SECTION 435:30-1-4. Licensure by endorsement

  Requirements for licensure by endorsement for Occupational Therapists or Occupational Therapy Assistants are as follows:

(1)   Applicants for licensure by endorsement must meet all statutory requirements required of applicants for licensure by examination, as set forth in the Act.

(2)   Any person who is currently licensed by examination as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico, is eligible for licensure by endorsement provided the written examination and grade standard were that of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy or any other group approved by the Board. Submission of proof of having passed the licensure examination shall be required. If the applicant has not been employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant during the year prior to application, such applicant may be requested to present himself/herself for a personal interview with the members of the Advisory Committee or the Board.

(3)   Applicants who have not taken and passed the approved licensure examination within the past five years may be required to provide proof of continued competence as evidenced by one or more of the following:

(A)   Continuing education consisting of up to two hours for each month out of practice, obtained with the last two years and approved by the Committee;

(B)   Practice under the direct supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist for one to three months. The supervising Therapist will provide to the Committee a report on the applicant's performance prior to licensure;

(C)   Retake the approved licensure examination.

(4)   The completed application form must be submitted to the Board office accompanied by fees as set by the Board.

(5)   The Board may issue a temporary license to any applicant for licensure by endorsement for no more than ninety (90) days upon the Board's receipt of an application for licensure together with a completed Verification of Supervision form issued pursuant to 59 O.S.§ 888.5(5)

[Source: Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1104, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 2010, eff 9-11-20]