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Committee advances bill to join Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
Summary
The House Industry, Business and Labor Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 2146 and voted to give the bill a due pass after testimony from occupational therapy groups, the state military commission and national compact experts on workforce and military spouse mobility benefits.
The House Industry, Business and Labor Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 2146 on the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact and voted to give the bill a due pass after testimony from state and national stakeholders.
The compact would permit occupational therapists (OTs) and certified occupational therapy assistants (COTAs) who are licensed and in good standing in their home state to practice in participating states via a “compact privilege,” rather than obtaining separate state licenses.
Supporters told the committee the compact would ease workforce shortages, help military spouses keep their professions when reassigned, and simplify telehealth and cross‑border practice for rural areas. “North Dakota is experiencing a shortage of occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants,” said Megan Boucher, vice president of legislation and practice for the North Dakota…
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