2013 Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.
Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts
Section 54.1-2956.5 - Unlawful to practice occupational therapy without license

§ 54.1-2956.5. Unlawful to practice occupational therapy without license.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person not holding a current and valid license from the Board to practice occupational therapy or to claim to be an occupational therapist or to assume the title "Occupational Therapist," "Occupational Therapist, Licensed," "Licensed Occupational Therapist," or any similar term, or to use the designations "O.T." or "O.T.L." or any variation thereof. However, a person who has graduated from a duly accredited educational program in occupational therapy may practice with the title "Occupational Therapist, License Applicant" or "O.T.L.-Applicant" until he has taken and received the results of any examination required by the Board or until six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice as an occupational therapy assistant as defined in § 54.1-2900 or to hold himself out to be or advertise that he is an occupational therapy assistant or use the designation "O.T.A." or any variation thereof unless such person holds a current and valid license from the Board to practice as an occupational therapy assistant. However, a person who has graduated from a duly accredited occupational therapy assistant education program may practice with the title "Occupational Therapy Assistant-License Applicant" or "O.T.A.-Applicant" until he has taken and received the results of any examination required by the Board or until six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.

(1989, c. 306; 1998, c. 593; 2000, c. 782; 2004, c. 61; 2008, cc. 64, 89.)