Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
HB 1903 would establish a compact to facilitate the interstate practice of Occupational Therapy. This compact is designed to increase public access to Occupational Therapy services; enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety; encourage cooperation between member states; support spouses of relocating military members; enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information; allow a remote state to hold a provider of service with a compact privilege; and facilitate the use of Telehealth technology. Texas Occupational Therapists would still be able to obtain a single state license and opt out of the compact privilege if they so choose.