SB1862 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact

• Illinois ratifies the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, enabling occupational therapists and assistants licensed in one member state to practice in other member states under a "Compact Privilege" without obtaining separate licenses.

• Establishes the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission as a multi-state administrative body with authority to promulgate rules, maintain a shared data system, and oversee interstate licensure and discipline.

• Sets requirements for compact privilege including holding an unencumbered home state license, passing criminal background checks, meeting jurisprudence requirements, and maintaining continuing competence education.

• Allows remote states to take adverse actions against practitioners using the compact privilege while preserving home state authority over initial licensure and discipline; home state adverse actions automatically deactivate all compact privileges across member states.

• Compact becomes effective when enacted by 10 states; states may withdraw with 6 months notice, and amendments require adoption by all member states; facilitates telehealth practice and supports military spouses through designated home state options.