Any person who (1) if an applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist, has attained a bachelor's degree and has graduated from an educational program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or has completed educational preparation deemed equivalent by the commissioner, or if an applicant for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant, has attained an associate degree or its equivalent and has graduated from an educational program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or has completed educational preparation deemed equivalent by the commissioner, and (2) has successfully completed not less than twenty-four weeks of supervised field work experience in the case of an occupational therapy applicant or eight weeks of such field work in the case of an occupational therapy assistant applicant at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution where he met the academic requirements, and (3) has successfully completed an examination prescribed by the commissioner shall be eligible for licensure as an occupational therapist or assistant. An applicant who has practiced as an occupational therapy assistant for four years with a minimum of twenty-four weeks of supervised field experience and has earned a bachelor's degree shall be eligible for licensure as an occupational therapist, provided such applicant has successfully completed the examination for licensure not later than January 1, 1988. The department shall prescribe examinations for licensure and their passing scores.

(P.A. 78-253, S. 2, 11; P.A. 88-357, S. 6; P.A. 89-115, S. 4, 7; P.A. 90-230, S. 88, 101; P.A. 16-15, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 88-357 required completion of examination prescribed by commissioner, deleted provision imposing fifteen-dollar examination fee and deleted former Subsec. (b) re applicants' rights to obtain examination scores, review results, and retake examination upon failure to pass; P.A. 89-115 made technical changes, removed language describing the content of the examination and the application process, substituting statement that the department prescribe the examinations and their passing scores, and amended Subdiv. (4) to add requirement that the examination be completed by January 1, 1988; P.A. 90-230 made technical changes to the internal numbering system; P.A. 16-15 amended Subdiv. (1) to replace “associate's degree” with “associate degree”, effective May 6, 2016.