Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 310 amends the Occupational Therapy Practice Act to increase the membership of the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners from six to nine and to allow board members to be reimbursed for expenses. The act removes the requirement that an applicant for a provisional license for the practice of occupational therapy be sponsored by a person licensed by the board with whom the provisional licensee may practice. The act authorizes the board to issue subpoenas and impose an administrative penalty not to exceed $200 a day. The act requires the board to establish procedures and standards for the temporary suspension of a license on an emergency basis.