HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  IN GENERAL.

TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE, AN APPLICANT SHALL BE AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

(B)  MORAL CHARACTER.

THE APPLICANT SHALL BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.

(C)  AGE.

THE APPLICANT SHALL BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

(D)  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE — OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
LICENSE.

AN APPLICANT FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST LICENSE
SHALL HAVE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY:

(1)  THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OF AN EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY THAT:

(I)  IS RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD AND
ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
ASSOCIATION; AND

(II)  IS CONCENTRATED IN:

1.  BIOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE;

2.  PSYCHOLOGY;

3.  SOCIOLOGY; AND

4.  SELECTED TREATMENT MODALITIES;
AND

(2)  AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OF SUPERVISED, FULL-TIME
FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE AT A RECOGNIZED EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION OR IN A TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WHERE THE APPLICANT MET THE ACADEMIC
REQUIREMENTS.

(E)  SAME -- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT LICENSE.

AN APPLICANT FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
LICENSE SHALL HAVE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY:

(1)  THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OF AN EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS THAT IS
RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION; AND

(2)  AT LEAST 2 MONTHS OF SUPERVISED, FULL-TIME
FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE AT A RECOGNIZED EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION OR IN A TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE