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S09488 Summary:

BILL NOS09488
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSTAVISKY
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §7905, Ed L
 
Authorizes occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to be eligible for a limited permit once they meet all requirements for admission to the licensing examination instead of after graduating.
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S09488 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9488
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 17, 2026
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  authorizing  occupa-
          tional  therapists  and occupational therapy assistants to be eligible
          for a limited permit prior to graduation
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 7905 of the education law, as
     2  amended by chapter 460 of the laws of 2011 and paragraph (c) as added by
     3  chapter 329 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (1) The following persons shall be eligible for a limited permit:
     5    (a) An applicant who meets  all  requirements  for  admission  to  the
     6  licensing  examination  for an occupational therapist [who has graduated
     7  from an occupational therapy curriculum with a baccalaureate  degree  or
     8  certificate in occupational therapy which is substantially equivalent to
     9  a  baccalaureate degree satisfactory to the board of occupational thera-
    10  py] and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations; or
    11    (b) A foreign occupational therapist who is in this country on a  non-
    12  immigration  visa  for  the  continuation of occupational therapy study,
    13  pursuant to the exchange student program of the United States Department
    14  of State.
    15    (c) An applicant who meets  all  requirements  for  admission  to  the
    16  licensing  examination  for  an  occupational therapy assistant [who has
    17  graduated from an accredited occupational therapy  assistant  curriculum
    18  with  an  associate's  degree  satisfactory to the board of occupational
    19  therapy] and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15268-01-6
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