AK HB173

Alaska would join the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, allowing occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed in one member state to practice in other member states through a "compact privilege" without obtaining additional licenses

Licensees must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, complete a criminal background check, meet jurisprudence requirements of remote states, and pay applicable fees to obtain compact privileges

The compact creates the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, a joint public agency with one delegate per member state that will promulgate rules, maintain a data system of licensee information, and coordinate disciplinary actions across states

Remote states retain authority to take adverse action against a licensee's compact privilege, impose fines, and enforce their own practice standards; adverse actions in one state can result in loss of compact privileges in all member states

Active duty military personnel and their spouses may designate any state where they hold a current license as their home state and retain that designation during active duty service