Indiana § 25-23.5-5-11 Temporary permit; requirements; expiration; renewal

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-23.5-5-11 — Temporary permit; requirements; expiration; renewal

Indiana § 25-23.5-5-11

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 23.5OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

Ch. 5Certification; Examinations

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Ind. Code § 25-23.5-5-11 (2026).

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(a)The committee may issue a temporary permit to a person to engage in the practice of occupational therapy as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant if the person pays a fee and the person:

(1)has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state and the person has applied for a license or certificate from the committee;

(2)is practicing occupational therapy in a state that does not license or certify occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants but is certified by a national occupational therapy association approved by the board and the person has applied for a license from the committee; or

(3)meets all the following requirements:

(A)Has graduated from an accredited program.

(B)Has completed the fieldwork experience requirement for a

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(a) The committee may issue a temporary
permit to a person to engage in the practice of occupational therapy as
an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant if the person
pays a fee and the person:
(1) has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state
and the person has applied for a license or certificate from the
committee;
(2) is practicing occupational therapy in a state that does not
license or certify occupational therapists or occupational therapy
assistants but is certified by a national occupational therapy
association approved by the board and the person has applied for
a license from the committee; or
(3) meets all the following requirements:
(A) Has graduated from an accredited program.
(B) Has completed the fieldwork experience requirement for a
license under this article.
(C) Is eligible to take the entry level examination.
(b) A person with a temporary permit issued under subsection (a)(3)
may engage in the practice of occupational therapy as an occupational
therapist or an occupational therapy assistant only under the
supervision of an occupational therapist licensed under this article.
(c) A temporary permit expires the earlier of:
(1) the date the person holding the permit is issued a permanent
license under this article;
(2) the date the committee disapproves the person's license
application; or
(3) one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the permit is
issued.
(d) The committee may renew a temporary permit if the person
holding the permit was scheduled to take the next examination and the
person:
(1) did not take the examination; and
(2) shows good cause for not taking the examination.
(e) A permit renewed under subsection (d) expires on the date the
person holding the permit receives the results from the next
examination given after the permit was issued.