HB 162 - Occupational Therapy, State Board; add auditory integration training
Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions
HB 162 - Occupational Therapy, State Board; add auditory integration training
Page Numbers - 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13
1. McBee 88th 2. Scoggins 24th 3. Heard 89th
House Comm: H&E / Senate Comm: /
House Vote: Yeas Nays Senate Vote: Yeas Nays
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House Action Senate
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1/12/95 Read 1st Time
1/13/95 Read 2nd Time
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Code Sections amended: 43-28-1, 43-28-2, 43-28-3, 43-28-4, 43-28-7, 43-28-8,
43-28-9, 43-28-10, 43-28-11, 43-28-12, 43-28-13, 43-28-16
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1- 1 To amend Chapter 28 of Title 43 of the Official Code of
1- 2 Georgia Annotated, known as the "Georgia State Occupational
1- 3 Therapy Licensing Act," so as to provide for the regulation
1- 4 and licensing of persons performing auditory integration
1- 5 training; to provide for definitions; to change the
1- 6 membership of the State Board of Occupational Therapy; to
1- 7 provide for the powers and duties of the board; to provide
1- 8 for issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of
1- 9 licenses; to provide for penalties; to provide for related
1-10 matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
1-12 Chapter 28 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia
1-13 Annotated, known as the "Georgia State Occupational Therapy
1-14 Licensing Act," is amended by striking Code Section 43-28-1,
1-15 the short title, and inserting in lieu thereof the
1-16 following:
1-17 "43-28-1. (Index)
1-18 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
1-19 'Georgia State Occupational Therapy and Auditory
1-20 Integration Training Licensing Act.'"
SECTION 2.
1-21 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
1-22 43-28-2, relating to purpose, and inserting in lieu thereof
1-23 the following:
1-24 "43-28-2. (Index)
1-25 This chapter was enacted to safeguard the public health,
1-26 safety, and welfare and to assure the availability of
1-27 occupational therapy services of high quality to persons
1-28 in need of such services and to protect the public from
1-29 being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and
1-30 unauthorized persons. It is the purpose of this chapter to
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2- 1 provide for the regulation of persons offering
2- 2 occupational therapy services and auditory integration
2- 3 training to the public."
SECTION 3.
2- 4 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
2- 5 43-28-3, relating to definitions, and inserting in lieu
2- 6 thereof the following:
2- 7 "43-28-3. (Index)
2- 8 As used in this chapter, the term:
2- 9 (1) 'Association' means the Georgia Occupational Therapy
2-10 Association.
2-11 (1.1) 'Auditory integration training' means the use of
2-12 music with a wide range of rhythmic, melodic, and tonal
2-13 variations filtered through an audiokinetron or other
2-14 approved filtering device for specified periods of time
2-15 as a treatment for autism or other developmental
2-16 disabilities. Treatment by auditory integration
2-17 training shall include assessment of the client's
2-18 problems and needs, a plan of listening sessions, and
2-19 referral for follow-up care by a qualified counselor.
2-20 (1.2) 'Auditory integration training practitioner' means
2-21 a person who practices auditory integration training and
2-22 who presents himself or herself to the public as such by
2-23 any title or description of services.
2-24 (2) 'Board' means the State Board of Occupational
2-25 Therapy and Auditory Integration Training.
2-26 (3) 'License' means a valid and current certificate of
2-27 registration issued by the joint-secretary.
2-28 (4) 'Occupational therapist' means a person licensed to
2-29 practice occupational therapy as defined in this chapter
2-30 and whose license is in good standing.
2-31 (5) 'Occupational therapy' includes but is not limited
2-32 to the following:
2-33 (A) Evaluation and treatment of individuals whose
2-34 abilities to cope with the tasks of living are
2-35 threatened or impaired by developmental deficiencies,
2-36 the aging process, learning disabilities, poverty and
2-37 cultural differences, physical injury or disease,
2-38 psychological and social disabilities, or anticipated
2-39 dysfunction. The treatment utilizes task oriented
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3- 1 activities to prevent or correct physical, cognitive,
3- 2 or emotional deficiencies or to minimize the disabling
3- 3 effect of these deficiencies in the life of the
3- 4 individual;
3- 5 (B) Such evaluation techniques as assessment of
3- 6 sensory motor abilities, assessment of the development
3- 7 of self-care activities and capacity for independence,
3- 8 assessment of the physical capacity for prevocational
3- 9 and work tasks, assessment of play and leisure
3-10 performance, and appraisal of living areas for the
3-11 handicapped; and
3-12 (C) Specific occupational therapy techniques, such as
3-13 activity analysis, activities of daily living skills,
3-14 the fabrication and application of splints and
3-15 adaptive devices, sensory motor activities, the use of
3-16 specifically designed manual and creative activities,
3-17 guidance in the selection and use of adaptive
3-18 equipment, specific exercises and physical agent
3-19 modalities to enhance physical functional performance,
3-20 work capacities, and treatment techniques for physical
3-21 capabilities and cognitive retraining. Such techniques
3-22 are applied in the treatment of individual patients or
3-23 clients, in groups, or through social systems.
3-24 (6) 'Occupational therapy aide' means a person who
3-25 assists the occupational therapist and the occupational
3-26 therapy assistant in the practice of occupational
3-27 therapy and who works under the direct supervision of
3-28 the occupational therapist.
3-29 (7) 'Occupational therapy assistant' means a person
3-30 licensed to assist the occupational therapist in the
3-31 practice of occupational therapy under the supervision
3-32 of or with the consultation of the licensed occupational
3-33 therapist and whose license is in good standing.
3-34 (8) 'Person' means a natural person only, not a legal
3-35 entity.
3-36 (9) 'Physical agent modalities' means treatment
3-37 techniques which utilize heat, light, sound, cold,
3-38 electricity, or mechanical devices and also means
3-39 electrical therapeutic modalities which induce heat or
3-40 electrical current beneath the skin, including but not
3-41 limited to therapeutic ultrasound, galvanism, microwave,
3-42 diathermy, and electromuscular stimulation, and also
3-43 means hydrotherapy."
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SECTION 4.
4- 1 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
4- 2 43-28-4, relating to the creation and members of the State
4- 3 Board of Occupational Therapy, in its entirety and inserting
4- 4 in lieu thereof the following:
4- 5 "43-28-4. (Index)
4- 6 (a) There is established the State Board of Occupational
4- 7 Therapy and Auditory Integration Training.
4- 8 (b) The board shall consist of six nine members who shall
4- 9 be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
4-10 The members of the board shall be citizens of the United
4-11 States and residents of this state for at least one year
4-12 prior to their appointment. Five members of the board
4-13 shall have been engaged in rendering services to the
4-14 public, teaching, or research in occupational therapy for
4-15 at least three years immediately preceding their
4-16 appointment and may be occupational therapists or
4-17 occupational therapy assistants and shall at all times be
4-18 holders of valid licenses for the practice of occupational
4-19 therapy in this state and three members shall have been
4-20 engaged in the performance of or research in auditory
4-21 integration training for at least three years immediately
4-22 preceding their appointment. All of such members shall
4-23 fulfill the requirements for licensure of this chapter.
4-24 The sixth ninth member shall be appointed from the public
4-25 at large and shall have no connection whatsoever with the
4-26 profession or practice of occupational therapy or auditory
4-27 integration training.
4-28 (c) The board shall, within 90 days after July 1, 1976, be
4-29 selected as provided in subsection (b) of this Code
4-30 section. The members of the first board shall serve the
4-31 following terms: two members for a term of one year, two
4-32 members for a term of two years, and one member for a term
4-33 of three years. Those members of the board in office on
4-34 July 1, 1995, shall continue to serve for the terms for
4-35 which they were appointed. Not later than October 1,
4-36 1995, the three new members of the board representing the
4-37 practice of auditory integration training shall be
4-38 appointed and the initial members shall serve the
4-39 following terms: one member for a term of four years and
4-40 two members for terms of two years. At the expiration of
4-41 the above terms, board members shall be appointed in the
4-42 same manner as the initial appointment for a period of
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5- 1 four years; but no person shall be appointed to serve more
5- 2 than two consecutive terms. Terms shall begin on the first
5- 3 day of the calendar year and end on the last day of the
5- 4 calendar year or until successors are appointed, except
5- 5 for the first members who shall serve through the last
5- 6 calendar day of the year in which they are appointed
5- 7 before commencing the terms prescribed by this Code
5- 8 section.
5- 9 (d) The initial term of the member appointed from the
5-10 public at large shall expire on June 30, 1984; thereafter,
5-11 successors shall be appointed for a term of four years.
5-12 (e) When a vacancy occurs on the board, the Governor shall
5-13 appoint a member to fill the unexpired term.
5-14 (f) The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing
5-15 by the board, may remove any member of the board for
5-16 neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of
5-17 his or her license, or other dishonorable conduct. After
5-18 such removal or vacancy due to other reasons, the Governor
5-19 shall appoint a successor to the unexpired term."
SECTION 5.
5-20 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
5-21 43-28-7, relating to the powers and duties of the board, and
5-22 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
5-23 "43-28-7. (Index)
5-24 (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce
5-25 this chapter.
5-26 (b) The board shall have the responsibility of evaluating
5-27 the qualifications and providing for the examination of
5-28 applicants for licensure under this chapter and shall
5-29 assist the joint-secretary in carrying out this chapter.
5-30 The joint-secretary shall have the authority to contract
5-31 with an outside agency for services providing for the
5-32 supervision and administration of the examination as
5-33 needed.
5-34 (c) The board may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and
5-35 administer oaths and may investigate allegations of
5-36 practices violating this chapter.
5-37 (d) The board shall adopt rules and regulations relating
5-38 to professional conduct to carry out the policy of this
5-39 chapter, including, but not limited to, regulations
5-40 relating to professional licensure and the establishment
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6- 1 of ethical standards of practice for persons holding a
6- 2 license to practice occupational therapy or auditory
6- 3 integration training in this state and may amend or repeal
6- 4 the same in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the
6- 5 'Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.'
6- 6 (e) The board shall conduct such hearings and keep such
6- 7 records and minutes as are necessary to carry out its
6- 8 functioning. It shall provide reasonable public notice to
6- 9 the appropriate persons of the time and place of all
6-10 hearings authorized under this chapter in such a manner
6-11 and at such times as it may determine by its rules and
6-12 regulations.
6-13 (f) The board shall prepare or approve all examinations of
6-14 applicants for license at least twice a year, determine
6-15 the qualifications and authorize the issuance of licenses
6-16 to qualified occupational therapists and occupational
6-17 therapy assistants and to qualified auditory integration
6-18 training practitioners, issue and renew licenses, suspend
6-19 or revoke licenses in the manner provided, and determine
6-20 the qualifications and approved qualified occupational
6-21 therapy schools and courses in occupational therapy and
6-22 approved courses of study for auditory integration
6-23 training for the purpose of determining qualifications of
6-24 applicants for licensure.
6-25 (g) The board may provide for the continuing professional
6-26 education of persons subject to this chapter by
6-27 appropriate regulation."
SECTION 6.
6-28 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
6-29 43-28-8, relating to the license requirement for
6-30 occupational therapists, and inserting in lieu thereof the
6-31 following:
6-32 31 - 6 -8"> "43-28-8. (Index)
6-33 (a) No person shall:
6-34 (1) Practice occupational therapy; or
6-35 (2) Hold himself or herself out as an occupational
6-36 therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or as
6-37 being able to render occupational therapy services in
6-38 this state unless that person is licensed in accordance
6-39 with this chapter.
6-40 (b) No person shall:
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7- 1 (1) Practice auditory integration training; or
7- 2 (2) Hold himself or herself out as an auditory
7- 3 integration training practitioner or as being able to
7- 4 render auditory integration training in this state
7- 5 unless that person is licensed in accordance with this
7- 6 chapter."
SECTION 7.
7- 7 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
7- 8 43-28-9, relating to qualification of license applicants,
7- 9 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
7-10 "43-28-9. (Index)
7-11 (a) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational
7-12 therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall
7-13 file written application, on forms provided by the board,
7-14 showing to the satisfaction of the board that such
7-15 applicant meets the following requirements:
7-16 (1) Is of good moral character;
7-17 (2) Has successfully completed the academic requirements
7-18 of an educational program in occupational therapy
7-19 recognized by the board, with concentration in
7-20 biological or physical science, psychology, and
7-21 sociology and with education in selected manual skills.
7-22 For an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
7-23 assistant, such a program shall be accredited by a
7-24 recognized accrediting agency acceptable to the board.
7-25 Other comparable educational programs such as those
7-26 approved by the World Federation of Occupational
7-27 Therapists may be recognized by the board upon
7-28 evaluation of detailed program and course content;
7-29 (3) Has successfully completed a period of supervised
7-30 field work experience at a recognized educational
7-31 institution or a training program accredited as provided
7-32 in paragraph (2) of this Code section. For an
7-33 occupational therapist, a minimum of six months of
7-34 supervised field work experience is required. For an
7-35 occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two months
7-36 of supervised field work experience is required; and
7-37 (4) Has passed an examination as provided for in Code
7-38 Section 43-28-10.
7-39 (b) An applicant not meeting the requirements of
7-40 subsection (a) of this Code section must indicate to the
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8- 1 board that he or she has obtained a waiver of such
8- 2 requirements pursuant to Code Section 43-28-11.
8- 3 (c) An applicant applying for a license as an auditory
8- 4 integration training practitioner shall file written
8- 5 application, on forms provided by the board, showing to
8- 6 the satisfaction of the board that such applicant meets
8- 7 the following requirements:
8- 8 (1) Is of good moral character;
8- 9 (2) Holds a master's degree in special education,
8-10 psychology, social work, audiology, speech or language,
8-11 or in a health related field of study from an accredited
8-12 college or university or holds a bachelor's degree and a
8-13 minimum of five years of related professional experience
8-14 or is a licensed physician; and
8-15 (3) Has passed an examination as provided for in Code
8-16 Section 43-28-10."
SECTION 8.
8-17 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
8-18 43-28-10, relating to examinations for licensure, in its
8-19 entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
8-20 "43-28-10. (Index)
8-21 (a) A person applying for licensure shall demonstrate his
8-22 or her eligibility in accordance with the requirements of
8-23 Code Section 43-28-9 and shall make application for
8-24 examination upon a form and in such a manner as the board
8-25 shall prescribe. Such application shall be accompanied by
8-26 the fee prescribed by the board. A person who fails an
8-27 examination may make reapplication for reexamination
8-28 accompanied by the prescribed fee.
8-29 (b) Each applicant for licensure as an occupational
8-30 therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant under
8-31 this chapter shall be examined by the board in written
8-32 examination to test his or her knowledge of the basic and
8-33 clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy and
8-34 occupational therapy theory and practice, including the
8-35 applicant's professional skills and judgment in the
8-36 utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods
8-37 and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to
8-38 determine the applicant's fitness to practice. Each
8-39 applicant for licensure as an auditory integration
8-40 training practitioner under this chapter shall provide
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9- 1 proof that he or she has been trained by an instructor
9- 2 approved by the developer of the filtering device used by
9- 3 such person and shall be examined by the board in written
9- 4 examination to test his or her knowledge of the following:
9- 5 (1) Assessment methods;
9- 6 (2) Proper operation of the filtering device;
9- 7 (3) Appropriate techniques for treating nonverbal
9- 8 clients;
9- 9 (4) Methods for facilitating cooperation during
9-10 listening sessions;
9-11 (5) Determination of the specific disability which the
9-12 client presents; and
9-13 (6) Ethical standards involved in counseling families
9-14 regarding the effect of treatment and the need for
9-15 follow-up care.
9-16 The standards for appropriate auditory integration
9-17 training shall be based on the results of research and
9-18 clinical trials as interpreted by a board of practitioners
9-19 who are recognized as authorities in the use of the
9-20 particular machine for which the candidate is seeking
9-21 licensure. The board shall establish the standards for
9-22 acceptable performance by the applicant.
9-23 (c) Examinations shall be given at least twice a year.
9-24 (d) Applicants may obtain their examination scores and may
9-25 review their papers in accordance with such rules and
9-26 regulations as the board may establish."
SECTION 9.
9-27 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
9-28 43-28-11, relating to waiver of the examination requirement,
9-29 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
9-30 "43-28-11. (Index)
9-31 The board may waive the examination and grant a license to
9-32 any applicant who shall present proof of current licensure
9-33 as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy
9-34 assistant in another state, the District of Columbia, or
9-35 any other territory of the United States, which requires
9-36 standards for licensure considered by the board to be
9-37 equivalent to the requirements for licensure of this
9-38 chapter. The board may waive the examination and grant a
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10- 1 license to any applicant who shall present proof of
10- 2 current licensure as an auditory integration training
10- 3 practitioner in another state, the District of Columbia,
10- 4 or any other territory of the United States which requires
10- 5 standards for licensure considered by the board to be
10- 6 equivalent to the requirements for licensure of this
10- 7 chapter."
SECTION 10.
10- 8 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
10- 9 43-28-12, relating to issuance of licenses, and inserting in
10-10 lieu thereof the following:
10-11 "43-28-12. (Index)
10-12 (a) The board shall issue a license to any person who
10-13 meets the requirements of this chapter upon payment of the
10-14 license fee prescribed.
10-15 (b) The board shall issue a limited permit to persons who
10-16 have completed the education and experience requirements
10-17 of this chapter. This permit shall allow the person to
10-18 practice occupational therapy under the supervision of an
10-19 occupational therapist who holds a current license in this
10-20 state and shall be valid until the date on which the
10-21 results of the next qualifying examination have been made
10-22 public. This limited permit shall not be renewed if the
10-23 applicant has failed the examination.
10-24 (c) The board may issue a limited permit to practice
10-25 occupational therapy to persons who have successfully
10-26 completed a certification examination approved by the
10-27 board. This permit shall allow the person to practice
10-28 occupational therapy for a period not to exceed 90 days
10-29 under the supervision of an occupational therapist who
10-30 holds a current license in this state.
10-31 (d) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational
10-32 therapist under the terms of this chapter may use the
10-33 words 'occupational therapist registered,' 'licensed
10-34 occupational therapist,' or 'occupational therapist,' or
10-35 he may use the letters 'O.T.R.,' 'L.O.T.,' 'O.T.,' or
10-36 'O.T.R./L.' in connection with his or her name or place of
10-37 business to denote registration under this chapter.
10-38 (e) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational
10-39 therapy assistant under the terms of this chapter may use
10-40 the words 'occupational therapy assistant,' 'licensed
10-41 occupational therapy assistant,' or 'certified
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11- 1 occupational therapy assistant' or may use the letters
11- 2 'O.T.A.,' 'L.O.T.A.,' 'C.O.T.A.,' or 'C.O.T.A./L.' in
11- 3 connection with his or her name or place of business.
11- 4 (f) The board shall issue a limited permit to practice
11- 5 auditory integration training to persons who have
11- 6 completed the educational requirements of this chapter.
11- 7 This permit shall allow the person to practice auditory
11- 8 integration training under the following conditions:
11- 9 (1) Under the supervision of an auditory integration
11-10 training practitioner who holds a current license in
11-11 this state; or
11-12 (2) By submitting a plan of intended practice to the
11-13 licensing board which shall include:
11-14 (A) A description of the type of client such person
11-15 intends to serve;
11-16 (B) A detailed description of the practioner's
11-17 previous experience with this client population;
11-18 (C) A copy of all written materials which the
11-19 practioner will provide to clients and their families;
11-20 (D) Submission, quarterly, of records indicating
11-21 actual sound levels used on each client during the
11-22 prescribed 20 listening sessions;
11-23 (E) The planned follow-up care for each client; and
11-24 (F) Copies of written supervision and evaluation from
11-25 an expert in the field of auditory integration
11-26 training, to be filed quarterly. A temporary permit
11-27 issued under this subsection shall be valid for a
11-28 period of one year and may be renewed not more than
11-29 twice for a total of three years.
11-30 (g) Any person who is issued a temporary permit or a
11-31 license as an auditory integration training practitioner
11-32 under the terms of this chapter may use the words
11-33 'auditory integration training practitioner,' 'auditory
11-34 integration practitioner,' or 'auditory integration
11-35 specialist' and may refer to his or her practice as
11-36 'auditory integration training,' 'auditory integration,'
11-37 or 'A.I.T.'"
SECTION 11.
11-38 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
11-39 42-28-13, relating to denial, refusal, suspension, or
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12- 1 revocation of licenses, and inserting in lieu thereof the
12- 2 following:
12- 3 "43-28-13. (Index)
12- 4 (a) The board shall, after notice and opportunity for
12- 5 hearing, have the power to deny or refuse to renew,
12- 6 suspend, or revoke the license of, or impose a fine or
12- 7 probationary conditions upon, any licensee who has been
12- 8 guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or
12- 9 is likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of
12-10 the public. Such unprofessional conduct includes:
12-11 (1) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by
12-12 fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material
12-13 facts;
12-14 (2) Being guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by
12-15 the rules and regulations established by the board; or
12-16 (3) Being convicted of a crime other than minor offenses
12-17 defined as 'minor misdemeanors,' 'violations,' or
12-18 'offenses' in any court if the acts for which he such
12-19 person was convicted are found by the board to have a
12-20 direct bearing on whether he or she should be entrusted
12-21 to serve the public in the capacity of an occupational
12-22 therapist or occupational therapy assistant or an
12-23 auditory integration training practitioner.
12-24 (b) Such denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation,
12-25 or imposition of a fine or probationary conditions upon a
12-26 licensee may be ordered by the board in a decision made
12-27 after a hearing in the manner provided by the rules and
12-28 regulations adopted by the board. One year from the date
12-29 of revocation of a license, application may be made to the
12-30 board for reinstatement. The board shall have the
12-31 discretion to accept or reject an application for
12-32 reinstatement and may, but shall not be required to, hold
12-33 a hearing to consider such reinstatement."
SECTION 12.
12-34 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
12-35 43-28-16, relating to penalties, and inserting in lieu
12-36 thereof the following:
12-37 "43-28-16. (Index)
12-38 (a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty
12-39 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
12-40 punished by a fine of not less than $250.00 and not more
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13- 1 than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding
13- 2 six months, or both. A license held by any person
13- 3 convicted under this Code section shall be forfeited and
13- 4 revoked immediately for one year from the date of such
13- 5 conviction.
13- 6 (b) It is unlawful for any person who is not registered
13- 7 under this chapter as an occupational therapist or as an
13- 8 occupational therapy assistant or whose registration has
13- 9 been suspended or revoked to use, in connection with his
13-10 or her name or place of business, the words 'occupational
13-11 therapist,' 'licensed occupational therapist,'
13-12 'occupational therapist registered,' 'occupational therapy
13-13 assistant,' 'licensed occupational therapy assistant,'
13-14 'certified occupational therapy assistant'; or the letters
13-15 'O.T.,' 'L.O.T.,' 'O.T.R.,' 'O.T.A.,' 'L.O.T.A.,' or
13-16 'C.O.T.A.'; or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or
13-17 insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an
13-18 occupational therapist or an occupational therapy
13-19 assistant or to show in any way, orally, in writing, in
13-20 print, or by sign, directly or by implication, or to
13-21 represent himself as an occupational therapist or an
13-22 occupational therapy assistant.
13-23 (c) It is unlawful for any person who is not registered
13-24 under this chapter as an auditory integration training
13-25 practitioner or whose registration has been suspended or
13-26 revoked to use, in connection with his or her name or
13-27 place of business, the words 'auditory integration
13-28 training practitioner' or 'auditory integration training
13-29 specialist' or other words, letters, abbreviations, or
13-30 insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an
13-31 auditory integration training practitioner or to show in
13-32 any way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign,
13-33 directly or by implication, or to represent himself or
13-34 herself as an auditory integration training practitioner."
SECTION 13.
13-35 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
13-36 repealed.
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