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
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House 19950406 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
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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.