640A.150 - Examination for license. - Nevada Statutes

640A.150  Examination for license.

      1.  The Board shall:

      (a) Approve an examination for licensing as an occupational therapist and an examination for licensing as an occupational therapy assistant;

      (b) Establish the requirements to pass each examination;

      (c) Offer each examination at least twice each year at such places and under such conditions as it determines; and

      (d) Provide reasonable public notice of the time and place of each examination.

      2.  Each examination must be in writing and be designed to test an applicant’s knowledge of:

      (a) The basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy;

      (b) The techniques and methods of occupational therapy; and

      (c) Any other subjects the Board requires to determine the fitness of an applicant to practice occupational therapy.

      3.  A person who has satisfied the requirements of NRS 640A.140 may take the appropriate examination for licensing. An applicant who fails the examination may retake the examination no more than twice.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 989)