Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

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Action:
Licensure by endorsement for occupational therapy
Stage: Final
 
18VAC85-80-35 Application Initial licensure requirements

An applicant for initial licensure shall submit the following on forms provided by the board:

1. A completed application and a fee as prescribed in 18VAC85-80-26.

2. Verification of professional education in occupational therapy as required in 18VAC85-80-40.

3. Documentation of passage of the national examination as required in 18VAC85-80-50.

4. If licensed or certified in any other jurisdiction, verification that there has been no disciplinary action taken or pending in that jurisdiction.

18VAC85-80-36 Licensure by endorsement requirements

An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall submit the following:

1. Evidence of a current, active license in a United States jurisdiction or Canada that is in good standing;

2. A completed application and fee;

3. Verification of a professional credential in occupational therapy as required in 18VAC85-80-40; and

4. A current report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.

18VAC85-80-60 Practice requirements.  (Repealed.)

An applicant who has been practicing occupational therapy in another jurisdiction and has met the requirements for licensure in Virginia shall provide evidence that he has engaged in the active practice of occupational therapy as defined in 18VAC85-80-10. If the applicant has not engaged in active practice as defined in 18VAC85-80-10, he shall serve a board-approved practice of 160 hours, which is to be completed within 60 consecutive days, under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.