Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1150-02-.05 - PROCEDURES FOR LICENSURE
To become licensed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in Tennessee, a person must comply with the following procedures and requirements.
(1)
Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant by Examination
(a) An application packet shall be requested
from the Board's administrative office.
(b) An applicant shall respond truthfully and
completely to every question or request for information contained in the
application form and submit it along with all documentation and fees required
by the form and these rules to the Board's administrative office. It is the
intent of these rules that all steps necessary to accomplish the filing of the
required documentation be completed prior to filing an application and that all
documentation be filed simultaneously.
(c) Applications will be accepted throughout
the year and completed files will ordinarily be processed at the next Board
meeting scheduled for the purpose of reviewing files.
(d) An applicant shall pay the nonrefundable
application fee and state regulatory fee as provided in rule 1150-02-.06 when
submitting the application.
(e) An
applicant shall submit with his application a "passport" style photograph taken
within the preceding 12 months.
(f)
It is the applicant's responsibility to request that a graduate transcript from
his degree granting institution, pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-13-202, be submitted directly
from the school to the Board's administrative office. The institution granting
the degree must be accredited by the AOTA at the time the degree was granted.
The transcript must show that the degree has been conferred and carry the
official seal of the institution and reference the name under which the
applicant has applied for certification.
(g) An applicant shall submit an original
letter of recommendation attesting to the applicant's good moral character. The
letter cannot be from a relative.
(h) Examination Verification
1. It is the responsibility of the applicant
to request a copy of his certification examination results from the National
Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Examination be sent directly to
the Board's administrative office.
2. For examinations taken prior to January,
1985, the applicant shall request the National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy send a verification of certification examination results
to the Board of Occupational Therapy. For an examination taken in January,
1985, or later, the applicant shall request that Professional Exam Service send
verification of certification examination results to the Board of Occupational
Therapy.
(i) Physical
agent modality certification. If an applicant is seeking certification in the
use of physical agent modalities, as provided in paragraph (4) of Rule
1150-02-.04, the applicant shall present to the Board's administrative office
proof of successful completion of didactic and clinical work that has been
completed within the two (2) years prior to submission of the application for
certification.
(j) An applicant
shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state, or municipality, except minor traffic
violations.
2. The denial of
licensure application by any other state or the discipline of a license in any
state.
3. Loss or restriction of
licensure.
4. Any civil suit
judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party defendant
including, without limitations, actions involving malpractice, breach of
contract, antitrust activity or any other civil action remedy recognized under
the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.
(k) The applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the
Board's licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background
check.
(l) When necessary, all
required documents shall be translated into English. Both translation and
original document, certified as to authenticity by the issuing source must be
submitted.
(m) Personal resumes are
not acceptable and will not be reviewed.
(n) Application review and licensure
decisions shall be governed by Rule 1150-02-07.
(o) The burden is on the applicant to prove
by a preponderance of the evidence that his course work and supervised field
work experience are equivalent to the board's requirements.
(p) The initial licensure fee must be
received in the Board's administrative office on or before the thirtieth (30th)
day from receipt of notification that the fee is due. Failure to comply will
result in the application file being closed.
(q) A license will be issued after all
requirements, including payment of an initial licensure fee pursuant to Rule
1150-02-.06, have been met.
(2) Occupational Therapist and Occupational
Therapy Assistant by Reciprocity
(a) An
application packet shall be requested from the Board's administrative
office.
(b) An applicant shall
respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information
contained in the application form and submit it along with all documentation
and fees required by the form and these rules to the Board's administrative
office. It is the intent of this rule that all steps necessary to accomplish
the filing of the required documentation be completed prior to filing an
application and that all documentation be filed simultaneously.
(c) An applicant shall submit with his
application a "passport" style photograph taken within the preceding twelve
(12) months.
(d) An applicant shall
pay the non-refundable application fee, and state regulatory fee as provided in
rule 1150-02-.06 when submitting the application.
(e) Applications will be accepted throughout
the year and completed files will ordinarily be processed at the next board
meeting scheduled for the purpose of reviewing files.
(f) It is the applicant's responsibility to
request that a graduate transcript from his degree granting institution,
pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-13-202, be submitted directly
from the school to the board's administrative office. The institution granting
the degree must be accredited by the AOTA at the time the degree was granted.
The transcript must show that the degree has been conferred and carry the
official seal of the institution and reference the name under which the
applicant has applied for licensure.
(g) It is the applicant's responsibility to
request verification of licensure status be submitted directly to the Board's
administrative office from all states in which the applicant is or has ever
been licensed.
(h) Examination
Verification
1. It is the responsibility of
the applicant to request a copy of his certification examination results from
the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Examination be
sent directly to the Board's administrative office.
2. For examinations taken prior to January,
1985, the applicant shall request the National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy send a verification of certification examination results
to the Board of Occupational Therapy.
3. For examinations taken in January, 1985,
or later, the applicant shall request that Professional Exam Service, send a
verification of certification examination results to the Board of Occupational
Therapy.
(i) Physical
agent modality certification If an applicant is seeking certification in the
use of physical agent modalities, as provided in paragraph (3) of rule
1150-02-.04, the applicant shall cause to have proof of successful training
completion be submitted directly from the training provider to the Board's
administrative office.
(j) An
applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state, or municipality, except minor traffic
violations.
2. The denial of
licensure application by any other state or the discipline of a license in any
state.
3. Loss or restriction of
licensure.
4. Any civil suit
judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party defendant
including, without limitations, actions involving malpractice, breach of
contract, antitrust activity or any other civil action remedy recognized under
the country's or state's statutory, common or case law.
(k) The applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the
Board's licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background
check.
(l) When necessary, all
required documents shall be translated into English. Both translation and the
original document, certified as to authenticity by the issuing source, must be
submitted.
(m) Personal resumes are
not acceptable and will not be reviewed.
(n) Application review and licensure
decisions shall be governed by Rule 1150-02-.07.
(o) The burden is on the applicant to prove
by a preponderance of the evidence that his course work, and experiential
qualifications are equivalent to the board's requirements.
(p) The initial licensure fee must be
received in the Board's administrative office on or before the thirtieth (30th)
day from receipt of notification that the fee is due. Failure to comply will
result in the application file being closed.
(q) A license will be issued after all
requirements, including payment of an initial licensure fee pursuant to Rule
1150-02-.06, have been met.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-13-102, 63-13-103, 63-13-108, 63-13-202, 63-13-203, 63-13-204, 63-13-206, 63-13-209, and 63-13-213.
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