Senate Bill S1618

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes requirements for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4289
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7908, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2935, A4519

2009-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes requirements for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to complete continuing competency courses as part of their triennial license renewal; also provides for a mandatory continuing competency fee to be paid at the time of license renewal and which will be in addition to the triennial registration fee.

2009-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1618                                                  A. 4289

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE,  DIAZ, MORAHAN, ONORATO,
  STACHOWSKI, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M.  of  A.  CANESTRARI  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing
  competency requirements for occupational therapists  and  occupational
  therapy assistants

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  7908
to read as follows:
  S  7908. MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY. (1)(A) EACH LICENSED OCCUPA-
TIONAL THERAPIST AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT REQUIRED UNDER  THIS
ARTICLE  TO  REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE IN THE
STATE SHALL COMPLY WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING
COMPETENCY  REQUIREMENTS  PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  OCCU-
PATIONAL THERAPISTS AND  OCCUPATIONAL  THERAPY  ASSISTANTS  WHO  DO  NOT
SATISFY  THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT BE
AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNTIL THEY HAVE MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS,  AND  THEY
HAVE BEEN ISSUED A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT THAT AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST  OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT MAY PRACTICE WITHOUT HAVING
MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE IS ISSUED A CONDITIONAL  REGISTRATION
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) ADJUSTMENT TO THE MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS MAY
BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR REASONS OF HEALTH OF THE LICENSEE WHERE
CERTIFIED  BY  AN  APPROPRIATE  HEALTH  CARE  PROFESSIONAL, FOR EXTENDED
ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED  STATES,  OR  FOR  OTHER
GOOD CAUSE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT WHICH MAY PREVENT COMPLIANCE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02709-01-9
              

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