Louisiana § RS 37:3009 - Issuance of license
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§ RS 37:3009. Issuance of license
A. The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this Chapter upon payment of the license fee fixed by the board.
B. Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under the terms of this Chapter may use the words "occupational therapist", "licensed occupational therapist", or he may use the letters "LOT", "OT" in connection with his name or place of business to denote his licensure. In addition, any person certified or registered by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., may use the words "licensed occupational therapist, registered" or "occupational therapist, registered" or "LOTR" or "OTR".
C. Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapy assistant under the terms of this Chapter may use the words "occupational therapy assistant", "licensed occupational therapy assistant", or he may use the letters "OTA" or "LOTA" in connection with his name or place of business to denote his licensure. In addition, any person certified as an assistant by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., may use the designation "licensed certified occupational therapy assistant" or "LCOTA" or "certified occupational therapy assistant" or "COTA".
D. The board shall establish policies which allow for a challenge of denial of license. This challenge shall be heard in an open hearing in accordance with due process.
E. The board shall issue a temporary license to practice occupational therapy to persons who have completed academic supervised field work experience requirements specified under R.S. 37:3006(2) and are waiting examination. The temporary license shall be valid until the date on which the results of the qualifying examination have been known and acted upon by the board. This temporary license shall be renewable only once, if the applicant has not passed the examination or if the applicant has failed to take the qualifying examination. Exceptions to the one extension rule can be given at the discretion of the board based upon an appeal identifying extenuating circumstances.
Acts 1979, No. 566, §1; Acts 2023, No. 263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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