2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists
Section 20-74d - Temporary permit; practice pending examination results.
The department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an educational program in occupational therapy who meets the educational and field experience requirements of section 20-74b and has not yet taken the licensure examination. Such temporary permit shall authorize the holder to practice occupational therapy only under the direct supervision of a licensed occupational therapist and in a public, voluntary or proprietary facility. Such temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days after the date of application and shall not be renewable. Such permit shall become void and shall not be reissued in the event that the applicant fails to pass such examination. The fee for a limited permit shall be fifty dollars.
(P.A. 78-253, S. 4, 11; P.A. 89-115, S. 6, 7; P.A. 04-221, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 190.)
History: P.A. 89-115 removed language pertaining to limited permits for foreign occupational therapists; P.A. 04-221 limited temporary permit to 120 days, made conforming changes and provided that such permit is not renewable and shall be void if the applicant fails the examination; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $25 to $50.
