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Board initiates rulemaking to raise occupational therapy renewal fees to $300
Summary
The California Board of Occupational Therapy voted unanimously to initiate a rulemaking package to raise biennial renewal fees for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to $300, citing a structural fund shortfall and a per-license processing cost that exceeds the current statutory cap.
The California Board of Occupational Therapy voted on June 13 to begin rulemaking that would raise biennial renewal fees for licensed occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) to $300.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the proposed regulatory text for California Code of Regulations, title 16, division 39, section 4130, with a staff amendment correcting a drafting error in subsection (f) (the board recorded the motion as amended and authorized the executive officer to initiate rulemaking). The roll call recorded all four present members voting yes: Hector Cabrera, Richard Bookwalter, Christine Whitlisbach and Beata Morcos.
The move follows budget office analyses showing the program is operating with a thinning reserve and that the board’s estimated cost to process a single license renewal — $312 — exceeds the statutory fee cap of $300. As Sam Dyer of the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) budget office told the board, “The board finds that its cost is $312, exceeding their statutory fee cap of $300.”
Why it matters
Board staff and DCA told members the board’s…
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