2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-6108 — Examination; requirements.

Section 71-6108
Examination; requirements.

(1) Each applicant for licensure pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Practice Act shall be examined by a written examination which tests his or her knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy and occupational therapy theory and practice including, but not limited to, professional skills and judgment in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to determine the applicant's fitness to practice. The board shall approve the examination and establish standards for acceptable performance. The board may choose a nationally standardized occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant entry-level examination.

(2) Applicants for licensure shall be examined at a time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine. The board shall notify all applicants by mail of the time and place of the examination.

(3) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the review of procedures for the development and administration of examinations and to protect the security of the content of examination questions and answers. The department shall not enter into an agreement to adopt an examination from a national testing service without first obtaining from that service detailed documentation of the process of examination development and maintenance.

Source:

Laws 1984, LB 761, § 36

Laws 1985, LB 250, § 18

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 61

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska