SB412,16,18 (d) Occupational therapy assistants practicing in a remote state shall be supervised by an occupational therapist licensed or holding a compact privilege in that remote state.

SB412,16,25 (e) A licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee may be ineligible for a compact privilege in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.

SB412,17,2 (f) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur:

SB412,17,3 1. The home state license is no longer encumbered; and

SB412,17,5 2. Two years have elapsed from the date on which the home state license is no longer encumbered in accordance with subd. 1.

SB412,17,8 (g) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of par. (a) to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.

SB412,17,11 (h) If a licensee's compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the individual may lose the compact privilege in any other remote state until the following occur:

SB412,17,13 1. The specific period of time for which the compact privilege was removed has ended;

SB412,17,14 2. All fines have been paid and all conditions have been met;

SB412,17,16 3. Two years have elapsed from the date of completing requirements under subds. 1. and 2; and

SB412,17,18 4. The compact privileges are reinstated by the commission and the compact data system is updated to reflect reinstatement.

SB412,17,20 (i) If a licensee's compact privilege in any remote state is removed due to an erroneous charge, privileges shall be restored through the compact data system.

SB412,17,22 (j) Once the requirements of par. (h) have been met, the license must meet the requirements in par. (a) to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.

SB412,18,2 (5) Obtaining a new home state license by virtue of compact privilege. (a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may hold a home state license, which allows for compact privileges in member states, in only one member state at a time.

SB412,18,4 (b) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving between two member states:

SB412,18,8 1. The occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new home state in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.

SB412,18,12 2. Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant meets the pertinent criteria outlined in sub. (4) via the data system, without need for primary source verification except for:

SB412,18,15 a. An FBI fingerprint based criminal background check if not previously performed or updated pursuant to applicable rules adopted by the commission in accordance with P.L. 92-544;

SB412,18,16 b. Other criminal background check as required by the new home state; and

SB412,18,18 c. Submission of any requisite jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.

SB412,18,21 3. The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.

SB412,18,24 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant cannot meet the criteria in sub. (4), the new home state shall apply its requirements for issuing a new single-state license.

SB412,19,3 5. The occupational therapist or the occupational therapy assistant shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.

SB412,19,7 (c) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, or from a non-member state to a member state, the state criteria shall apply for issuance of a single-state license in the new state.

SB412,19,10 (d) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a single-state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a licensee shall have only one home state license.

SB412,19,12 (e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.

SB412,19,18 (6) Active duty military personnel or their spouses. (a) Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change their home state through application for licensure in the new state or through the process described in sub. (5).

SB412,19,21 (7) Adverse actions. (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an occupational therapist's or occupational therapy assistant's license issued by the home state.

SB412,19,23 (b) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to: