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§ 1502. Declaration of purpose

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 29. Occupational Therapy Practice Act (Refs & Annos)
63 P.S. § 1502
§ 1502. Declaration of purpose
It is the purpose of this act to provide for the establishment of standards of education, for the licensure and for the regulation and control of persons engaged in offering occupational therapy services to the general public to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, protect the public from being harmed by unqualified persons, assure the highest degree of professional care and conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, and assure the availability of occupational therapy services of the highest quality to persons in need of such services.

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1982, June 15, P.L. 502, No. 140, § 2, effective in 90 days.
63 P.S. § 1502, PA ST 63 P.S. § 1502
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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