2007 Minnesota Statutes

148.6420 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Applications for licensure. An applicant for licensure must:
(1) submit a completed application for licensure on forms provided by the commissioner and
must supply the information requested on the application, including:
(i) the applicant's name, business address and business telephone number, business setting,
and daytime telephone number;
(ii) the name and location of the occupational therapy program the applicant completed;
(iii) a description of the applicant's education and training, including a list of degrees
received from educational institutions;
(iv) the applicant's work history for the six years preceding the application, including the
number of hours worked;
(v) a list of all credentials currently and previously held in Minnesota and other jurisdictions;
(vi) a description of any jurisdiction's refusal to credential the applicant;
(vii) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the applicant in
any jurisdiction;
(viii) information on any physical or mental condition or chemical dependency that impairs
the person's ability to engage in the practice of occupational therapy with reasonable judgment
or safety;
(ix) a description of any misdemeanor or felony conviction that relates to honesty or to
the practice of occupational therapy;
(x) a description of any state or federal court order, including a conciliation court judgment
or a disciplinary order, related to the individual's occupational therapy practice; and
(xi) a statement indicating the physical agent modalities the applicant will use and whether
the applicant will use the modalities as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy
assistant under direct supervision;
(2) submit with the application all fees required by section 148.6445;
(3) sign a statement that the information in the application is true and correct to the best of
the applicant's knowledge and belief;
(4) sign a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's records
in this or any other state in which the applicant holds or previously held a credential for the
practice of an occupation, has completed an accredited occupational therapy education program,
or engaged in the practice of occupational therapy;
(5) submit additional information as requested by the commissioner; and
(6) submit the additional information required for licensure by equivalency, licensure by
reciprocity, and temporary licensure as specified in sections 148.6408 to 148.6418.
    Subd. 2. Persons applying for licensure under section 148.6408 or 148.6410. Persons
applying for licensure under section 148.6408 or 148.6410 must submit the materials required
in subdivision 1 and the following:
(1) a certificate of successful completion of the requirements in section 148.6408, subdivision
1 , or 148.6410, subdivision 1; and
(2) the applicant's test results from the examining agency, as evidence that the applicant
received a qualifying score on a credentialing examination meeting the requirements of section
148.6408, subdivision 2, or 148.6410, subdivision 2.
    Subd. 3. Applicants who are certified by National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy. An applicant who is certified by the National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy must provide the materials required in subdivision 1 and the following:
(1) verified documentation from the National Board for Certification in Occupational
Therapy stating that the applicant is certified as an occupational therapist, registered or certified
occupational therapy assistant, the date certification was granted, and the applicant's certification
number. The document must also include a statement regarding disciplinary actions. The applicant
is responsible for obtaining this documentation by sending a form provided by the commissioner
to the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy; and
(2) a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's records
maintained by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
    Subd. 4. Applicants credentialed in another jurisdiction. In addition to providing the
materials required in subdivision 1, an applicant credentialed in another jurisdiction must request
that the appropriate government body in each jurisdiction in which the applicant holds or held
an occupational therapy credential send a letter to the commissioner that verifies the applicant's
credentials. Except as provided in section 148.6418, a license shall not be issued until the
commissioner receives letters verifying each of the applicant's credentials. Each letter must
include the applicant's name and date of birth, credential number and date of issuance, a statement
regarding investigations pending and disciplinary actions taken or pending against the applicant,
current status of the credential, and the terms under which the credential was issued.
    Subd. 5. Action on applications for licensure. (a) The commissioner shall approve, approve
with conditions, or deny licensure. The commissioner shall act on an application for licensure
according to paragraphs (b) to (d).
(b) The commissioner shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for licensure.
The commissioner, or the advisory council at the commissioner's request, may investigate
information provided by an applicant to determine whether the information is accurate and
complete.
(c) The commissioner shall notify an applicant of action taken on the application and, if
licensure is denied or approved with conditions, the grounds for the commissioner's determination.
(d) An applicant denied licensure or granted licensure with conditions may make a written
request to the commissioner, within 30 days of the date of the commissioner's determination, for
reconsideration of the commissioner's determination. Individuals requesting reconsideration
may submit information which the applicant wants considered in the reconsideration. After
reconsideration of the commissioner's determination to deny licensure or grant licensure with
conditions, the commissioner shall determine whether the original determination should be
affirmed or modified. An applicant is allowed no more than one request in any one biennial
licensure period for reconsideration of the commissioner's determination to deny licensure or
approve licensure with conditions.
History: 2000 c 361 s 11; 2001 c 7 s 37,38