H3599: Occupational Licensure Reform Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 36, Title 40 So As To Enact The "occupational Therapy Licensure Compact" Which Enters South Carolina Into A Multistate Occupational Licensure Compact To Provide For The Reciprocal Practice Of Occupational Therapy Among The States That Are Parties To The Compact; To Amend Section 40-36-230, Relating To Applicants For Licensure As Occupational Therapists Or Occupational Therapist Assistants, So As To Require Certain Criminal Background Checks For Applications Made Pursuant To The Compact; To Amend Section 40-36-250, Relating To Applicants For Licensure Without Examination As Occupational Therapists Or Occupational Therapist Assistants, So As To Require Certain Criminal Background Checks For Applications Made Pursuant To The Compact; And To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 36 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions". - Ratified Title