§ 1508. Requirements for licensure
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)Effective: September 4, 2012
Effective: September 4, 2012
63 P.S. § 1508
§ 1508. Requirements for licensure
An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall submit a written application on forms provided by the board evidencing and showing to the satisfaction of the board that he or she:
(2) Has completed the academic requirements of an approved educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the board with the advice and consultation of recognized national accrediting agencies and professional organizations including the American Occupational Therapy Association as follows:
(i) Effective by the next biennial period for license renewal following the effective date of this paragraph,1 an occupational therapist shall obtain and maintain professional liability insurance as specified in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii). The occupational therapist shall notify the board within 30 days of the occupational therapist's failure to be covered by the required insurance. Failure to notify the board shall be actionable under section 16.2 Further, the license of the occupational therapist shall automatically be suspended upon failure to be covered by the required insurance and shall not be restored until submission to the board of satisfactory evidence that the occupational therapist has the required professional liability insurance coverage.
(ii) The board shall accept from an occupational therapist as satisfactory evidence of insurance coverage under this paragraph any or all of the following: self-insurance, personally purchased professional liability insurance, professional liability insurance coverage provided by the occupational therapist's employer or any similar type of coverage acceptable to the board.
(A) the applicant files with the application a copy of a letter from the applicant's professional liability insurance carrier indicating that the applicant will be covered against professional liability in the required amounts effective upon the issuance of the applicant's license to practice occupational therapy in this Commonwealth; or
(B) the applicant certifies that the applicant will be covered by an employer against professional liability in required amounts upon the commencement of employment as an occupational therapist, provided that the applicant does not practice occupational therapy prior to the commencement of such employment.
(vi) The board shall adopt, by regulation, standards and procedures established by the Insurance Commissioner for self-insurance. In the absence of these standards and procedures, the board, after consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, shall establish standards and procedures by regulation for self-insurance under this paragraph.
Credits
1982, June 15, P.L. 502, No. 140, § 8, effective in 90 days. Amended 2012, July 5, P.L. 1132, No. 138, § 3, effective in 60 days [Sept. 4, 2012].
Footnotes
Par. (5) added by 2012, July 5, P.L. 1132, No. 138, § 3, effective in 60 days [Sept. 4, 2012].
63 P.S. § 1516.
63 P.S. § 1508, PA ST 63 P.S. § 1508
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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