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Occupational therapy board cites improved enforcement and seeks fee flexibility; association backs reduced hand-therapy training hours
Joint hearing of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development · March 24, 2026
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Summary
The Board of Occupational Therapy reported improved enforcement performance and licensing output and requested additional fee authority to shore up reserves; industry representatives supported lowering on-the-job advanced hand-therapy hours to expand access.
Christine Wittlisbach, vice president of the Board of Occupational Therapy, and executive officer Austin Porter told the joint committee that the board regulates approximately 17,000 occupational therapists and 4,000 therapy assistants, has improved disciplinary intake timelines and licensing throughput, and…
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