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2014 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2956.5 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2956.5. Unlawful to practice occupational therapy without license.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person not holding a current
and valid license from the Board to practice occupational therapy or to claim
to be an occupational therapist or to assume the title "Occupational
Therapist," "Occupational Therapist, Licensed," "Licensed
Occupational Therapist," or any similar term, or to use the designations
"O.T." or "O.T.L." or any variation thereof. However, a
person who has graduated from a duly accredited educational program in
occupational therapy may practice with the title "Occupational Therapist,
License Applicant" or "O.T.L.-Applicant" until he has taken
and received the results of a failing score on any
examination required by the Board or until six months from the date of
graduation, whichever occurs sooner.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice as an
occupational therapy assistant as defined in § 54.1-2900 or to hold himself out
to be or advertise that he is an occupational therapy assistant or use the
designation "O.T.A." or any variation thereof unless such person
holds a current and valid license from the Board to practice as an occupational
therapy assistant. However, a person who has graduated from a duly accredited
occupational therapy assistant education program may practice with the title
"Occupational Therapy Assistant, License Applicant" or "O.T.A.-Applicant"
until he has taken and received the results of a failing score
on any examination required by the Board or until six months from the date
of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.