N.Y. EDN Law § 7904

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Requirements for a professional license

Official statutory text

§ 7904. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as an occupational therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n (1) File an application with the department.\n (2) Have satisfactorily completed an approved occupational therapy\ncurriculum in at least a baccalaureate or masters program, or its\nequivalent, as determined by the department in accordance with the\ncommissioner's regulations.\n (3) Have a minimum of six months of supervised occupational therapy\nexperience which supervision and experience shall be satisfactory to the\nboard of occupational therapy and in accordance with the commissioner's\nregulations.\n (4) Pass an examination satisfactory to the board of occupational\ntherapy and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n (5) Be at least twenty-one years of age.\n (6) Meet no requirements as to United States citizenship.\n (7) Be of good moral character as determined by the department.\n (8) Pay a fee of one hundred forty dollars to the department for\nadmission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of seventy dollars for each re-examination, a fee of one\nhundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring\nadmission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of one\nhundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration period.\n

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