2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-6115 — Board of Occupational Therapy Practice; established; members; terms; expenses; officers.

Section 71-6115
Board of Occupational Therapy Practice; established; members; terms; expenses; officers.

The Board of Occupational Therapy Practice is established. The board shall consist of at least four members appointed by the State Board of Health, all of whom shall be residents of this state. Any statewide association of occupational therapists may submit a list of names of qualified persons from which the State Board of Health may choose members of the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Three of the persons appointed shall have been engaged in rendering services to the public, teaching, or research in occupational therapy for at least five years immediately preceding their appointments. Two of the persons appointed shall be occupational therapists and one shall be either an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant and all shall be holders of active licenses issued under the Occupational Therapy Practice Act during their terms. The fourth member shall be a member of the public with an interest in the rights of the consumers of health services. The members of the board shall serve five-year terms, except that the initial members of the board shall serve as follows: The member of the public shall serve one year and the remaining members shall serve terms of two, three, and four years as the State Board of Health shall designate. The term of each member shall commence on December 1 following the expiration of the preceding term. No person shall serve more than two full consecutive terms on the board. The State Board of Health shall fill any vacancy for an unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointment. The members shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred while in the performance of their duties in the same manner as state employees pursuant to sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. The board shall annually elect a chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary and shall meet at least once per year or more as the department and board shall determine. Members of the board may be removed from office on the grounds and in the manner provided by section 71-118.

Source:

Laws 1984, LB 761, § 43

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 62

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 178

Laws 2001, LB 346, § 3

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 97

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 131

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006