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20(3) State participation in the compact. (a) To participate in the compact, a
21member state shall:
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1. License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants;
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2. Participate fully in the commission's data system, including but not limited
24to using the commission's unique identifier as defined in rules of the commission;
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13. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about
2licensees;
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4. Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and
4rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding
5a licensee;
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5. Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records
7of applicants for an initial compact privilege. These procedures shall include the
8submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for
9the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information from the
10federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that state's
11criminal records;
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a. A member state shall, within a time frame established by the commission,
13require a criminal background check for a licensee seeking/applying for a compact
14privilege whose primary state of residence is that member state, by receiving the
15results of the federal bureau of investigation criminal record search, and shall use
16the results in making licensure decisions.
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b. Communication between a member state, the commission or among member
18states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the compact shall
19not include any information received from the federal bureau of investigation
20relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state under P.L.
2192-544.
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6. Comply with the rules of the commission;
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7. Utilize only a recognized national examination as a requirement for
24licensure pursuant to the rules of the commission; and
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18. Have continuing competence/education requirements as a condition for
2license renewal.
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(b) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a
4valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms
5of the compact and rules.
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(c) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.
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(d) A member state shall provide for the state's delegate to attend all
8occupational therapy compact commission meetings.
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(e) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply
10for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member
11state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be
12recognized as granting the compact privilege in any other member state.
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(f) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a
14member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
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15(4) Compact privilege. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms
16and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
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1. Hold a license in the home state;
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2. Have a valid United States social security number or national practitioner
19identification number;
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3. Have no encumbrance on any state license;
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4. Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with
22pars. (d), (f), (g), and (h);
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5. Have paid all fines and completed all requirements resulting from any
24adverse action against any license or compact privilege, and 2 years have elapsed
25from the date of such completion;
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16. Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege
2within a remote state(s);
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7. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;
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8. Complete a criminal background check in accordance with sub. (3) (a) 5.;
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a. The licensee shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with
6the completion of a criminal background check.
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9. Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in
8which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and
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10. Report to the commission adverse action taken by any non-member state
10within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.
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(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state
12license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of par. (a) to maintain the
13compact privilege in the remote state.