AB410,7,11 440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c), 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 450.071 (3) (c) 9., and 450.075 (3) (c) 9., the department or a credentialing board may not require that an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's credentialing.

AB410,14 Section 14. 446.01 (1v) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,7,15 446.01 (1v) (h) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board under subch. VII of ch. 448. “Health care professional" also includes an individual who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.

AB410,15 Section 15. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,7,23 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter; under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) or from a practitioner who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX or XI of ch. 448.

AB410,16 Section 16. 448.96 (1n) and (1o) of the statutes are created to read:

AB410,8,2 448.96 (1n) “Compact" means the occupational therapy licensure compact under s. 448.987.

AB410,8,4 (1o) “Compact privilege" means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.987 (2) (d), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this state.

AB410,17 Section 17. 448.96 (4) and (6) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB410,8,8 448.96 (4) “Occupational therapist" means an individual who is licensed by the affiliated credentialing board to practice occupational therapy or who holds an occupational therapist compact privilege.

AB410,8,12 (6) “Occupational therapy assistant" means an individual who is licensed by the affiliated credentialing board to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist or who holds an occupational therapy assistant compact privilege.

AB410,18 Section 18. 448.961 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,8,19 448.961 License required. (1) Except as provided in s. 448.962 (1), a no person who is not licensed as an occupational therapist may not practice occupational therapy, designate himself or herself as an occupational therapist, claim to render occupational therapy services, or use the abbreviation “O.T." or “O.T.R." after the person's name unless the person is licensed as an occupational therapist or holds a valid occupational therapist compact privilege.

AB410,9,2 (2) Except as provided in s. 448.962 (2) a , no person who is not licensed as an occupational therapy assistant may not assist in the practice of occupational therapy, describe himself or herself as an occupational therapy assistant or, claim to render occupational therapy services as an occupational therapy assistant , or use the abbreviation “O.T.A." or “C.O.T.A." after the person's name unless the person is licensed as an occupational therapy assistant or holds a valid occupational therapy assistant compact privilege.

AB410,19 Section 19. 448.968 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,9,8 448.968 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated credentialing board may reprimand a licensee or compact privilege holder or deny, limit, suspend or revoke a license granted under this subchapter or a compact privilege if it finds that the applicant or , licensee, or compact privilege holder has done any of the following:

AB410,20 Section 20. Subchapter XI of chapter 448 [precedes 448.987] of the statutes is created to read:

AB410,9,11 CHAPTER 448

AB410,9,14 SUBCHAPTER XI OCCUPATIONAL therapy licensure compact

AB410,9,21 448.987 Occupational therapy licensure compact. (1) Purpose. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to occupational therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:

AB410,9,23 (a) Increase public access to occupational therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;

AB410,9,24 (b) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;

AB410,10,2 (c) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state occupational therapy practice;

AB410,10,3 (d) Support spouses of relocating military members;

AB410,10,5 (e) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states;

AB410,10,7 (f) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards; and

AB410,10,9 (g) Facilitate the use of telehealth technology in order to increase access to occupational therapy services.

AB410,10,11 (2) Definitions. As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply:

AB410,10,14 (a) “Active duty military” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 USC ch. 1209 and 10 USC ch. 1211.