HB 909: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
GENERAL BILL by Anderson
Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; Creates Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; provides purpose & objectives; requires member states to meet certain requirements to join & participate in compact; provides for recognition of licensees providing occupational therapy in member states; provides criteria that occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant must satisfy to practice under compact; provides requirements for renewal of equivalent license in member state; authorizes active military member & his or her spouse to be deemed as having home state license; requires member states to report adverse actions taken against license of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by other member states; establishes Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Commission; provides for jurisdiction & venue for court proceedings; provides membership, duties, & powers; requires member states to participate in exchange of specified information; authorizes commission to adopt rules & bylaws; provides for development, maintenance, & use of coordinated database & reporting system; requires member states to submit specified information to data system; provides requirements for information in data system; provides rulemaking procedures; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; provides procedures for resolution of certain disputes.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/23/2025 House • Filed
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HB 909, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2025 at 9:21 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 456.073 Disciplinary proceedings. 456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. 468.1755 Disciplinary proceedings. 468.205 Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. 468.209 Requirements for licensure. 468.226 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.