HB 909 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact

Summary
Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; Creates Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; provides purpose & objectives; requires member states to meet certain requirements to join & participate in compact; provides criteria that occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant must satisfy to practice under compact; provides requirements for renewal of equivalent license in member state; authorizes active military member & his or her spouse to be deemed as having home state license; requires member states to report adverse actions taken against license of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by other member states; establishes Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; provides for jurisdiction & venue for court proceedings; provides membership, duties, & powers; requires member states to participate in exchange of specified information; authorizes commission to adopt rules & bylaws; provides for development, maintenance, & use of coordinated database & reporting system; requires member states to submit specified information to data system; provides requirements for information in data system; provides rulemaking procedures; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; provides procedures for resolution of certain disputes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 909 Filed H 909 c1 · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from HB 909 to CS/HB 909 and expanded from 41 to 50 pages. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new purpose clause (g) to facilitate telehealth technology use, plus a new requirement that a licensee may only hold a home state license in one member state at a time. Several statutory references were also updated to reflect new sections.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes telehealth technology as a purpose and adds a one-home-state-limitation for licensees, expanding regulatory clarity for interstate practice.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that a licensee may hold a home state license in only one member state at a time

Added new purpose clause (g) to facilitate telehealth technology use to increase access to occupational therapy services

ADDED

Added provisions for deactivation of compact privilege during encumbrances and prompt notice requirements

DEFINITION

Added new definitions section with specific definition for 'Active duty military'

TECHNICAL

Updated statutory references to include sections 468.217 and 768.28, and removed 468.1755 and 468.209 from the list of amended statutes

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Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
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Sponsors

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Party
State
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Adam Anderson
RRepublican
FL
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