N.Y. EDN Law § 7904-A

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Requirements for license as an occupational therapy assistant

Official statutory text

§ 7904-a. Requirements for license as an occupational therapy\nassistant. To qualify for a license as an occupational therapy assistant\nan applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n (a) file an application with the department;\n (b) have received an education as follows: completion of at least a\ntwo-year associate degree program for occupational therapy assistants\nregistered by the department or accredited by a national accreditation\nagency which is satisfactory to the department, or its equivalent, as\ndetermined by the department in accordance with the commissioner's\nregulations;\n (c) have a minimum of sixteen weeks clinical experience satisfactory\nto the state board for occupational therapy and in accordance with\nstandards established by a national accreditation agency which is\nsatisfactory to the department;\n (d) be at least eighteen years of age;\n (e) be of good moral character as determined by the department;\n (f) pay a fee for an initial license and a fee for each triennial\nregistration period that shall be one-half of the fee for initial\nlicense and for each triennial registration period established for\noccupational therapists; and\n (g) except as otherwise provided by subdivision two of section\nseventy-nine hundred seven of this article, pass an examination\nacceptable to the department.\n

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