TX HB932

Texas would join the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, allowing licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice across member states without obtaining separate licenses in each state

Licensees must hold an unencumbered license in their home state, complete a criminal background check including FBI fingerprint-based check, and meet any jurisprudence requirements of remote states where they seek to practice

The compact creates the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, a joint public agency with one delegate per member state, which has authority to promulgate binding rules, collect fees and annual assessments, and maintain a data system for licensure and disciplinary information

Member states may charge fees for granting compact privileges, and licensees must wait two years after completing any adverse action requirements before regaining eligibility for compact privileges

The Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners would serve as the compact administrator, with authority to adopt rules for implementation; the compact becomes effective when enacted by at least 10 states