To the Board of Medicine,

I am writing to express my concern about the proposal to amend the occupational therapy regulations related to inactive status: licensure (18 VAC 85-80-72) and reinstatement (18 VAC 85-80-80).  As a licensed COTA in the state of Virginia, I have experienced our Board as open minded and in tune with its members. I encourage the Board to open dialogue with AOTA and VOTA to learn what impact requiring an active NBCOT certification will be on OT practitioners whose license has lapsed only 2 years. Thank you for your service to our state and to the professionals you license. 

Respectfully,

Donna Strout, COTA/L