Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Occupational Therapy Practice Act”.

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Occupational therapist” means a person licensed to practice occupational therapy, whose license is in good standing;(2) (A) “Occupational therapy” means the evaluation and treatment of individuals whose ability to cope with the tasks of living is …

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:(1) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;(2) Any person employed as an …

(a) A person who makes a willfully false oath or affirmation in any case in which an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter or who obtains or attempts to obtain registration by any fraudulent representation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Upon conviction, he or she…

All fees and penalties provided for in this chapter shall be received by the Arkansas State Medical Board, shall be deposited into the State Treasury, shall be credited to the State Medical Board — Occupational Therapy Fund, which is created, and shall be expended by the board in…

(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall administer the provisions of this chapter. (b) With the advice and assistance of the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee, the board shall pass upon the qualification of applicants for licensure, regulate and supervise…

(a) There is created an Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee to assist the Arkansas State Medical Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (b) (1) The committee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by …

No person shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy or to render occupational therapy services in the state unless he or she is licensed in ac…

(1) Each applicant must meet the following conditions:(1) The applicant must be an individual at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) (A) The applicant must have successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy with concentration …

(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall register as an occupational therapist and shall issue a license to any person who satisfactorily passes the examination provided for in § 17-88-304 and who otherwise meets the requirements for qualifications contained in this subchapter …

(a) (1) Any person applying for licensure, in addition to demonstrating his or her eligibility in accordance with the requirements of § 17-88-302, shall make application to the Arkansas State Medical Board for examination at least thirty (30) days before the date of examination u…

(a) A licensed occupational therapist who has been issued a license to practice occupational therapy in another state or territory whose requirements for registration and licensure were equal at the time of his or her registration to the requirements in this chapter may be regist…

(a) The Director of the Arkansas State Medical Board shall issue a temporary license without examination to practice occupational therapy in association with an occupational therapist licensed under this chapter to persons who have completed the education and experience requireme…

(a) (1) A renewal or reregistration fee which shall be determined by the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee shall be paid to the Arkansas State Medical Board by each occupational therapist who holds a license to practice occupational therapy in the State of A…

Each licensee shall display his or her license and renewal certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office where he or she practices occupational therapy.

(a) After notice and hearing, the Arkansas State Medical Board may deny or refuse to renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license when the licensee or applicant for license has been guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, w…

(a) (1) Any person may file a complaint with the Arkansas State Medical Board against any person having a license to practice occupational therapy in this state charging the person with having violated the provisions of § 17-88-309.(2) The complaint shall set forth a specificatio…

(a) The courts of record in this state having general equity jurisdiction are vested with jurisdiction and power to enjoin the unlawful practice of occupational therapy in the county in which the alleged unlawful practice occurred or in which the defendant resides. (b) The issuan…

(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or whose registration has been suspended or revoked, to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the words “occupati…

The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein and in the form substantially as follows: A. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACTSECTION 1. PURPOSEThe purpose of this Compact is to facilitate …

(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board is the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact administrator for this state. (b) The board may adopt rules that are consistent with the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact necessary to implement this subchapter. (c) The board is not required…