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OT advisory committee approves two licensure recommendations: 120‑hour shadowing condition and NBCOT waiver
Summary
During public session Dec. 13, 2024, the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee voted to recommend licensure for one applicant subject to 120 hours of supervised shadowing and to waive the NBCOT exam requirement for a second applicant.
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee returned from executive session and, during public session on Dec. 13, 2024, approved two licensure recommendations: one license conditional on completion of 120 hours of supervised shadowing and one license granted by waiving the NBCOT examination requirement.
After the committee reconvened in public session, a staff presenter asked for a motion to approve a recommendation to license an applicant "subject to them completing a 120 hours of shadowing of an occupational therapist." A motion and second were recorded and the committee approved the recommendation by a voice vote; members responded "aye" and no opposed votes were recorded.
Later in the public session the committee considered a separate applicant for whom staff recommended waiving the NBCOT exam requirement. A committee member moved to recommend waiving the test requirement and allow licensure; the motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Key details - Tracking ID 302257: motion to recommend licensure subject to 120 hours of occupational therapist shadowing. Outcome: approved. Vote tally recorded as multiple "aye" votes; no opposition recorded in the transcript. - Tracking ID 307479: motion to recommend waiving the NBCOT exam pass requirement and to allow licensure in Louisiana. Outcome: approved. Vote tally recorded as multiple "aye" votes; no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The transcript does not record named movers, named seconders, or a roll‑call vote for either motion. The committee chair directed that staff inform the committee of any required public notices or next steps; no appeals or public comments were offered on these items at the time of the votes.
Why it matters: Both actions affect individual applicants' ability to practice occupational therapy in Louisiana—one by requiring a specific supervised experience (120 hours of OT shadowing) as a licensure condition, the other by waiving the standard NBCOT exam requirement for a specific applicant.
