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California Board of Occupational Therapy approves draft requesting higher fee caps, moves sunset report to print
Summary
The board voted Dec. 5 to approve draft statutory language that would let it set higher fee caps in future regulations and approved the draft sunset report for printing; staff said a $300 biannual renewal via regulation is planned for July 2026 but that fee increases alone will not fully balance the board's fund, which is projected to face a deficit by FY 2028'29.
The California Board of Occupational Therapy voted Dec. 5 to approve draft language asking the Legislature for higher statutory fee caps and to send the draft sunset report to print with staff-authorized, non-substantive edits.
Board staff told members the board is preparing a regulatory package to raise renewal fees for occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) to $300 biannually, and that the board would seek legislative authority to set higher maximums for incidental fees. “We would do the regulation for the $300 renewal fee, and then we would seek legislative authority to have higher caps on all fees,” a staff presenter said during the meeting.
The staff presentation explained…
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