing educational performance
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0015| skills;
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0016| (3) the development, improvement or restoration
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0017| of sensorimotor, perceptual or neuromuscular functioning; or
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0018| emotional, motivational, cognitive or psychosocial components of
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0019| performance; and
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0020| (4) education of individuals, families or the
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0021| appropriate persons in carrying out appropriate treatment
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0022| objectives.
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0023| B. The services provided for in Subsection A of this
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0024| section shall encompass the assessment of needs and the design,
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0025| development, adaptation, application or training in the use of
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0001| assistive technology devices; the design, fabrication or
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0002| application of rehabilitative technology such as selected
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0003| orthotic devices; training in the use of orthotic devices; the
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0004| application and training in the use of physical agent modalities
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0005| as an adjunct to or in preparation for purposeful activity; the
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0006| application of ergonomic principles; the adaptation of
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0007| environments and processes to enhance functional performance;
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0008| and the promotion of health and wellness.
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0009| Section 5. SUPERVISION--REQUIRED--DEFINED.--No
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0010| occupational therapy shall be performed by any certified
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0011| occupational therapy assistant, occupational therapy aide or
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0012| technician, or by any person practicing on a provisional permit,
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0013| unless such therapy is supervised by a registered occupational
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0014| therapist. The board shall adopt regulations defining
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0015| supervision, which definitions may include various categories
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0016| such as "close supervision", "routine supervision" and "general
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0017| supervision".
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0018| Section 6. LICENSE REQUIRED.--
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0019| A. Unless licensed to practice the level of
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0020| occupational therapy provided in the Occupational Therapy Act,
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0021| no person shall practice as a registered occupational therapist
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0022| or certified occupational therapy assistant.
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0023| B. It is unlawful for any person not licensed
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0024| pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Act or whose license has
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0025| been denied, suspended or revoked in this or another state to
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0001| hold himself out as a registered occupational therapist or
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0002| certified occupational therapy assistant or to use words or
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0003| titles containing "occupational therapist", "registered
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0004| occupational therapist", "occupational therapy assistant" or
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0005| "certified occupational therapy assistant" that would indicate
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0006| or imply that the person is licensed as a registered
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0007| occupational therapist or certified occupational therapy
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0008| assistant.
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0009| C. No facility or employer shall represent that it
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0010| offers occupational therapy unless it utilizes the services of a
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0011| licensee pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational Therapy
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0012| Act.
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0013| D. A person offering or assisting in the offering of
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0014| occupational therapy shall be properly identified by a name
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0015| badge or other identification indicating whether he is a
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0016| registered occupational therapist, certified occupational
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0017| therapy assistant, an occupational therapy aide or technician or
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0018| a person practicing under a provisional permit.
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0019| Section 7. EXEMPTIONS.--Nothing in the Occupational
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0020| Therapy Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the
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0021| practice, services or activities of:
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0022| A. a person engaged in the profession or occupation
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0023| for which he is licensed in New Mexico;
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0024| B. a person lawfully engaged in a profession or
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0025| occupation known by a name other than occupational therapy when
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0001| engaged in that profession or occupation;
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0002| C. a person pursuing a course of study leading to a
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0003| degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an educational
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0004| program accredited or seeking accreditation by the accreditation
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0005| council of occupational therapy education if the activities and
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0006| services constitute part of the supervised course of study and
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0007| if that person is designated by a title that clearly indicates
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0008| his status as a student or trainee;
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0009| D. a person fulfilling the supervised student field
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0010| work experience requirement pursuant to the Occupational Therapy
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0011| Act if the activities and services constitute part of the
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0012| experience necessary to meet that requirement; and
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0013| E. an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
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0014| assistant licensed in another state from conducting continuing
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0015| education, workshops or seminars in New Mexico.
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0016| Section 8. BOARD CREATED.--
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0017| A. The "board of examiners for occupational therapy"
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0018| is created.
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0019| B. The board shall consist of five members appointed
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0020| by the governor who have been residents of the state for two
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0021| years preceding the appointment.
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0022| C. Three members shall be licensed under the
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0023| provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act; have a minimum of
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0024| five years' professional experience, with two years' experience
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0025| in New Mexico; and have not had their licenses suspended or
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0001| revoked by this or any other state. One of the professional
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0002| members may be a certified occupational therapy assistant; one
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0003| of the professional members may be a retired registered
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0004| occupational therapist.
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0005| D. The two public members shall have no direct
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0006| interest in the profession of occupational therapy. The public
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0007| members shall not:
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0008| (1) have been convicted of a felony;
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0009| (2) be habitually intemperate or be addicted to
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0010| the use of habit-forming drugs or be addicted to any vice to
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0011| such a degree as to render him unfit to fulfill his board duties
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0012| and responsibilities; or
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0013| (3) be guilty of any violation of the
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0014| Controlled Substances Act.
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0015| E. Appointments shall be made for staggered terms of
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0016| three years with no more than two terms ending at any one time.
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0017| No board member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
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0018| Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment
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0019| by the governor prior to the next scheduled board meeting.
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0020| F. No individual member of the board is liable in a
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0021| civil or criminal action for any act performed in good faith in
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0022| the execution of his duties as a member of the board.
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0023| G. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for per
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0024| diem and travel expenses as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage
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0025| Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or
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0001| allowance.
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0002| H. A simple majority of the board members currently
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0003| serving shall constitute a quorum of the board for the conduct
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0004| of business.
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0005| I. The board shall meet at least four times a year
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0006| and at such other times as it deems necessary. Additional
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0007| meetings may be convened at the call of the president of the
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0008| board or on the written request of any two board members to the
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0009| president. Meetings of the board shall be conducted in
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0010| accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act.
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0011| J. Any member failing to attend three consecutive
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0012| meetings, unless excused as provided by board policy, shall
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0013| automatically be recommended for removal as a member of the
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0014| board.
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0015| K. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the board
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0016| shall elect a president, vice president and a secretary-treasurer.
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0017| Section 9. BOARD--POWERS AND DUTIES.--
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0018| A. The board shall:
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0019| (1) adopt, file, amend or repeal rules and
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0020| regulations in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act to
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0021| carry out the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act;
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0022| (2) use funds for the purpose of meeting the
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0023| necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of
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0024| the Occupational Therapy Act;
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0025| (3) adopt a code of ethics;
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0001| (4) enforce the provisions of the Occupational
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0002| Therapy Act to protect the public by conducting hearings on
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0003| charges relating to the discipline of licensees, including the
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0004| denial, suspension or revocation of a license;
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0005| (5) establish and collect fees;
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0006| (6) provide for examination for and issuance,
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0007| renewal and reinstatement of licenses;
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0008| (7) establish, impose and collect fines for
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0009| violations of the Occupational Therapy Act;
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0010| (8) appoint a registrar to keep records and
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0011| minutes necessary to carry out the functions of the board; and
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0012| (9) obtain the legal assistance of the attorney
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0013| general.
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0014| B. The board may:
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0015| (1) hire or contract with an attorney to give
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0016| advice and counsel in regard to any matter connected with the
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0017| duties of the board, to represent the board in any legal
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0018| proceedings and to aid in the enforcement of the Occupational
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0019| Therapy Act; the board shall set the compensation of the
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0020| attorney to be paid from the funds of the board;
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0021| (2) issue investigative subpoenas for the
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0022| purpose of investigating complaints against licensees prior to
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0023| the issuance of a notice of contemplated action;
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0024| (3) hire or contract with an investigator to
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0025| investigate complaints that have been filed with the board; the
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0001| board shall set the compensation of the investigator to be paid
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0002| from the funds of the board;
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0003| (4) inspect establishments; and
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0004| (5) designate hearing officers.
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0005| Section 10. BOARD--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.--
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0006| A. The board may employ and discharge such employees
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0007| as it deems necessary and shall determine their duties and set
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0008| their compensation.
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0009| B. The board shall appoint a registrar who is either
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0010| the board member elected as the secretary-treasurer or such
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0011| other person as the board may designate who is an employee of
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0012| the board or the state. The registrar of the board may receive
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0013| reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out
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0014| his duties and, if he is an employee, such compensation as the
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0015| board may set. The registrar shall keep a written record in
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0016| which shall be registered the name, license number, date of
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0017| license issuance, current address, record of annual license fee
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0018| payments, minutes and any other data as the board deems
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0019| necessary regarding licensees.
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0020| Section 11. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE.--
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0021| A. A license to practice as a registered
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0022| occupational therapist or a certified occupational therapy
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0023| assistant shall be issued to any person who files a completed
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0024| application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation,
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0025| and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant has:
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0001| (1) successfully completed the academic
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0002| requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy
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0003| that is either:
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0004| (a) accredited by the American
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0005| occupational therapy association's accreditation council for
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0006| occupational therapy education; or
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0007| (b) in the case of a foreign-trained
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0008| occupational therapist, accepted by the American occupational
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0009| therapy certification board when the therapist applies to take
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0010| that board's examination;
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0011| (2) successfully completed a period of
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0012| supervised field work experience at a recognized educational
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0013| institution or a training program approved by the educational
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0014| institution where the registered occupational therapist or the
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0015| certified occupational therapy assistant has met the academic
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0016| requirements of Paragraph (1) of this subsection;
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0017| (3) has passed an examination prescribed by the
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0018| American occupational therapy certification board or the board
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0019| of examiners for occupational therapy; and
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0020| (4) has no record of unprofessional conduct or
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0021| incompetency.
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0022| B. In the case of a certified occupational therapy
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0023| assistant or a person practicing on a provisional permit, the
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0024| applicant shall file with the board a signed, current statement
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0025| of supervision by the registered occupational therapist who will
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0001| be the responsible supervisor.
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0002| C. The board shall verify, as necessary, information
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0003| contained on the completed application and any supporting
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0004| documentation required to obtain a license.
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0005| Section 12. EXAMINATIONS.--The board shall require proof
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0006| of passage of the American occupational therapy certification
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0007| board examination. The board may require each applicant to pass
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0008| an examination on the state laws, rules and regulations that
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0009| pertain to the practice of occupational therapy.
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0010| Section 13. PROVISIONAL PERMITS.--A provisional permit may
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0011| be granted to a person who has completed the education and
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0012| experience requirements of the Occupational Therapy Act. The
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0013| permit shall allow the person to practice occupational therapy
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0014| under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist.
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0015| The provisional permit shall be valid until the date on which
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0016| the results of the next qualifying examination have been made
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0017| public. The provisional permit shall not be renewed if the
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0018| applicant has failed the examination. The board shall verify,
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0019| as necessary, information contained on the completed application
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0020| and any supporting documentation required to obtain a license.
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0021| Section 14. LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT.--Upon verification,
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0022| the board may grant a license to any applicant who presents a
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0023| current license in good standing as a registered occupational
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0024| therapist or a certified occupational therapy assistant in
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0025| another state, the District of Columbia or a territory of the
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0001| United States that meets the requirements of Section 11 of the
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0002| Occupational Therapy Act.
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0003| Section 15. LICENSE RENEWAL.--
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0004| A. Each renewal request shall contain the person's
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0005| name, address and license number. After receipt of information
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0006| and fees as prescribed by this section, the board shall issue a
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0007| license certificate.
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0008| B. Licenses issued pursuant to the Occupational
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0009| Therapy Act are subject to annual renewal upon submission of a
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0010| renewal form provided by the board, payment of the annual
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0011| renewal fee and the required proof of continuing education units
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0012| or proof of competency as prescribed by the board. A license
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0013| not renewed on the annual renewal date is expired.
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0014| C. If a person's license has been expired for five
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0015| years or less, the person may renew the license upon submission
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0016| of a renewal form provided by the board, the payment of the
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0017| annual renewal fee, a late fee and the required proof of
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0018| continuing education units for the period the license has been
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0019| expired or proof of competency as prescribed by the board. If a
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0020| person's license has been expired for more than five years, the
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0021| person may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new
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0022| license by compliance with the requirements and procedures for
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0023| obtaining an original license and any additional proof of
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0024| competency requested by the board.
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0025| D. If a person's license has been suspended, it
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0001| shall not be renewed until it has been reinstated by the board.
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0002| If a person's license has been suspended it is still subject to
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0003| annual renewal. The person may renew the license as provided in
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0004| this section, but renewal does not entitle the licensee, while
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0005| the license is suspended, to engage in the licensed activity or
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0006| in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order or
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0007| judgment by which the license was suspended.
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0008| E. If a person's license has been revoked on
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0009| disciplinary grounds, and has been reinstated by the board, the
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0010| licensee shall pay the annual renewal fee and any applicable
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0011| late fee as a condition of reinstatement.
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0012| Section 16. DISPLAY OF LICENSE.--
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0013| A. Each licensee shall display his current license
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0014| certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office where
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0015| he practices occupational therapy. At secondary places of
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0016| employment, documentation of license shall be verified by
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0017| photocopy with a note attached indicating where the current
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0018| license certificate is posted.
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0019| B. A consumer information sign shall be displayed in
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0020| the principal place of practice. The consumer information sign
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0021| shall read:
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0022| "Complaints regarding noncompliance with
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0023| the Occupational Therapy Act can be
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0024| directed to the board of examiners for
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0025| occupational therapy".
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0001| Section 17. INACTIVE LICENSES.--A license in good standing
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0002| may be transferred to inactive status upon written request to
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0003| the board and payment of an annual inactive status fee as set by
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0004| the board. Such request shall be made prior to the expiration
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0005| of the license. The licensee shall not practice in New Mexico
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0006| during the time the license is inactive. A licensee may
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0007| reactivate his license upon submission of a renewal form
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0008| provided by the board, the payment of the annual renewal fee for
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0009| the current year, proof of continuing education units for the
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0010| period of inactive status and any additional proof of competency
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0011| requested and prescribed by the board.
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0012| Section 18. FEES.--The board shall establish a schedule of
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0013| reasonable fees, including an initial licensure fee, an annual
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0014| renewal fee, an examination fee, a late renewal fee and an
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0015| inactive status fee. The initial licensure fee is not
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0016| refundable and shall cover the cost of processing the
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0017| application and shall include, for successful applicants, the
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0018| initial annual renewal fee. The board may impose reasonable
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0019| administration and duplicating fees or any penalties deemed
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0020| appropriate.
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0021| Section 19. UNIFORM LICENSING ACT.--The Occupational
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0022| Therapy Act is enforceable according to the procedures set forth
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0023| in the Uniform Licensing Act.
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0024| Section 20. FUND CREATED.--
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0025| A. The "board of examiners for occupational therapy
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0001| fund" is created in the state treasury.
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0002| B. Money received by the board pursuant to the
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0003| Occupational Therapy Act shall be deposited in the fund. Money
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0004| in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of
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0005| any fiscal year.
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0006| C. Money in the fund is appropriated solely to the
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0007| board for the purpose of meeting the necessary expenses incurred
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0008| in carrying out the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act.
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0009| Section 21. PENALTIES.--
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0010| A. An unlicensed person, other than an occupational
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0011| therapy aide or technician, occupational therapy student or
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0012| occupational therapy assistant student or person practicing
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0013| under a provisional permit, who practices occupational therapy
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0014| is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
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0015| sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
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0016| B. A person who represents that he offers
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0017| occupational therapy services without utilizing a licensee is in
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0018| violation of the Occupational Therapy Act and shall be subject
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0019| to a fine equal to ten percent of billed charges for those
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0020| services. In addition, the violator shall be required to
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0021| utilize the services of a licensee in order to provide
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0022| occupational therapy services.
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0023| C. The board shall deny an application for licensure
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0024| if it finds that the applicant made false statements or provided
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0025| false information in connection with an application for
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0001| licensure.
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0002| Section 22. DISCIPLINARY ACTION--DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR
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0003| REVOCATION.--In accordance with procedures established by the
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0004| Uniform Licensing Act, the board may deny, suspend or revoke any
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0005| license or permit held or applied for under the Occupational
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0006| Therapy Act upon the grounds that the licensee or applicant is
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0007| incompetent, impaired or has engaged in unethical behavior. The
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0008| board shall define such grounds by regulation. Disciplinary
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0009| sanctions may also include probation, censure or reprimand,
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0010| according to board regulations.
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0011| Section 23. CRIMINAL OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT ACT.--The
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0012| provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act shall govern
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0013| any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by
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0014| the Occupational Therapy Act.
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0015| Section 24. TERMINATION OF AGENCY LIFE--DELAYED
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0016| REPEAL.--The board of examiners for occupational therapy is
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0017| terminated on July 1, 1997 pursuant to the provisions of the
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0018| Sunset Act. The board shall continue to operate according to
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0019| the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act until July 1,
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0020| 1998. Effective July 1, 1998, the Occupational Therapy Act is
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0021| repealed.
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0022| Section 25. TEMPORARY PROVISION--TRANSFER.--Upon the
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0023| effective date of the Occupational Therapy Act all property,
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0024| funds, records, responsibilities and duties of the board of
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0025| occupational therapy practice are transferred to the board of
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0001| examiners for occupational therapy.
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0002| Section 26. TEMPORARY PROVISION--EXISTING REGULATIONS--LICENSURE UNDER PRIOR LAW.--
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0003| A. Existing regulations regarding occupational
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0004| therapy services shall remain in effect until new regulations
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0005| are adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational
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0006| Therapy Act.
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0007| B. Any person licensed to perform occupational
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0008| therapy services pursuant to the provisions of prior law, whose
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0009| license is valid on July 1, 1996, is entitled to renew his
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0010| license pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational Therapy
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0011| Act.
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0012| Section 27. REPEAL.--Sections 61-12A-1 through 61-12A-20
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0013| NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 267, Sections 1 through 19
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0014| and 21, as amended) are repealed.
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0015| Section 28. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0016| provisions of this act is July 1, 1996.
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0018| State of New Mexico
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0019| House of Representatives
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0020|
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0021| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0022| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0023|
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0025| February 6, 1996
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0003| Mr. Speaker:
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0005| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0006| been referred
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0008| HOUSE BILL 342
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0009|
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0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0012| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0014| Respectfully submitted,
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0019| Fred Luna, Chairman
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0020|
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0021|
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0022| Adopted Not Adopted
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0023|
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0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0001| Date
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0003| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0004| Yes: 7
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0005| Excused: Gurule, Hobbs, Olguin, Varela, Rodella
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0006| Absent: None
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0012| House of Representatives
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0021| Mr. Speaker:
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0023| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0024| whom has been referred
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0001| HOUSE BILL 342
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0004| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0020| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against
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0021| Yes: 11
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0022| Excused: Bird, Gentry, Martinez, Reyes, Salazar, Varela,
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0024| Absent: none
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0011| Mr. President:
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0016| HOUSE BILL 342
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0019| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0021| Respectfully submitted,
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0001| Shannon Robinson, Chairman
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0014| Yes: 5
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0015| No: 0
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0016| Excused: E. Jennings, Smith, Garcia
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0017| Absent: None
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