N.Y. Education Law Section 7904-A
Requirements for license as an occupational therapy assistant


To qualify for a license as an occupational therapy assistant an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(a)

file an application with the department;

(b)

have received an education as follows: completion of at least a two-year associate degree program for occupational therapy assistants registered by the department or accredited by a national accreditation agency which is satisfactory to the department, or its equivalent, as determined by the department in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations;

(c)

have a minimum of sixteen weeks clinical experience satisfactory to the state board for occupational therapy and in accordance with standards established by a national accreditation agency which is satisfactory to the department;

(d)

be at least eighteen years of age;

(e)

be of good moral character as determined by the department;

(f)

pay a fee for an initial license and a fee for each triennial registration period that shall be one-half of the fee for initial license and for each triennial registration period established for occupational therapists; and

(g)

except as otherwise provided by subdivision two of § 7907 (Special conditions)section seventy-nine hundred seven of this article, pass an examination acceptable to the department.

Source: Section 7904-A — Requirements for license as an occupational therapy assistant, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/7904-A (updated Aug. 18, 2017; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

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Apr. 27, 2024

Last modified:
Aug. 18, 2017

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