An application for a license to practice occupational therapy must be made to the state board of occupational therapy on forms approved by the board available upon request. The application must contain such information as the board may reasonably require.

1. Each application for a license must be accompanied by: a. A prescribed fee. The initial fee for licensure of an individual who meets the definition of military spouse set forth in North Dakota Century Code section 43-51-01 is waived. b. Official verification of a passing score on an examination by a national occupational therapy certifying agency approved by the board and taken within eighteen months of the application.

2. All applications must be signed by the applicant and notarized.

3. Should any information included in the application change during the application process, the applicant must advise the board of those changes.

4. The board may request additional information or clarification of information provided on the application as it deems necessary, including verification of licensure in good standing from other jurisdictions.

5. The board may direct an applicant to appear before the board concerning the application.

6. The board may require a completed jurisprudence examination of the applicant's or licensee's knowledge of the North Dakota laws, rules, and regulations of occupational therapy.

History: Effective April 1, 1988; amended effective November 1, 2000; February 1, 2004; April 1, 2021.

General Authority: NDCC 43-40-05

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-40-08