NM HB13

Enacts 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

Creates the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission as a joint interstate agency to administer the compact, with each member state having one delegate who can vote on rules and bylaws

Requires licensees seeking compact privileges to hold an unencumbered home state license, complete a criminal background check including FBI fingerprinting, meet jurisprudence requirements, and pay applicable fees

Establishes a coordinated data system for sharing licensure information, adverse actions, and investigative information among member states to protect public health and safety

Amends the Occupational Therapy Act to require applicants for initial licensure in New Mexico to submit fingerprints for state and federal criminal history background checks