IL SB2057

Removes the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act from the January 1, 2024 sunset date and extends its repeal to January 1, 2029, preventing the profession's regulation from expiring.

Expands the definition of occupational therapy to include new services such as virtual interventions, telehealth, exercises for occupational participation, group interventions, and rest and sleep evaluation.

Allows licensed occupational therapists and assistants to evaluate and provide services without a physician referral, while requiring referrals to appropriate healthcare professionals when a patient shows no improvement after 10 visits or 15 business days.

Adds new grounds for professional discipline including sexual misconduct, practicing beyond scope, substandard care, improper delegation, and failure to refer patients whose conditions exceed the therapist's scope of practice.

Updates administrative provisions including requirements for email addresses of record, changes address notification procedures to 14 days, and clarifies that occupational therapy assistants work under supervision of licensed occupational therapists in partnership.