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Committee advances bill to join Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact with delayed start date
Summary
House Bill 482, which would allow Pennsylvania to join the National Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, was reported as amended after the committee agreed to extend the bill's effective date to 18 months to accommodate the Department of State's licensing system transition.
The House Professional Licensure Committee reported House Bill 482 as amended after agreeing to an amendment that pushes the bill's effective date to 18 months.
Committee staff member Carrie summarized the bill: "House bill 482 authorizes Pennsylvania to join the National Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact." The committee adopted amendment A1067, which "extends the effective date of the bill to 18 months," matching the change made for the audiology and speech-language pathology compact to align with the Department of State's PALS replacement schedule.
There was no recorded discussion or opposition in the transcript and no negative votes recorded on either the amendment or the bill as amended. The committee reported House Bill 482 as amended from the House Professional Licensure Committee.
The transcript records the committee's formal action to report the bill; it does not specify subsequent steps such as floor scheduling or amendments beyond the effective-date change.
