2005 Minnesota Statutes - 148.6412 — Licensure by equivalency.

     148.6412 Licensure by equivalency. 


    Subdivision 1.    Persons certified by National Board for 
 Certification in Occupational Therapy before June 17, 1996.  
 Persons certified by the National Board for Certification in 
 Occupational Therapy as an occupational therapist before June 
 17, 1996, may apply for licensure by equivalency for 
 occupational therapist.  Persons certified by the National Board 
 for Certification in Occupational Therapy as an occupational 
 therapy assistant before June 17, 1996, may apply for licensure 
 by equivalency for occupational therapy assistant. 


    Subd. 2.    Persons certified by National Board for 
 Certification in Occupational Therapy after June 17, 1996.  
 The commissioner may license any person certified by the 
 National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy as an 
 occupational therapist after June 17, 1996, if the commissioner 
 determines the requirements for certification are equivalent to 
 or exceed the requirements for licensure as an occupational 
 therapist under section 148.6408.  The commissioner may license 
 any person certified by the National Board for Certification in 
 Occupational Therapy as an occupational therapy assistant after 
 June 17, 1996, if the commissioner determines the requirements 
 for certification are equivalent to or exceed the requirements 
 for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant under section 
 148.6410.  Nothing in this section limits the commissioner's 
 authority to deny licensure based upon the grounds for 
 discipline in sections 148.6401 to 148.6450. 


    Subd. 3.    Application procedures.  Applicants for 
 licensure by equivalency must provide: 


    (1) the application materials as required by section 
 148.6420, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; and 


    (2) the fees required by section 148.6445. 


    HIST: 2000 c 361 s 8