Title 33 · WY

33-40-106;

Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 33-40-106

Section: 33-40-106

33-40-106;

(iv) Any person performing occupational therapy or acting as an occupational therapy assistant for no more than twenty (20) days in a calendar year for the purpose of educating students or providing continuing education to persons licensed under this act if:

(A) The person is licensed or regulated under the law of another state which has licensure or regulatory requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of this act;

(B) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

33-40-105. Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

33-40-106. Requirements for licensure; continuing education.

(a) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under this act, shall file a specified written application showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant:

(i) Has a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness and competence in all matters relevant to practicing the profession of occupational therapy;

(ii) Has successfully completed the academic requirements in occupational therapy in an approved program that is accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or a successor organization as established in rule and approved by the licensure board;

(iii) Has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the recognized educational institution where the applicant met the academic requirements described in paragraph (ii) of this subsection; and

(iv) Has passed a national certification examination as provided in W.S. 33-40-107.

(b) The board may establish continuing education requirements for an active license provided that:

(i) The requirement shall not be more than sixteen (16) contact hours of continuing education per year; and

(ii) Continuing education taken any time in the three (3) years preceding the annual license renewal may be counted toward fulfilling the requirement but it shall not be counted more than once.

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

(iv) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, § 202.

33-40-107. Examination for license of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.

(a) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

(b) Each applicant for licensure under this act, shall be given a written examination on the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy, occupational therapy techniques and methods to determine the applicant's fitness to practice. The board shall designate the examination for occupational therapists and the examination for occupational therapy assistants and shall establish standards for acceptable performance.

33-40-108. Waiver of requirements; temporary licenses.

(a) The board shall grant a license under this act, to any person certified prior to July 1, 1992 as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) by the American occupational therapy certification board (AOTCB).

(b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

(c) The board may establish provisions for a temporary license under this act so an applicant may practice occupational therapy without supervision or act as an occupational therapy assistant with supervision during processing of the license application.

(d) The board may establish provisions for a limited license to practice occupational therapy under supervision or act as an occupational therapy assistant with supervision to applicants under this act who are waiting to take the national certification examination or who are awaiting scores.

33-40-109. Issuance of license or compact privilege. The board shall issue a license to any individual who meets the requirements of this act or shall issue a compact privilege to any individual who meets the requirements of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-202 through 33-40- 216, upon payment of the prescribed fee.

33-40-110. Renewal of license; reentry.

(a) Any license issued under this act shall be subject to annual renewal as provided by the board, however no late renewal of a license may be granted more than one (1) year after its expiration.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

(e) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.

(f) The board shall establish by rule reentry procedures for the licensure of persons under this act who have previously practiced as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant for not less than one (1) year, but who do not qualify for renewal of their license under subsection (a) of this section. The board's rules may:

(i) Require completion of continuing education not to exceed the cumulative total requirement for a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapist assistant for three (3) years;

(ii) Require completion of a review course approved by the board which shall not be more than thirty (30) days in duration;

(iii) Require practice under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant for a period of not more than two (2) years;

(iv) For a period of not more than two (2) years or until specified training is received, restrict a person from practicing or practicing without supervision specific areas within the practice of occupational therapy which areas have significantly changed or been added to the practice; (v) Establish guidelines for the length of time the requirements stated in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this subsection are imposed based on the length of time a person has not engaged in the practice of occupational therapy, the person's prior experience, the area of practice in which the person intends to engage and other relevant factors.

33-40-111. Foreign trained applicants; applicants from other states and territories.

(a) Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and its possessions shall satisfy the examination requirements of W.S.