Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter640A Occupational Therapists |
LICENSING |
NAC640A.065. Provisional licensing; conversion of provisional license to active license.
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1. A provisional license may be granted to a person:
(a) Who meets the requirements set forth in NAC 640A.030;
(b) Who has graduated from an educational program which is accredited by an agency approved by the Board and which includes a fieldwork program;
(c) Who submits proof of employment and supervision by a licensed occupational therapist upon receiving the license; and
(d) Who:
(1) Is not certified as an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant; or
(2) Has not yet achieved a passing score on an examination provided by an agency approved by the Board but is eligible and scheduled to take such an examination, with the results to be sent directly to the Board.
2. If a person who was previously certified receives a provisional license and the person has not practiced occupational therapy within 5 years before receipt of the license, the person must, while holding the license, complete a minimum of 640 hours of supervised practice under a licensed occupational therapist.
3. A provisional license expires 6 months after the date on which it is issued or renewed.
4. A provisional license may be renewed not more than once.
5. A provisional licensee may convert his or her provisional license to an active license if, in addition to the requirements set forth in NAC 640A.030:
(a) The Board receives proof of the certification of the provisional licensee as an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant;
(b) The licensee provides an official transcript from an educational program that is accredited by an agency approved by the Board; and
(c) If applicable, the licensee has completed 640 hours of supervised practice under a licensed occupational therapist.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Occupational Therapy by R179-01, eff. 9-20-2002; A by R210-07, 9-18-2008)