CSSB 91(STA): "An Act relating to the regulation of physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, and occupational therapy assistants; extending the termination date of the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 91(STA) 01 "An Act relating to the regulation of physical therapists, physical therapy 02 assistants, occupational therapists, and occupational therapy assistants; extending the 03 termination date of the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; 04 and providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 08.03.010(c)(16) is amended to read: 07 (16) State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board 08 (AS 08.84.010) -- June 30, 2001 [1997]; 09 * Sec. 2. AS 08.84.030(b)(1) is amended to read: 10 (b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an occupational therapist or 11 occupational therapy assistant, an applicant, unless a graduate of a foreign school of 12 occupational therapy located outside the United States, shall 13 (1) have successfully completed a curriculum of occupational therapy 14 approved by the Committee of Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the
01 American Medical Association or [, AND] the American Occupational Therapy 02 Association [APPROPRIATE TO THE LICENSE BEING SOUGHT]; 03 (2) submit proof of successful completion and supervised field work 04 approved by the board 05 (A) for an occupational therapist, a minimum of six months of 06 supervised field work; 07 (B) for an occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two 08 months of supervised field work; 09 (3) pass, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination prepared by 10 a national testing service approved by the board or an examination recognized by the 11 American Occupational Therapy Association to determine the applicant's fitness for 12 practice as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant, or be entitled 13 to licensure without examination under AS 08.84.060; and 14 (4) meet qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted 15 by the board under AS 08.84.010(b). 16 * Sec. 3. AS 08.84.032 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 08.84.032. Foreign-trained applicants. (a) To be eligible for licensure 18 by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, an applicant who is 19 a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside of the United States 20 shall 21 (1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident course 22 of study and professional instruction equivalent to that provided by a school approved 23 by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical 24 Association or the American Physical Therapy Association, and furnish documentary 25 evidence of compliance with this paragraph, translated, if necessary, into the English 26 language by a person verifying the accuracy of the translations; 27 (2) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, an internship under 28 the continuous direction and immediate supervision of a physical therapist in an 29 institution that ordinarily provides physical therapy and is approved by the board, for 30 that period of time specified by the board, and furnish documentary evidence of 31 compliance with this paragraph;
01 (3) at the discretion of the board, demonstrate an ability to 02 effectively speak English through an interview with [PASS AN ORAL 03 EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY] a member of the board; 04 (4) have met applicable requirements under the federal Immigration and 05 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), unless a United States citizen; 06 (5) pass the examination administered by the board under 07 AS 08.84.030(a)(2); and 08 (6) pay the fee required under AS 08.84.050. 09 (b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an occupational therapist or 10 occupational therapy assistant, an applicant who is a graduate of a school of 11 occupational therapy that is located outside of the United States shall 12 (1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident course 13 of study and professional instruction equivalent to that provided by a curriculum 14 approved by the Committee of Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the 15 American Medical Association or [AND] the American Occupational Therapy 16 Association, and have furnished documentary evidence of compliance with this 17 paragraph, translated, if necessary, into the English language by a person verifying the 18 accuracy of the translations; 19 (2) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, supervised field 20 work equivalent to that required under AS 08.84.030(b); 21 (3) at the discretion of the board, demonstrate an ability to 22 effectively speak English through an interview with a member of the board; 23 (4) have met applicable requirements under 8 U.S.C. 1101 - 1503 24 (Immigration and Nationality Act) unless a United States citizen; 25 (5) [(4)] pass an examination administered or approved by the board 26 under AS 08.84.030; and 27 (6) [(5)] pay the fee required under AS 08.84.050. 28 * Sec. 4. AS 08.84.065(a) is amended to read: 29 (a) The board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to an applicant for 30 licensure by acceptance of credentials or by examination who 31 (1) meets the requirements of
01 (A) AS 08.84.030(a)(1) or (b)(1); or 02 (B) AS 08.84.032(a)(2) and (4) or (b)(2) and (4) [(b)(2) AND 03 (3)]; and 04 (2) pays the required fee. 05 * Sec. 5. AS 08.84.150(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) A person may not provide services that the person describes as 07 occupational therapy without being licensed under this chapter unless the person is 08 (1) a student in an accredited occupational therapy program or in a 09 supervised field work program; 10 (2) a graduate of a foreign school of occupational therapy fulfilling the 11 internship requirement of AS 08.84.032, and then only unless under the continuous 12 direction and immediate supervision of an occupational therapist; 13 (3) an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant employed 14 by the United States Government while in the discharge of official duties; 15 (4) granted a limited permit under AS 08.84.075; 16 (5) licensed under this title and uses occupational therapy skills in the 17 practice of the profession for which the license is issued; or 18 (6) employed as a teacher or teacher's aide by an educational institution 19 and is required to use occupational therapy skills during the course of employment, if 20 (A) the occupational therapy skills are used under a program 21 implemented by the employer and developed by a licensed occupational 22 therapist; 23 (B) the employer maintains direct supervision of the person's 24 use of occupational therapy skills; and 25 (C) the person does not represent to 26 (i) be an occupational therapist or occupational therapy 27 assistant; and 28 (ii) practice occupational therapy. 29 * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 1997.