148B.3 - PERSONS AND PRACTICES NOT AFFECTED.
148B.3 PERSONS AND PRACTICES NOT AFFECTED.
This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services
or activities of any of the following:
1. A person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging
in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed.
2. A person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational
therapy assistant by the government of the United States, if that
person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or
control of the organization by which the person is employed.
3. A person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or
certificate in occupational therapy in an accredited or approved
educational program, if the activities and services constitute a part
of a supervised course of study and the person is designated by a
title which clearly indicates the person's status as a student or
trainee.
4. A person fulfilling the supervised field work experience
requirements of section 148B.5, if the activities and services
constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the
requirements of that section.
5. A nonresident performing occupational therapy services in this
state who is not licensed under this chapter, if the services are
performed for not more than thirty days a calendar year in
association with an occupational therapist licensed under this
chapter, and the nonresident meets the qualifications for licensing
under this chapter except for the qualifying examination.
6. A nonresident performing occupational therapy services in the
state who is not licensed under this chapter, if the services are
performed for not more than ninety days in a calendar year in
association with an occupational therapist licensed under this
chapter, and
a. The nonresident is licensed under the law of another state
which has licensure requirements at least as stringent as the
requirements of this chapter, or
b. The nonresident meets the requirements for certification
as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.), or a certified
occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) established by the American
occupational therapy association. Section History: Early Form
[C81, § 148B.3]