2002 Minnesota Statutes

     148.6425 Renewal of licensure; after expiration date. 

    Subdivision 1.    Removal of name from list.  The names 
 of licensees who do not comply with the licensure renewal 
 requirements of section 148.6423 on or before the expiration 
 date shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to 
 practice occupational therapy and to use the protected titles in 
 section 148.6403.  The licensees must comply with the 
 requirements of this section in order to regain licensed status. 

    Subd. 2.    Licensure renewal after licensure expiration 
 date.  An individual whose application for licensure renewal 
 is received after the licensure expiration date must submit the 
 following: 

    (1) a completed and signed application for licensure 
 following lapse in licensed status on forms provided by the 
 commissioner; 

    (2) the renewal fee and the late fee required under section 
 148.6445; 

    (3) proof of having met the continuing education 
 requirements since the individual's initial licensure or last 
 licensure renewal; and 

    (4) additional information as requested by the commissioner 
 to clarify information in the application, including information 
 to determine whether the individual has engaged in conduct 
 warranting disciplinary action as set forth in section 
 148.6448.  The information must be submitted within 30 days 
 after the commissioner's request. 

    Subd. 3.    Licensure renewal four years or more after 
 licensure expiration date.  (a) An individual who requests 
 licensure renewal four years or more after the licensure 
 expiration date must submit the following: 

    (1) a completed and signed application for licensure on 
 forms provided by the commissioner; 

    (2) the renewal fee and the late fee required under section 
 148.6445; 

    (3) proof of having met the continuing education 
 requirement for the most recently completed two-year continuing 
 education cycle; and 

    (4) at the time of the next licensure renewal, proof of 
 having met the continuing education requirement, which shall be 
 prorated based on the number of months licensed during the 
 biennial licensure period. 

    (b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), the 
 applicant must submit proof of one of the following: 

    (1) verified documentation of successful completion of 160 
 hours of supervised practice approved by the commissioner as 
 described in paragraph (c); 

    (2) verified documentation of having achieved a qualifying 
 score on the credentialing examination for occupational 
 therapists or the credentialing examination for occupational 
 therapy assistants administered within the past year; or 

    (3) documentation of having completed a combination of 
 occupational therapy courses or an occupational therapy 
 refresher program that contains both a theoretical and clinical 
 component approved by the commissioner.  Only courses completed 
 within one year preceding the date of the application or one 
 year after the date of the application qualify for approval. 

    (c) To participate in a supervised practice as described in 
 paragraph (b), clause (1), the applicant shall obtain limited 
 licensure.  To apply for limited licensure, the applicant shall 
 submit the completed limited licensure application, fees, and 
 agreement for supervision of an occupational therapist or 
 occupational therapy assistant practicing under limited 
 licensure signed by the supervising therapist and the 
 applicant.  The supervising occupational therapist shall state 
 the proposed level of supervision on the supervision agreement 
 form provided by the commissioner.  The supervising therapist 
 shall determine the frequency and manner of supervision based on 
 the condition of the patient or client, the complexity of the 
 procedure, and the proficiencies of the supervised occupational 
 therapist.  At a minimum, a supervising occupational therapist 
 shall be on the premises at all times that the person practicing 
 under limited licensure is working; be in the room ten percent 
 of the hours worked each week by the person practicing under 
 limited licensure; and provide daily face-to-face collaboration 
 for the purpose of observing service competency of the 
 occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, 
 discussing treatment procedures and each client's response to 
 treatment, and reviewing and modifying, as necessary, each 
 treatment plan.  The supervising therapist shall document the 
 supervision provided.  The occupational therapist participating 
 in a supervised practice is responsible for obtaining the 
 supervision required under this paragraph and must comply with 
 the commissioner's requirements for supervision during the 
 entire 160 hours of supervised practice.  The supervised 
 practice must be completed in two months and may be completed at 
 the applicant's place of work. 

    (d) In addition to the requirements in paragraphs (a) and 
 (b), the applicant must submit additional information as 
 requested by the commissioner to clarify information in the 
 application, including information to determine whether the 
 applicant has engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action 
 as set forth in section 148.6448.  The information must be 
 submitted within 30 days after the commissioner's request. 

    HIST: 2000 c 361 s 13; 2001 c 7 s 39,40