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2021 SESSION
SB 1189 Occupational therapists; licensure.
Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Licensure of occupational therapists; Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. The Compact permits eligible licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in Compact member states, provided that they are licensed in at least one member state. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022, and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The Compact takes effect when it is enacted by a tenth member state.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101278D pdf
- 01/25/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21101278D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101278D
- 01/10/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/13/21 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/21/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/21 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/21 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/25/21 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/25/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1189E
- 01/25/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21101278D-E
- 01/26/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote