Louisiana § 37:3009 Issuance of license

Louisiana Statutes

§ 37:3009 — Issuance of license

Louisiana·Title 37 Professions and Occupations

§3009. Issuance of license

A.The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this Chapter upon payment of the license fee fixed by the board.

B.Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under the terms of this Chapter may use the words "occupational therapist", "licensed occupational therapist", or he may use the letters "LOT", "OT" in connection with his name or place of business to denote his licensure. In addition, any person certified or registered by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., may use the words "licensed occupational therapist, registered" or "occupational therapist, registered" or "LOTR" or "OTR".

C.Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapy assistant under the terms of this Chapter may

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§3009. Issuance of license
A. The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this
Chapter upon payment of the license fee fixed by the board.
B. Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under the terms
of this Chapter may use the words "occupational therapist", "licensed occupational therapist",
or he may use the letters "LOT", "OT" in connection with his name or place of business to
denote his licensure. In addition, any person certified or registered by the American
Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., may use the words "licensed occupational therapist,
registered" or "occupational therapist, registered" or "LOTR" or "OTR".
C. Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapy assistant under the
terms of this Chapter may use the words "occupational therapy assistant", "licensed
occupational therapy assistant", or he may use the letters "OTA" or "LOTA" in connection
with his name or place of business to denote his licensure. In addition, any person certified
as an assistant by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., may use the
designation "licensed certified occupational therapy assistant" or "LCOTA" or "certified
occupational therapy assistant" or "COTA".
D. The board shall establish policies which allow for a challenge of denial of license.
This challenge shall be heard in an open hearing in accordance with due process.
E. The board shall issue a temporary license to practice occupational therapy to
persons who have completed academic supervised field work experience requirements
specified under R.S. 37:3006(2) and are waiting examination. The temporary license shall
be valid until the date on which the results of the qualifying examination have been known
and acted upon by the board. This temporary license shall be renewable only once, if the
applicant has not passed the examination or if the applicant has failed to take the qualifying
examination. Exceptions to the one extension rule can be given at the discretion of the board
based upon an appeal identifying extenuating circumstances.