South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 759

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    759
Ratification Number:            224
Act Number:                     225
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950418
Primary Sponsor:                Moore 
All Sponsors:                   Moore 
Drafted Document Number:        br1\18374ac.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960202
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960212
Subject:                        Occupational therapist
                                licensure
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960222  Act No. A225
------  19960212  Signed by Governor
------  19960206  Ratified R224
House   19960202  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960201  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19960201  Read second time
House   19960131  Committee report: Favorable              27 H3M
House   19950502  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950428  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950427  Read second time
Senate  19950426  Committee report: Favorable              13 SMA
Senate  19950418  Introduced, read first time,             13 SMA
                  referred to Committee
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(A225, R224, S759)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-36-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST LICENSURE AND USE OF THAT TITLE, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS REGARDING ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF LICENSURE TO FOREIGN TRAINED PERSONS.

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

Temporary licensure to foreign trained occupational therapists deleted

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

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

(B) A person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist may use the words `occupational therapist', `licensed occupational therapist', or `occupational therapist registered' or may use the letters `O. T.', `L. O. T.', or `O. T. R.' in connection with the person's name or place of business to denote registration under this chapter.

(C) A 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 may use the letters `O. T. A.', `L. O. T. A.', or `C. O. T. A.' in connection with the person's name or place of business to denote registration under this chapter."

Time effective

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

Approved the 12th day of February, 1996.