2013 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 33 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 40 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE
33-40-106. Requirements for licensure; continuing education.
33-40-106. Requirements for licensure; continuing education.
(a) An applicant applying for a license as a registered occupational therapist or as a certified occupational therapy assistant shall file a specified written application showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant:
(i) Has a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness and competence in all matters relevant to practicing the profession of occupational therapist;
(ii) Has successfully completed the academic requirements in occupational therapy in an approved program that is accredited by the committee on allied health education and accreditation, American Medical Association in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. The certified occupational therapy assistant program shall be approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.;
(iii) Has successfully completed supervised fieldwork experience arranged by the recognized educational institution where the applicant met the academic requirements or by the nationally recognized professional association. For a registered occupational therapist, a minimum of twenty-four (24) weeks of supervised fieldwork experience is required. For a certified occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of eight (8) weeks of supervised fieldwork experience is required; and
(iv) Has passed an examination as provided in W.S. 33-40-107.
(b) The board may establish continuing education requirements for an active license provided that:
(i) The requirement shall not be more than sixteen (16) contact hours of continuing education per year;
(ii) Continuing education taken any time in the three (3) years preceding the annual license renewal may be counted toward fulfilling the requirement but it shall not be counted more than once; and
(iii) The board may allow other means of continuing education in place of formal instruction.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, 202.
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