7903 - State board for occupational therapy. - New York Statutes

§ 7903. State board for occupational therapy. A state board for occupational therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on the recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of not less than seven licensed occupational therapists, and two additional members who shall include one physician and one member who is primarily and actively engaged in hospital administration. Members of the first board, who are occupational therapists, need not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner.