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CT Gen Stat § 20-65l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 375a - Athletic Training|Section 20-65l - Regulations. Administration within available appropriations.

 The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall administer the provisions of this chapter within available appropriations.(P.A. 00-226, S. 7, 20.)History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner, i.e. April 11, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 20-65m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 375a - Athletic Training|Section 20-65m - Disciplinary action. Grounds.

 The Department of Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to section 20-65k fails to conform to the accepted standards of the athletic trainer profession, including, but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in the practice of athletic training; illegal, negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any patient record pertaining to athletic training; misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining or reinstatement of an athletic trainer license; or violation of any provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted under this chapter. The Commissioner of Public Health may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if the license holder's physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under section 19a-17, the cause of the action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.(P.A. 06-195, S. 46.)History: P.A. 06-195 effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 20-67 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376 - Physical Therapists|Section 20-67 - Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists.

 The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall consist of three physical therapists and two public members, appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The Governor may appoint the physical therapist members of said board from a list of three names submitted by the Connecticut chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. Vacancies in said board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. All appointments shall be subject to the provisions of section 4-10. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms, commencing on and after July 1, 1981.(1949 Rev., S. 4399; 1953, S. 2203d; 1959, P.A. 575, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 382, 610; P.A. 81-473, S. 38, 43; P.A. 82-472, S. 76, 183; P.A. 19-118, S. 62.)History: 1959 act changed membership of board from three physicians and two physical therapists to two physicians and three physical therapists and increased term from three to five years; P.A. 77-614 changed composition of board from two physicians and three therapists to one physician, two therapists and two public members, revised appointment procedure for general applicability rather than applicability to first appointments, limited number of names on lists submitted by the professional associations involved and deleted references to five-year terms, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-473 prohibited board members from serving more than two consecutive full terms commencing on and after July 1, 1981; P.A. 82-472 made a technical change; P.A. 19-118 deleted references to physician and replaced provision re 2 physical therapists with provision re 3 physical therapists, and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 20-69 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376 - Physical Therapists|Section 20-69 - Salaries and expenses.

 Section 20-69 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 4401; 1953, S. 2205d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 20.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-70a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376 - Physical Therapists|Section 20-70a - Practice pending examination results for graduates of foreign physical therapy schools.

 Any applicant for examination for licensure as a physical therapist whose application is based on a diploma issued to the applicant by a foreign physical therapy school shall furnish documentary evidence, satisfactory to the department that the requirements for graduation are similar to or higher than those required of graduates of approved United States schools of therapy. Any applicant under this section whose application has been filed and approved by said department may practice as a physical therapist under the continuous direction and immediate supervision of a physical therapist licensed to practice in this state, in a licensed health care facility, for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days after the date of application, provided this privilege shall automatically cease on failure of an applicant to pass the examination.(P.A. 73-579, S. 6; P.A. 80-336, S. 2; P.A. 81-473, S. 17, 43; P.A. 82-472, S. 77, 183; P.A. 97-15, S. 1; P.A. 04-221, S. 4.)History: P.A. 80-336 replaced requirements that evidence be produced that school attended is recognized by member organization of world confederation for physical therapy and that courses taken comply with those required by council on medical education of American Medical Association with statement that “requirements for graduation are equal to those required of graduates of approved United States schools of therapy”; P.A. 81-473 substituted term “licensure” for “registration” and modified application procedure and requirements for licensure to conform with changes made in other health professions under process of sunset review begun in 1980; P.A. 82-472 made a technical change; P.A. 97-15 deleted the requirement of continuous supervision for first year after passing examination; P.A. 04-221 limited period of practice pending examination results to 120 days and made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality.
CT Gen Stat § 20-72 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376 - Physical Therapists|Section 20-72 - List of registrants.

 Section 20-72 is repealed.(1953, S. 2211d; 1963, P.A. 143, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-73c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376 - Physical Therapists|Section 20-73c - Prohibited use of chiropractic terms.

 No physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter may use the term “chiropractic adjustment” or “chiropractic manipulations” to indicate or imply the application of these techniques as part of the practice of physical therapy.(P.A. 06-125, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-73d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376 - Physical Therapists|Section 20-73d - Professional liability insurance required. Reports from insurance companies.

 (a) Each person licensed to practice physical therapy under the provisions of this chapter who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice. The amount of insurance which each such person shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for injury or death for professional malpractice shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate of not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars.(b) Each insurance company that issues professional liability insurance, as defined in subdivision (10) of subsection (b) of section 38a-393, shall on and after January 1, 2007, render to the Commissioner of Public Health a true record of the names and addresses, according to classification, of cancellations of and refusals to renew professional liability insurance policies and the reasons for such cancellations or refusals to renew said policies for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December next preceding.(P.A. 06-195, S. 83; P.A. 07-252, S. 28.)History: P.A. 07-252 made technical changes in Subsec. (b).
CT Gen Stat § 20-74b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74b - Licensing examination.

 Any person who (1) if an applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist, has attained a bachelor's degree and has graduated from an educational program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or has completed educational preparation deemed equivalent by the commissioner, or if an applicant for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant, has attained an associate degree or its equivalent and has graduated from an educational program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or has completed educational preparation deemed equivalent by the commissioner, and (2) has successfully completed not less than twenty-four weeks of supervised field work experience in the case of an occupational therapy applicant or eight weeks of such field work in the case of an occupational therapy assistant applicant at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution where he met the academic requirements, and (3) has successfully completed an examination prescribed by the commissioner shall be eligible for licensure as an occupational therapist or assistant. An applicant who has practiced as an occupational therapy assistant for four years with a minimum of twenty-four weeks of supervised field experience and has earned a bachelor's degree shall be eligible for licensure as an occupational therapist, provided such applicant has successfully completed the examination for licensure not later than January 1, 1988. The department shall prescribe examinations for licensure and their passing scores.(P.A. 78-253, S. 2, 11; P.A. 88-357, S. 6; P.A. 89-115, S. 4, 7; P.A. 90-230, S. 88, 101; P.A. 16-15, S. 4.)History: P.A. 88-357 required completion of examination prescribed by commissioner, deleted provision imposing fifteen-dollar examination fee and deleted former Subsec. (b) re applicants' rights to obtain examination scores, review results, and retake examination upon failure to pass; P.A. 89-115 made technical changes, removed language describing the content of the examination and the application process, substituting statement that the department prescribe the examinations and their passing scores, and amended Subdiv. (4) to add requirement that the examination be completed by January 1, 1988; P.A. 90-230 made technical changes to the internal numbering system; P.A. 16-15 amended Subdiv. (1) to replace “associate's degree” with “associate degree”, effective May 6, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 20-74c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74c - License by endorsement.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-74b, the commissioner may grant a license by endorsement to an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who presents evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant is licensed or certified as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in another state or jurisdiction whose requirements for practicing in such capacity are substantially similar to those of this state. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.(P.A. 78-253, S. 3, 11; P.A. 88-357, S. 7; P.A. 89-115, S. 5, 7; P.A. 03-252, S. 9.)History: P.A. 88-357 deleted obsolete provisions re commissioner's power to waive examination requirements; P.A. 89-115 removed some obsolete language, specified the type of certification required and added the prohibition against issuing a license to an application against whom disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint; P.A. 03-252 deleted provisions re waiver of examination and added provisions re license by endorsement.
CT Gen Stat § 20-74d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74d - Temporary permit; practice pending examination results.

 The department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an educational program in occupational therapy who meets the educational and field experience requirements of section 20-74b and has not yet taken the licensure examination. Such temporary permit shall authorize the holder to practice occupational therapy only under the direct supervision of a licensed occupational therapist and in a public, voluntary or proprietary facility. Such temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days after the date of application and shall not be renewable. Such permit shall become void and shall not be reissued in the event that the applicant fails to pass such examination. The fee for a limited permit shall be fifty dollars.(P.A. 78-253, S. 4, 11; P.A. 89-115, S. 6, 7; P.A. 04-221, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 190.)History: P.A. 89-115 removed language pertaining to limited permits for foreign occupational therapists; P.A. 04-221 limited temporary permit to 120 days, made conforming changes and provided that such permit is not renewable and shall be void if the applicant fails the examination; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $25 to $50.
CT Gen Stat § 20-74e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74e - Exempt activities.

 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of: (1) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed; (2) any person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by the government of the United States, if such person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which he is employed and limits the use of such title to such employment; (3) any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited or approved educational program if such activities and services constitute part of a supervised course of study and if such person is designated by a title which clearly indicates his or her status as a student or trainee; or (4) any person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of section 20-74b if such activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirements of that section.(b) Any occupational therapist who is licensed or authorized to practice in another state, United States possession or country who is either in this state for the purposes of consultation, provided such practice is limited to such consultation for less than thirty days in a three-hundred-and-sixty-five-day year, or for conducting a teaching or clinical demonstration in Connecticut with a program of basic clinical education, graduate education or postgraduate education in an approved school of occupational therapy or its affiliated clinical facility or health care agency or before a group of licensed occupational therapists, provided such teaching demonstration is for less than thirty days in a three-hundred-and-sixty-five-day year, shall not be prohibited from such consultation or teaching by this chapter.(c) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit physicians or qualified members of other licensed or legally recognized professions from using occupational therapy as part of or incidental to their profession, under the statutes applicable to their profession, except that such persons may not hold themselves out under the title occupational therapist or as performing occupational therapy.(P.A. 78-253, S. 5, 11.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-74g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74g - Disciplinary action against a licensee. Grounds.

 The commissioner may refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license, or may impose probationary conditions, where the licensee or applicant for a license has been guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare or safety of the public. Such unprofessional conduct shall include: Obtaining a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts; being guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the commissioner, or violating the code of ethics adopted and published by the commissioner; being convicted of a crime other than minor offenses defined as “infractions”, “violations”, or “offenses” in any court if, in accordance with the provisions of section 46a-80, the acts for which the applicant or licensee was convicted are found by the commissioner to have a direct bearing on whether he should be entrusted to serve the public in the capacity of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. The clerk of any court in this state in which a person practicing occupational therapy has been convicted of any crime as described in this section shall, immediately after such conviction, transmit a certified copy, in duplicate, of the information and judgment, without charge, to the department containing the name and address of the occupational therapist, the crime of which he has been convicted and the date of conviction. The hearing on such charges shall be conducted in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-74i. If any registration is revoked or suspended, notification of such action shall be sent to the department. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Such appeal shall have precedence over nonprivileged cases in respect to order of trial. The Attorney General shall act as attorney in the public interest in defending against such an appeal. One year from the date of the revocation of a license, application for reinstatement may be made to the commissioner. The commissioner may accept or reject an application for reinstatement and may, but shall not be required to, hold a hearing to consider such reinstatement.(P.A. 78-253, S. 7, 11; P.A. 96-47, S. 4.)History: P.A. 96-47 required any decision appealed from to be a “final” decision.
CT Gen Stat § 20-74h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74h - License renewed.

 Licenses issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal once every two years and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by regulation upon the payment of two times the professional services fee payable to the State Treasurer for class B as defined in section 33-182l, plus five dollars. The department shall notify any person or entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this section that the person's or entity's license shall become void ninety days after the time for its renewal unless it is so renewed. Any such license shall become void upon the expiration of such ninety-day period. The commissioner shall establish additional requirements for licensure renewal which provide evidence of continued competency. The holder of an expired license may apply for and obtain a valid license only upon compliance with all relevant requirements for issuance of a new license. A suspended license is subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this section, but such renewal shall not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended. If a license revoked on disciplinary grounds is reinstated, the licensee, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay the renewal fee.(P.A. 78-253, S. 8, 11; P.A. 89-251, S. 82, 203; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 66, 89; P.A. 97-15, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 477.)History: P.A. 89-251 increased the renewal fee from $25 to $50; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16 replaced $50 biennial license renewal fee with renewal fee equaling two times the professional service fee class established pursuant to Sec. 33-182l; P.A. 97-15 added requirement that department notify persons or entities who fail to comply with section that their licenses shall become void 90 days after time for renewal unless renewed, and deleted late renewal provisions and fees, and five-year limitation thereon; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 increased renewal fee by $5 and made a technical change, effective October 1, 2015, and applicable to the renewal of a license that expires on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 20-74i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 376a - Occupational Therapists|Section 20-74i - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 54, establishing application and examination procedures, standards for acceptable examination performance, waiver of the examination requirement, continued competency and any other procedures or standards necessary for the administration of this chapter.(P.A. 78-253, S. 9, 11; 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: P.A. 78-303 allowed substitution of commissioner of health services for commissioner of health pursuant to provisions of P.A. 77-614; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.