Bill
HB 173
An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact; relating to an executive administrator for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; relating to physical therapist licensure; relating to physical therapist assistant licensure; relating to audiologist licensure; relating to speech-language pathologist licensure; and relating to national criminal history record checks.
34th Legislature (2025-2026)
Introduced by Jeremy Bynum and 15 co-sponsors
Alaska establishes occupational therapist and assistant licenses and joins an interstate compact allowing licensed practitioners to work across multiple states without separate state licenses.
(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/30/26
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