2018 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 33 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 40 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE
SECTION 33-40-106 - Requirements for licensure; continuing education.
33-40-106. Requirements for licensure; continuing education.
(a) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or 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 therapy;
(ii) Has successfully completed the academic requirements in occupational therapy in an approved program that is accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or a successor organization as established in rule and approved by the licensure board;
(iii) Has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the recognized educational institution where the applicant met the academic requirements described in paragraph (ii) of this subsection; and
(iv) Has passed a national certification 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; and
(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.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, § 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, § 202.
