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Board signals preference for continuing education over a jurisprudence exam
Summary
Board members discussed requiring licensees to complete continuing education or attestations on California law rather than implementing a jurisprudence exam. Staff were directed to develop regulatory language for continuing education options; OTAC offered to provide courses.
The California Board of Occupational Therapy spent extended time at its March 7 meeting weighing how to ensure licensees understand state law and board regulations, with most members favoring continuing education over a mandatory jurisprudence exam.
The discussion began when staff presented options ranging from a jurisprudence exam to continuing education units (PDUs) or an attestation. "I think it's really important that people take responsibility for learning the law and keeping up to date," said one board member experienced in enforcement, who described seeing licensees who did not understand applicable law. That member said she had long supported a…
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