1. License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants;
2. Participate fully in the commission's data system, including but not limited to using the commission's unique identifier as defined in rules of the commission;
3. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;
4. Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;
5. Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for an initial compact privilege. These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal records;
a. A member state shall, within a time frame established by the commission, require a criminal background check for a licensee seeking/applying for a compact privilege whose primary state of residence is that member state, by receiving the results of the federal bureau of investigation criminal record search, and shall use the results in making licensure decisions.
b. Communication between a member state, the commission or among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the compact shall not include any information received from the federal bureau of investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state under P.L. 92-544.
6. Comply with the rules of the commission;
7. Utilize only a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the commission; and
8. Have continuing competence/education requirements as a condition for license renewal.
(b) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the compact and rules.
(c) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.
(d) A member state shall provide for the state's delegate to attend all occupational therapy compact commission meetings.
(e) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting the compact privilege in any other member state.
(f) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
(4) Compact privilege. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
1. Hold a license in the home state;
2. Have a valid United States social security number or national practitioner identification number;
3. Have no encumbrance on any state license;
4. Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with pars. (d), (f), (g), and (h);
5. Have paid all fines and completed all requirements resulting from any adverse action against any license or compact privilege, and 2 years have elapsed from the date of such completion;
6. Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state(s);
7. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;
8. Complete a criminal background check in accordance with sub. (3) (a) 5.;
a. The licensee shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the completion of a criminal background check.
9. Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and
10. Report to the commission adverse action taken by any non-member state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.
(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of par. (a) to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.
(c) A licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.