West Virginia Occupational Therapy Practice Act
West Virginia · Professions and Occupations · §§ 30-28-1 to 30-28-9 · 23 sections
Overview
The Occupational Therapy Practice Act regulates the practice of occupational therapy, requiring a license to practice or to use the titles of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, and defining the scope of practice the license covers. It establishes a regulatory board — setting its composition, member terms and removal, officers, meetings, and training — and grants it authority to adopt rules, set fees, hire staff, and maintain a roster of license holders. The act also fixes the qualifications for licensure, including educational and examination requirements along with provisions for foreign-trained applicants, provisional and temporary licenses, and inactive status, and sets out procedures for receiving, investigating, and disposing of complaints against practitioners.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 1 court decision.
Most-cited authority: 164 W. Va. 165 - Thorne v. Roush
Sections covered
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-1Short title
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-10Qualifications of applicants for license
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-11Examination
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-12Licensees from other jurisdictions; internationally educated applicants
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-13Issuance of a license, limited permit and temporary license
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-14Renewal of license; renewal of lapsed license; suspension, revocation and refusal to renew; reinstatement of revoked license
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-15Special volunteer occupational therapist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-16Complaints; investigations; due process procedure; grounds for disciplinary action
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-17Procedures for hearing; right of appeal
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-18Judicial review
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-19Criminal proceedings; penalties
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-2Applicable law
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-20Single act evidence of practice
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-21Effective dates of certain provisions
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-3Definitions
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-4Scope of practice; license and supervision requirements
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-4aWest Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy criminal history record checks
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-5West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-6Powers and duties of the board
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-7Rulemaking
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-8Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines1 cite
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-8aSpecial volunteer occupational therapist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents
- W. Va. Code § 30-28-9Persons and practices not affected
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