(a) The board may issue a limited permit to a person to practice occupational therapy in the state as a visiting, nonresident occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, if the person

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.84.075

  • board: means the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • occupational therapist: means a person who practices occupational therapy. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • occupational therapy: includes
    (A) developing daily living, play, leisure, social, and developmental skills. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • occupational therapy assistant: means a person who assists in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • physical therapist: means a person who practices physical therapy. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • physical therapist assistant: means a person who assists in the practice of physical therapy or an aspect of physical therapy as initiated, supervised, and terminated by a licensed physical therapist. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • physical therapy: means the examination, treatment and instruction of human beings to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate and limit physical disability, bodily malfunction, pain from injury, disease and other bodily or mental conditions and includes the administration, interpretation and evaluation of tests and measurements of bodily functions and structures. See Alaska Statutes 08.84.190
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) applies on the form provided by the board;
(2) has not previously been denied occupational therapy licensure in the state;
(3) is licensed to practice occupational therapy in another state or satisfies the requirements for certification by the American Occupational Therapy Association;
(4) provides proof satisfactory to the board that the person will not practice in the state for more than 120 days in the calendar year for which the permit is issued; and
(5) pays the fee required under Alaska Stat. § 08.84.050.
(b) The board may issue a limited permit to a person to practice physical therapy in the state as a visiting, nonresident physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, if the person

(1) applies on the form provided by the board;
(2) has not previously been denied physical therapy licensure in the state;
(3) is licensed to practice physical therapy in another state;
(4) provides proof satisfactory to the board that the person will not practice in the state for more than 120 days in the calendar year for which the permit is issued; and
(5) pays the fee required under Alaska Stat. § 08.84.050.
(c) A limited permit is valid for a period of 120 consecutive days in a calendar year.
(d) A person may not receive more than

(1) one limited permit to practice occupational therapy or physical therapy in a 12-month period; and
(2) three limited permits to practice occupational therapy or physical therapy during the person’s lifetime.
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