South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3951


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3951
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950406
Primary Sponsor:                   J. Brown 
All Sponsors:                      J. Brown 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\21653sd.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Medical, Military, Public and
                                   Municipal Affairs Committee 27
                                   H3M
Subject:                           Occupational therapists



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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House   19950406  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 40-36-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND REGULAR LICENSES FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN-TRAINED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 40-36-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-36-150. (1) The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this chapter upon payment of the license fee prescribed.

(2) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist may use the words `occupational therapist', `licensed occupational therapist', or `occupational therapist registered', or he may use the letters `O.T.', `L.O.T.,' or `O.T.R.' in connection with his name or place or business to denote his registration hereunder.

(3) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapy assistant may use the words `occupational therapy assistant', `licensed occupational therapy assistant', or `certified occupational therapy assistant' or he may use the letters `O.T.A.', `L.O.T.A.', or `C.O.T.A.' in connection with his name or place of business to denote his registration hereunder.

(4) A temporary certificate of licensure limited to six months may be issued to a foreign-trained occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who (a) makes the usual application for license, (b) is a graduate of an approved school of occupational therapy or of occupational therapy assistants in his own country, (c) is a member of a professional association whose credentials are acceptable to the American Occupational Therapy Association and to the board and (d) pays the required licensure fee set at a reasonable reduced rate to be established by the board.

A regular certificate of license may be issued to a foreign-trained occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who fulfills the above requirements and who passes the next examination for licensure or who has passed the American Occupational Therapy Association's examination for foreign-trained occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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