2005 West Virginia Code - §30-28-10. — Waiver of requirements for licensure.

§30-28-10. Waiver of requirements for licensure.

(a) The board shall waive the examination and grant a license to any person certified prior to the effective date of this article as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) by the American occupational therapy association. The board shall waive the examination and grant a license to any person so certified after the effective date of this article, if the board considers the requirements for such certification to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this article.
(b) The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any applicant who shall present proof of current licensure as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia or territory of the United States, which requires standards for licensure considered by the board to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this article.