- A limited permit may be issued by the board to an applicant who has applied for a license under § 63-13-202, has successfully completed the educational and field experience requirements of § 63-13-202(2) and (3) and is scheduled to take the examination required by § 63-13-202(4).
- An applicant who has received a limited permit shall take the examination within ninety (90) days of the date the applicant received the limited permit. If the applicant does not take the examination within that ninety-day period, the limited permit expires at the end of the ninety-day period.
- If an applicant fails the examination, the applicant’s limited permit expires upon the board’s receipt of notice that the applicant failed the examination.
- If an applicant passes the examination, the applicant’s limited permit remains effective until the board grants or denies a license to the applicant.
- An applicant may obtain a limited permit only once.
- A limited permit allows an applicant to engage in occupational therapy practice under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.
- The board shall adopt rules governing the supervision of persons to whom a limited permit has been issued. The rules shall address, at a minimum, initial and periodic inspections, written evaluations, written treatment plans, patient notes and periodic evaluation of performance.