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LSBME staff warn interstate OT compact could allow out-of-state licensees without background checks
Summary
LSBME staff told the advisory committee that aspects of the proposed interstate occupational-therapy compact could permit practitioners from some states to practice in Louisiana without state criminal-background checks. Staff said a proposed alternative failed by a 14–13 vote in the compact commission and that the issue remains unresolved pending further agency, gubernatorial or legislative action.
LSBME staff updated the Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee on implementing an interstate licensure compact for occupational therapists and assistants and raised legal and public-safety concerns about parts of the compact as currently written.
Staff said the Board is integrating initial compact users through an API but identified two main problems: (1) the compact’s data requests…
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