2005 West Virginia Code - §30-28-11. — Issuance of a license.

§30-28-11. Issuance of a license.

(a) The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this article upon payment of the license fee prescribed.
(b) The board shall issue a limited permit to persons who have completed the education and experience requirements of this article. This permit shall allow the person to practice occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist who holds a current license in this state and shall be valid until the date on which the results of the next qualifying examination have been made public. This limited permit shall not be renewed if the applicant has failed the examination.
(c) The board shall issue a limited permit to an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant who has graduated from an occupational therapy curriculum of a foreign country or of a territory or possession of the United States. Such program shall be equivalent to academic requirements for graduates of occupational therapy programs in the United States and shall be satisfactory to the board. This permit shall allow the person to practice under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist. A limited permit shall be valid for one year at which time the holder shall apply to the board for licensure. A limited permit shall become null and void if the holder fails to pass a licensing examination.
(d) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under the terms of this article may use the words "occupational therapist registered,""licensed occupational therapist," or "occupational therapist," or he may use the letters "O.T.R.,""L.O.T.," or "O.T.," in connection with his name or place of business to denote registration hereunder.
(e) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapy assistant under the terms of this article may use the words "occupational therapy assistant,""licensed occupational therapy assistant," or "certified occupational therapy assistant" or may use the letters "O.T.A.,""L.O.T.A.," or "C.O.T.A.," in connection with his name or place of business to denote his registration hereunder.
(f) The board shall prescribe the form of licenses and each license shall be conspicuously displayed by the licensee at his principal place of practice, or, in the case of a license to act as an occupational therapy assistant, at his place of employment.