1. (a) There is established a Board of Occupational Therapy to consist of 5 members appointed by the Mayor.
2. (b) The Board shall regulate the practice of occupational therapy and the practice by occupational therapy assistants, dance therapists, and recreation therapists.
3. (c) Of the members of the Board, 3 shall be occupational therapists licensed in the District, one shall be a recreation therapist registered in the District, and 1 shall be a consumer member.
4. (d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.
5. (e) Of the members initially appointed under this section, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
6. (f) The Board shall be dissolved on the day the Board of Rehabilitative Therapies commences operation pursuant to § 3-1202.23(e).

History

Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 206, 33 DCR 729

July 7, 2009, D.C. Law 18-11, § 2(b), 56 DCR 3602

July 19, 2024, D.C. Law 25-191, § 101(i)

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 18-11 rewrote (b) and (c).

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 2-3302.6.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 1-523.01.