South Carolina Code 40-36-270. Certificate of licensure; temporary licenses; restrictions; renewals; notification of name and address changes
(B) A temporary license may be granted to a person who has completed an educational program approved by ACOTE or other AOTA endorsed accrediting body for occupational therapy and who has applied to take the next scheduled board-approved certification examination following graduation or who has taken the examination and has not received the examination results. A temporary license authorizes the temporary licensee to practice occupational therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed occupational therapist, and the temporary license is valid until the date on which the results of the next qualifying examination are received by the board. The applicant shall submit to the board a completed supervisory form for each place of employment. Temporary licenses may be renewed once in the discretion of the board, upon good cause shown.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-36-270
- ACOTE: means the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- AOTA: means the American Occupational Therapy Association. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- Board: means the South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- Direct supervision: means personal, daily supervision, and specific delineation of tasks and responsibilities by an occupational therapist and includes the responsibility for personally reviewing and interpreting the results of a supervisee on a daily basis. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Occupational therapist: means a person licensed to practice occupational therapy. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- Occupational therapy: means the functional evaluation and treatment of individuals whose ability to cope with the tasks of living are threatened or impaired by developmental deficits, the aging process, poverty and cultural differences, physical injury or illness, or psychological or social disability. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- Occupational therapy assistant: means a person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- On-site: means the same premises while direct client treatment is being performed. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
- Supervision: means personal and direct involvement of an occupational therapist in a supervisee's professional experience which includes evaluation of the supervisee's performance with respect to each client treated by the supervisee. See South Carolina Code 40-36-20
The board may issue a temporary license to a licensee whose occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license has been inactive or lapsed for three years or more and who has applied to reactivate the license. The temporary license is valid for one year from the date of issue, may not be renewed, and authorizes the temporary licensee to work under the on-site supervision of an occupational therapist licensed in this State in order to obtain the minimum number of contact hours required to reactivate the license. The licensee shall submit to the board a completed supervisory form for each place of employment. The fees for a temporary license must be established in regulation.
(C) An applicant who is not actively engaged in the profession may be required to:
(1) complete a certain number of hours of CEU’s; and/or
(2) have supervised practice specified by the board; and/or
(3) pass a written examination approved by the board.
(D) A licensee shall notify the board of a change in name or mailing address within thirty days and, when requesting a name change on a license, shall submit legal documentation indicating the name change.