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AB 106

Ratifies the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. (BDR 54-233)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Elaine Marzola

Nevada would join the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, allowing OTs and OTAs licensed in one member state to practice in others via a mutual privilege.

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Bill Summary · AB 106

AB 106 — Ratifies the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (BDR 54‑233)

Status: No further action taken (last action 2025‑06‑03)
Introduced: January 8, 2025 (Assemblymember Marzola)

Summary — purpose and intent

AB 106 would ratify Nevada’s participation in the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (OT Compact), an interstate agreement that allows occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) licensed in one member state to practice in other member states without obtaining a separate license in each state. The Compact is designed to increase public access to occupational therapy services, support telehealth, and reduce licensure barriers for mobile populations (including military families).

Key provisions and requirements

  • Ratifies and enters Nevada into the OT Licensure Compact in substantially the form contained in the bill.
  • Establishes that practice occurs where the patient/client is located; a Compact “privilege” granted by a remote member state is equivalent to a state license for practice in that state.
  • Sets eligibility requirements for practitioners using the Compact privilege, including (summary):
    • Holding an active license in a home (member) state;
    • Having a valid Social Security number or national practitioner identifier;
    • No current encumbrances on any state license;
    • Completion of any required criminal background check and payment of applicable fees;
    • Meeting any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state; and
    • Reporting adverse actions within 30 days and satisfying discipline-related requirements (e.g., at least 2 years after resolution of prior adverse actions in some cases).
  • Authorizes member states to take adverse actions against a practitioner practicing under the Compact.
  • Creates a joint public agency, the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, with powers to adopt rules, administer the Compact, hold meetings, levy annual assessments on member states, maintain a shared data system, and resolve interstate disputes.
  • Authorizes the Nevada Board of Occupational Therapy to disclose information to the Compact’s data system as required by the Compact, with specified limits on disclosing certain criminal background‑check information. Provides confidentiality protections for certain data shared through the system.
  • Compact becomes effective nationally when the 10th jurisdiction enacts it.

Who would be affected

  • Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants (in Nevada and other Compact states), including military spouses and mobile practitioners.
  • Nevada Board of Occupational Therapy (new data‑sharing and administrative interactions).
  • Patients — potentially improved access to services, especially in rural and underserved areas, and expanded telehealth availability.
  • State budget — the bill notes an effect on the State (no local government effect); the Commission may levy an annual assessment (no specific dollar amounts provided in the bill text).

Procedural history and current status

  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025; passed the Nevada Assembly (third reading, Mar 20, 2025; Ayes 53, Noes 17) and was transmitted to the Senate.
  • Referred to Senate committees (including Rules for assignment and Budget/Finance committees) and read in the Senate; subsequent committee referrals and readings occurred.
  • Last recorded action: No further action taken as of June 3, 2025.

Support and noted impacts

  • Testimony from providers, clinic leaders, and the Defense-State Liaison Office supported the bill, citing workforce shortages, long waitlists (particularly for children), benefits for military families and spouses, and increased access via telehealth.
  • Sponsors and supporters argue the Compact will streamline credentialing, attract practitioners to Nevada, enhance care access in rural/underserved communities, and maintain state regulatory authority over practice standards.

(For full statutory text, Compact terms, and rulemaking provisions, see the bill and the model OT Licensure Compact referenced within.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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