1. It is the purpose of the Occupational Therapy Act to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare; to protect the public from being misled by incompetent and unauthorized persons; to assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; and to assure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of such services.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-12A-2, enacted by Laws 1996, ch. 55, § 2; 2005, ch. 199, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1996, ch. 55, § 27 repealed 61-12A-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 267, § 2, relating to definitions, and § 2 of that act enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1996.

Delayed repeals. — For the delayed repeal of this section, see 61-12A-24 NMSA 1978.

The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, changed "registered occupational therapists" to "occupational therapists" and changed "certified occupational therapy assistants" to "occupational therapy assistants".