Qualifications for Licensure

(a)Occupational Therapy Assistant.

(1)The occupational therapy assistant educational program shall be approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association. The applicant must:

(A)possess an associate’s degree or certificate in occupational therapy assistant from the U.S. or from a foreign program recognized by the NBCOT;

(B)submit transcripts from an approved school for occupational therapy assistants in the U.S. or from a foreign program recognized by the NBCOT, unless already submitted to a government of Guam agency.

(2)Fieldwork Experience. Applicants shall submit to the Board evidence of having successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience arranged by the recognized educational institution, or by the nationally recognized professional association where the applicant has met the academic requirements. Occupational therapy assistants must have a minimum of twelve

(12)weeks, or one hundred and forty

(140)hours of supervised fieldwork experience.

(b)Occupational Therapy Technicians. Occupational therapy technicians are not required to be licensed by the Board.