Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: House committeeMarch 31, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 28, 202294–0
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 17, 202147–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 24, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawMay 24, 2022
SF 463 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 463, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 463 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Occupational therapists and assistants could practice in other member states without needing to apply for a new license in each one. This agreement sets minimum rules for licenses and creates a commission to manage how the system works. It allows these healthcare workers to move more easily between states that join the compact.1
Read the official explanation
This bill adopts the interstate occupational therapy licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed to practice in one member state may practice in another member state under a compact privilege without applying for a license in that state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in member states. The compact comes into effect upon adoption by states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the party states. _____ commission; commission bylaws and rules; commission committees; commission finances; records of the commission; compacting state compliance; venue for judicial proceedings; qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification; effective dates and amendments to the compact; withdrawal, default, and expulsion; severability and construction; and the binding effect of the compact and other laws.
Changed since by amendment H-1420; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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