(a) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board shall waive the appropriate examination requirement of this title for an applicant who:
(1) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 10-304 of this subtitle; and
(2) (i) If applying for an occupational therapist license, was certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.) at any time before July 1, 1979; or
(ii) If applying for an occupational therapy assistant license, was certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as a certified occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) at any time before July 1, 1979.
(b) The Board may grant a waiver of the appropriate examination requirement of this subtitle to an applicant for an occupational therapist license who, on or after July 1, 1979, is certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.), or to an applicant for an occupational therapy assistant license who, on or after July 1, 1979, is certified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as a certified occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.), only if the applicant:
(1) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 10-304 of this subtitle; and
(2) Provides adequate evidence that the applicant became certified after meeting requirements that are at least equivalent to the licensing requirements of this State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 10 - Occupational Therapists
Section 10-301 - License Required; Exceptions
Section 10-302 - Qualifications of Applicants
Section 10-302.1 - Information to Be Submitted to Central Repository; Confidentiality
Section 10-303 - Waiver of Education and Experience Requirements
Section 10-304 - Applications for Licenses
Section 10-306 - Waiver of Examination Requirement
Section 10-307 - Waiver -- Nationally Certified Applicants
Section 10-308 - Issuance of License
Section 10-309 - Scope of Occupational Therapist License
Section 10-310 - Scope of Occupational Therapy Assistant License
Section 10-311 - Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 10-312 - Reinstatement Upon Failure to Renew
Section 10-313 - Temporary Licenses
Section 10-314 - Surrender of License
Section 10-315 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds
Section 10-317.1 - Injunctions
Section 10-318 - Reinstatement of Revoked License
Section 10-319 - Impaired Occupational Therapist Professionals Committees