Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2273 – Board of Occupational Therapy Practice; establishment; compensation
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1. Establishment and membership. There is established within the department, in accordance with Title 5, section 12004?A, subsection 26, a Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. The board consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor. Appointments of members must comply with Title 10, section 8009. The persons appointed to the board, other than the public member, must have been engaged in rendering occupational therapy services to the public, teaching or research in occupational therapy for at least 2 years immediately preceding their appointments. At least 3 board members must be occupational therapists. The 4th member must be either an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant, if available. The remaining member must be a public member as defined in Title 5, section 12004?A. A member of the board may be removed from office for cause by the Governor.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. L, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2273
- Board: means the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice established under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Department: means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Occupational therapist: means an individual who has passed the certification examination of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy for an occupational therapist or meets the requirements of section 2279, subsection 6 and who is licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272
- Occupational therapy: includes :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272Occupational therapy assistant: means an individual who has passed the certification examination of the NBCOT for an occupational therapy assistant or who was certified as an occupational therapy assistant prior to June 1977 and who is licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter in the State under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 2272 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Terms of appointment.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. L, §1 (RP).]
3. Meetings; chair. The board shall meet at least once a year to conduct its business and to elect a chair. Additional meetings must be held as necessary and may be convened at the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the board.
[PL 2013, c. 246, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).]
4. Compensation.
[PL 1995, c. 397, §43 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 746, §2 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 862, §§76,77 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B134 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 600, §A139 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 397, §43 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. L, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 246, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).