§ 54.1-2956.4 Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; powers
The Advisory Board shall, under the authority of the Board:
1. Recommend to the Board, for its promulgation into regulation, the criteria for licensure as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant and the standards of professional conduct for holders of licenses.
2. Assess the qualifications of applicants for licensure and recommend licensure when applicants meet the required criteria. The recommendations of the Advisory Board on licensure of applicants shall be presented to the Board, which shall then issue or deny licenses. Any applicant who is aggrieved by a denial of recommendation on licensure of the Advisory Board may appeal to the Board.
3. Receive investigative reports of professional misconduct and unlawful acts and recommend sanctions when appropriate. Any recommendation of sanctions shall be presented to the Board, which may then impose sanctions or take such other action as may be warranted by law.
4. Assist in such other matters dealing with occupational therapy as the Board may in its discretion direct.
History
This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 306 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 593; in 2004, chapter 61; in 2008, chapters 64 and 89.
1989, c. 306; 1998, c. 593; 2004, c. 61; 2008, cc. 64, 89.