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California OT Board initiates multiple rulemakings to clarify delegated authority, attestation and address rules
Summary
The California Board of Occupational Therapy voted Feb. 26 to begin multiple rulemaking packages to (1) clarify delegation of applicant/disciplinary examination authority to the executive officer, (2) add applicant and renewal attestation language, (3) clarify address‑of‑record rules and public availability, and (4) refine continuing‑education audit language. All motions passed on roll call.
The California Board of Occupational Therapy on Feb. 26 voted to initiate four separate rulemaking packages to update how the board carries out licensing and enforcement functions.
Board staff told members the proposed packages are designed to clarify existing practice and remove ambiguities that have caused operational and legal confusion. The board approved text to (a) delegate, where appropriate, the authority to order mental or physical examinations of applicants or licensees to the executive officer (amending CCR sections 41.01 and 41.48); (b) add an attestation for applicants and a comparable attestation for licensees at renewal (placement proposed in 4110 and 4122/4120); (c) clarify what the "address of record" and a separate residence address mean and how addresses are made available under DCA rules; and (d) revise continuing‑education audit language (PDU retention, audit…
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