This chapter may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Practice Act....
The Legislature finds and declares that the practice of occupational therapy in California affects the public health, safety, and welfare and there is a necessity for that practice to be...
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) Appropriate supervision of an aide means that the responsible occupational therapist shall provide direct...
(a) No person shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or as being able to practice occupational therapy, or to render...
(j) Supervision of an occupational therapy assistant means that the responsible occupational therapist shall at all times be responsible for all occupational therapy services provided...
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of the following persons: (a) Any person licensed, certified, or...
(a) A limited permit may be granted to any person who has completed the education and experience requirements of this chapter....
An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or certification as an occupational therapy assistant shall file with the board a written application provided by...
(a) An applicant who has satisfied the requirements of Section 2570.6 may apply for examination for licensure or certification in a manner prescribed by the board. Subject to the provisions...
(a) The board may grant a license or certificate to any person who applies on or before January 1, 2003, and who met, before that date, the requirements of Section 2570 as amended by...
The board shall issue a license or certificate to any applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, including the payment of the prescribed licensure, certification, or renewal fee, and...
(a) Any license or certificate issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal as prescribed by the board and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The board may provide for...
Upon a written request, the board may grant inactive status to an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is in good standing, who meets the requirements of Section 462....
(a) Consistent with this section, subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 2570.2, and accepted professional standards, the board shall adopt rules necessary to assure appropriate...
Any initial applicant who has not been actively engaged in the practice of occupational therapy within the past five years shall provide to the board, in addition to the requirements...
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and its possessions shall be required to satisfy the examination requirements of Section 2570.7....
Initial license or certification and renewal fees shall be established by the board in an amount that does not exceed a ceiling of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year. The...
(a) On and after January 1, 2003, a person shall not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to...
An occupational therapist shall document his or her evaluation, goals, treatment plan, and summary of treatment in the patient record. Patient records shall be maintained for a period of no...
(a) There is hereby created a California Board of Occupational Therapy, hereafter referred to as the board. The board shall enforce and administer this chapter. (b) The members of the...
(a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter, evaluate the qualifications, and approve the examinations for licensure under this chapter. (b) The...
Subject to Sections 107 and 154, the board may employ an executive officer and other officers and employees...
All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Occupational Therapy Fund which is hereby created. The money in the fund shall...
Any person who violates Section 2570.3 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by...
If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter...
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Board of Occupational Therapy in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions....
(a) The board may, after a hearing, deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation a license, certificate, inactive license, inactive certificate, or limited permit. (b) As used in this...
(a) The board may discipline a licensee by any or a combination of the following methods: (1) Placing the license on probation with terms and conditions. (2) Suspending the license and...
The board may deny or discipline a licensee for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Incompetence or gross negligence...
In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to do any of...
The board shall retain jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation, action or disciplinary proceeding against a license, or to render a decision suspending or revoking a license,...
If a license is suspended, the holder may not practice occupational therapy during the term of suspension. Upon the expiration of the term of suspension, the license shall be reinstated and...
(a) A holder of a license that has been revoked, suspended, or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of a penalty, including reduction or termination...