KS HB2533

Kansas 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 home state license, complete a criminal background check including FBI fingerprint-based screening, meet jurisprudence requirements of remote states, and pay applicable fees to exercise compact privileges

The compact creates the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, a joint public agency with one delegate per member state, an executive committee of 9 members, and authority to promulgate binding rules, maintain a coordinated data system, and levy annual assessments on member states

The compact takes effect when enacted by 10 states; member states may withdraw with 6 months notice after enacting a repealing statute, and defaulting states may be terminated by majority vote of remaining members

Active-duty military personnel and their spouses receive special provisions allowing them to designate and retain a home state during active duty service