Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The Board may issue a temporary license
to an applicant who pays the required fee and submits evidence satisfactory to
the Board, on forms provided by the Board, that the applicant:
(1) Has met requirements for licensure under
42.13 (relating to application for
licensure).
(2) Is eligible and has
applied to take the licensure examination or has failed the licensure
examination but applied to retake the examination on the next scheduled date if
the following applies:
(i) The temporary
license shall expire automatically upon the failure of the applicant to take
the licensure examination, except for an appropriate excuse approved by the
Board.
(ii) The temporary license
shall expire automatically upon receipt by the applicant of notice of failure
of re-examination, and the applicant may not be eligible for another temporary
license for a period of 1 year from the date of the notice.
(iii) Even after 1 year from the date of
notice of failure of re-examination, the applicant may not be issued another
temporary license, except at the discretion of the
Board.
(b) A
temporary license issued under subsection (a) authorizes the practice of
occupational therapy only as an assistant under the direct supervision of an
occupational therapist licensed under the act and this chapter.
(c) The Board may also issue a temporary
license to an applicant who:
(1) Pays the
required fee.
(2) Submits evidence
satisfactory to the Board, on forms provided by the Board, that the applicant
is not a resident and is not licensed in this Commonwealth.
(3) Submits evidence to the Board that the
applicant is either licensed under the laws of the District of Columbia or of a
state or territory of the United States which has licensure requirements
substantially equal to the requirements of the act or has met the requirements
for certification as an occupational therapist registered or a certified
occupational therapy assistant established by NBCOT.
(4) Certifies that the applicant will perform
services for not longer than a 6 consecutive month period in a calendar year,
in association with an occupational therapist licensed under the act.
(d) In addition to the
requirements in subsection (a) or subsection (c), an applicant for a temporary
license as an occupational therapist shall submit one of the following:
(1) Proof that the applicant has professional
liability insurance as set forth in §
42.61 (relating to professional
liability insurance requirement).
(2) A letter from the applicant-s insurance
carrier indicating that the applicant will be covered against professional
liability in the amount specified in §
42.61(a) upon
issuance of the applicant-s temporary license.
(3) A certification from the applicant
indicating that the applicant will be covered by an employer against
professional liability in the amount specified in §
42.61(a)
effective upon the beginning of employment, provided that the applicant does
not practice occupational therapy prior to the beginning of
employment.
(e) In
addition to the requirements in subsection (a) or subsection (c), an applicant
for a temporary license as an occupational therapist shall complete, as a
condition of licensure, 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition
and reporting in accordance with §
42.48 (relating to child abuse
recognition and reporting- mandatory training requirement).
The provisions of this §42.15 issued under
sections 5(b) and 6(a)(2) of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act
(63
P. S. §§
1505(b)
and 1506(a)(2)); amended under
sections 5(b), 8(5)(vi) and 15(a) of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act
(63
P.S. §§
1505(b),
1508(5)(vi) and
1515(a)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
42.62 (relating to
notifications).
