Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Health Professions

Board of Medicine

Regulations for Licensure of Occupational Therapists [18 VAC 85 ‑ 80]

Action:

NBCOT certification as option for CE

[Withdrawn 2/7/2018]

Reason for Withdrawal

The Board withdrew the proposed stage which included a provision allowing a licensee to fulfill the requirement for continuing education by maintenance of current certification by the National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy. The other changes were adopted by a separate action which became effective on 12/14/17.

General Information

Action Summary	The Board has proposed amendments to section 71 on continued competency requirements to clarify the completion of the Continued Competency Activity and Assessment Form and to allow a licensee to fulfill the requirement by maintenance of current certification by the National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy. An amendment will also change the title of the chapter from Regulations Governing the Licensure of Occupational Therapists to Regulations Governing the Practice of Occupational Therapy.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review	This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
RIS Project	Yes [004544]
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
7363	Fast-Track	Comment period complete, but objections were filed.
7756	Proposed	Stage withdrawn on 06/28/2017 before the Secretary's office completed its review.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	William L. Harp, M.D. / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233
Email Address:	william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-4558 FAX: (804)527-4429 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this board.