Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 3355. Eligibility (a) To be eligible for licensure as an occupational therapist, an applicant: (1) shall have successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program for occupational therapists accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Acc…

§ 3356. Application To apply for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, a person shall apply to the Director on a form furnished by the Director. The application shall be accompanied by payment of the specified fee and evidence of eligibility as…

§ 3357. Examination (a) Written examinations shall be conducted under this chapter by a nationally recognized credentialing body approved by the Director. Examinations shall be conducted at least twice a year, except that examinations need not be conducted when no one has applied…

§ 3358. Licensure without examination; waiver of educational requirement (a) The Director may waive the examination requirement if the applicant is an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant regulated under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or …

§ 3358a. Temporary licensure without examination (a) A temporary license without examination for practice under the direction of an occupational therapist licensed in Vermont may be issued to a person who applies for the first time to practice occupational therapy in this State a…

§ 3359. Renewals (a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided the person applying for renewal completes at least 20 hours of continuing competence requirements, approved by the Director, during the preceding two-year period. The Directo…

§ 3361. Unprofessional conduct (a) A person licensed under this chapter or a person applying for a license shall not engage in unprofessional conduct. (b) Unprofessional conduct means the following conduct and conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a: (1) Misrepresentation or conceal…

§ 3362. Professional designation Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use and incorporation into the title of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant of a professional designation organization. (Added 1993, No. 102, § 1.)

§ 3365. Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; adoption This subchapter is the Vermont adoption of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. The form, format, and text of the Compact have been conformed to the conventions of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. It is the intent of …

§ 3366. Purpose The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Occupational Therapy with the goal of improving public access to Occupational Therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the …

§ 3367. Definitions As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Active duty military” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve o…

§ 3368. State participation in the Compact (a) To participate in the Compact, a member state shall: (1) License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. (2) Participate fully in the Commission’s data system, including but not limited to using the Commission’s …

§ 3369. Compact privilege (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall: (1) Hold a license in the home state. (2) Have a valid United States Social Security Number or National Practitioner Identification number. (3) Have …

§ 3370. Obtaining a new home State license by virtue of Compact privilege (a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may hold a home state license, which allows for compact privileges in member states, in only one member state at a time. (b) If an occupationa…

§ 3371. Active duty military personnel or their spouses Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service m…

§ 3372. Adverse actions (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an occupational therapist’s or occupational therapy assistant’s license issued by the home state. (b) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall …

§ 3373. Establishment of the occupational therapy Compact commission (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission: (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states. (2) Venue is …

§ 3374. Data system (a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states. (b) A member sta…

§ 3375. Rulemaking (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) The Commission shall p…

§ 3376. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement (a) Oversight. (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and …

§ 3377. Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for occupational therapy practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisi…

§ 3378. Construction and severability This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitu…

§ 3379. Binding effect of Compact and other laws (a) A licensee providing Occupational Therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state. (b) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a membe…