Title 33 — Title 33 — Professions And Occupations

Short title. This act is the "Occupational Therapy Practice Act".

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Board" means the board of occupational therapy within the department of administration and information established by W.S. 33-40-114; (ii) "Occupational therapy assistant" or "OTA" means a person licensed under this act to assist in the …

Violating any provision of this act. "This act" means W.S. 33-40-101 through License required. (a) No person shall hold himself out as an occupational therapist, an occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy in Wyoming unless he is licensed u…

Persons and practices not affected. (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of: (i) Any person solely employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by any agency of the United States go…

[Repealed or reserved.]

education. Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2. Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2. Requirements for licensure; continuing (a) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under this act, shall file a specified written applic…

Examination for license of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. (a) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2. (b) Each applicant for licensure under this act, shall be given a written examination on the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational thera…

Waiver of requirements; temporary licenses. (a) The board shall grant a license under this act, to any person certified prior to July 1, 1992 as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) by the American occupational therapy…

Issuance of license or compact privilege. The board shall issue a license to any individual who meets the requirements of this act or shall issue a compact privilege to any individual who meets the requirements of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-202 th…

Renewal of license; reentry. (a) Any license issued under this act shall be subject to annual renewal as provided by the board, however no late renewal of a license may be granted more than one (1) year after its expiration. (b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2. (c) Repealed b…

Foreign trained applicants; applicants from other states and territories. (a) Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and its possessions shall satisfy the examination requirements of W.S. 33-40-107 to be licensed under thi…

Fees. The board, pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201, shall prescribe fees for implementing this act.

to renew. Suspension and revocation of license; refusal (a) In accordance with this act and after the hearing authorized by subsection (b) of this section, the board may deny a license or refuse to renew a license, may suspend or revoke a license, or may impose probationary condi…

Board of occupational therapy practice; established; compensation. (a) There is established a board of occupational therapy within the department of administration and information. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, who are residents of Wyoming…

and duties. Board of occupational therapy practice; powers (a) The board shall administer the provisions of this act and the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40202 through 33-40-216, and may investigate allegations of practices violating the provisions of this…

Board of occupational therapy practices employees; funds. The board shall appoint or contract an executive secretary and other individuals deemed necessary to administer the affairs of the board and shall furnish necessary support and clerical services. Costs related to these ser…

Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 33-40-103 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact."

Compact approved and ratified. The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact as contained herein is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as provided in W.S. 33-40-202 through 33…

[SECTION 1] Purpose. (a) 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 or client is loc…

[SECTION 2] Definitions. (a) As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (i) "Active duty military" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the national guard and …

compact. (a) [SECTION 3] State participation in the To participate in the compact, a member state shall: (i) License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; (ii) Participate fully in the commission's data system, including but not limited to using the commiss…

[SECTION 4] Compact privilege. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall: (i) Hold a license in the home state; (ii) Have a valid United States social security number or national practitioner identification number; (ii…

[SECTION 5] 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 occupa…

their spouses. [SECTION 6] Active duty military personnel or 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 serv…

[SECTION 7] 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 s…

[SECTION 8] therapy compact commission. Establishment of the occupational (a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the occupational therapy compact commission: (i) The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states; (ii) Ven…

[SECTION 9] 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 …

[SECTION 10] Rulemaking. (a) Notwithstanding the requirements imposed by W.S. 16-3101 through 16-3-106, 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 bindi…

enforcement. (a) [SECTION 11] Oversight, dispute resolution and Oversight: (i) 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 …

[SECTION 12] 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 pr…

[SECTION 13] 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 con…

other laws. [SECTION 14] Binding effect of compact and (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…