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Board hears updates on occupational therapy licensure compact but takes no immediate action
Summary
Board discussed the interstate occupational therapy licensure compact, heard history and a status update from AOTA (including a recent launch in Tennessee), and agreed to monitor developments without pursuing immediate legislative action in California.
The board held an informational discussion of the occupational therapy licensure compact, reviewing national status, model legislation requirements, and arguments for and against California joining a compact.
Executive staff outlined compact mechanics and member-state status, noting model legislation must be enacted substantially unchanged for a state to join. AOTA representative Kristen Neville updated the board that Tennessee launched compact privileges this week and summarized reasons member organizations support portability, including military-family mobility and increasing access in underserved areas.
Board members expressed skepticism about the feasibility of securing substantially identical model legislation in California and raised consumer-protection concerns. Some members said portability could improve access in rural Northern California; others doubted the state legislature would approve a 50-page model statute unchanged.
The board did not take a formal position on joining the compact during this meeting but asked staff and associations to keep the board informed. The discussion served as education for newer members and a status check for returning members.
