Occupational therapy services.
Summary
Allows an occupational therapist to provide occupational therapy services to an individual during a period of not more than 42 calendar days beginning on the day on which the occupational therapist first provides occupational therapy services to the individual. Allows an occupational therapist to provide occupational therapy services to an individual after the 42 day period only if the occupational therapist obtains a referral from, or acts on the order of, a physician, podiatrist, advanced practice registered nurse, psychologist, chiropractor, optometrist, or physician's assistant. Allows an occupational therapist, without a referral or order from a health care provider, to provide: (1) ergonomic or home assessment services; (2) injury or illness prevention education and wellness services; (3) occupational therapy activities provided in an educational setting; or (4) occupational therapy activities that the medical licensing board of Indiana determines to be appropriate to be conducted in a community based environment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Signed Apr 15, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 30, 2021
Introduced
Returned to the Senate without amendments
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 311: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 40: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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