Requirements for Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants

(a)Occupational Therapists. In addition to qualifications established by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners pursuant to § 12700 of this Article, any person representing himself or herself as an occupational therapist shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1)be a graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum that is accredited by the American occupational Therapy Association, the World Federation of Occupational Therapy, or another nationally recognized accrediting agency; and

(2)meet the following requirement:

(A)be certified, or eligible for certification, by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board.

(b)Occupational Therapy Assistant. Any person representing himself or herself as an occupational therapy assistant shall be a person who is certified, or eligible for certification, by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board as a certified occupational therapy assistant, and shall meet the qualifications for occupational therapy assistants prescribed by regulations pursuant to § 12700 of this Article.

(c)Misdemeanor for unauthorized representation as occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for any person not meeting the criteria established under

(a)and

(b)of this Section to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the words “occupational therapist”, “occupational therapy assistant”, “certified occupational therapist”, “certified occupational therapy assistant”, “occupational therapist registered”, or the letters “OT”, “OTA” “COT”, “COTA”, or “OTR”, or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapist or to represent, in any way, orally, in writing, in print or by sign, directly or by implication, that he or she is an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or claim to be providing occupational therapy services.