§ 33-40-205 — [SECTION 3] State participation in the compact

Wyoming § 33-40-205

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 40: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE
• Art. 2: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT

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(a) To participate in the compact, a member state shall:
(i) License occupational therapists and occupational
therapy assistants;
(ii) Participate fully in the commission's data
system, including but not limited to using the commission's
unique identifier as defined in rules of the commission;
(iii) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and
investigating complaints about licensees;
(iv) Notify the commission, in compliance with the
terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the
availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;
(v) Implement or utilize procedures for considering
the criminal history records of applicants for an initial
compact privilege. These procedures shall include the submission
of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by
applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal
history record information from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and the agency responsible for retaining
that state's criminal records. Under this paragraph:
(A) A member state shall, within a time frame
established by the commission, require a criminal background
check for a licensee seeking or applying for a compact privilege
whose primary state of residence is that member state, by
receiving the results of the FBI criminal record search, and
shall use the results in making licensure decisions;
(B) Communication between a member state, the
commission and among member states regarding the verification of
eligibility for licensure through the compact shall not include
any information received from the federal bureau of
investigation relating to a federal criminal records check
performed by a member state under P.L. 92-544.
(vi) Comply with the rules of the commission;
(vii) Utilize only a recognized national examination
as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the
commission; and
(viii) Have continuing competence or education
requirements as a condition for license renewal.
(b) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a
licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member
state in accordance with the terms of the compact and rules.
(c) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact
privilege.
(d) A member state shall provide for the state's delegate
to attend all occupational therapy compact commission meetings.
(e) Individuals not residing in a member state shall
continue to be able to apply for a member state's single-state
license as provided under the laws of each member state.
However, the single-state license granted to these individuals
shall not be recognized as granting the compact privilege in any
other member state.
(f) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements
established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state
license.