Oklahoma § 59-888.8 - Waiver of examination, education or experience
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 59-888.8 — Waiver of examination, education or experience, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-888.8. Waiver of examination, education or experience
requirements.
A. The Board shall waive the examination and grant a license to
any person certified prior to the effective date of this act as an
occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.) or a certified
occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) by the American
Occupational Therapy Association. The Board may waive the
examination, education, or experience requirements and grant a
license to any person so certified after the effective date of this
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations
act if the Board considers the requirements for such certification
to be at least equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this
act.
B. The Board may waive the examination, education, or
experience requirements and grant a license to any applicant who
shall present proof of current licensure as an occupational
therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the
District of Columbia, or territory of the United States which
requires standards of licensure considered by the Board to be at
least equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this act.
C. An applicant may be licensed as an occupational therapist if
he has first practiced as an occupational therapy assistant for four
(4) years and has completed the requirements of paragraph 4 of
Section 6 of this act before January 1, 1988, and has passed the
examination for occupational therapist.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 119, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Added by Laws
1984, c. 119, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-888.8 ("Waiver of examination, education or experience") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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