Occupational therapists; licensure.
Summary
Licensure of occupational therapists; Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. The Compact permits eligible licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in Compact member states, provided that they are licensed in at least one member state. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022, and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The Compact takes effect when it is enacted by a tenth member state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 10, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 242 (effective 1/1/22)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (90-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (14-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1189E
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 10, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101278D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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