HF3677 Summary

• Clarifies and updates Minnesota's occupational therapy licensing statutes with technical, conforming, and grammatical changes throughout sections 148.6401 to 148.6449.

• Revises the definition of "licensure by equivalency" to specify applicants must possess a "current" credential from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

• Implements a biennial license renewal cycle based on licensee's birth month, beginning January 1, 2021, with conversion provisions for current and non-current licensees and fee adjustments for conversion periods between 13-24 months.

• Updates supervision requirements to reference "intervention days" (every ten days or 30 calendar days, whichever occurs first) and modifies terminology from "treatment" to "intervention" throughout the statutes.

• Repeals obsolete provisions including definitions of "direct supervision" and "occupational therapy" from subdivision 10 and 15 of section 148.6402, subdivision 1 of section 148.6412, and Minnesota Rules part 4664.0003, subpart 28.