§ 5-40.1-9 - Graduate practice. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-40.1-9

   § 5-40.1-9  Graduate practice. – (a) Any individual who graduates from an approved occupational therapy schoolwho has filed a completed application for licensure, may upon receiving areceipt from the division, perform as an occupational therapist or occupationaltherapy assistant under the supervision of an occupational therapist licensedin this state, until the next scheduled examination.

   (b) If this applicant fails to take the next succeedingexamination without cause, or fails to pass the examination and received alicense, all privileges provided in subsection (a) of this sectionautomatically cease. This applicant shall, during the interim period (betweentime of application and examination) identify himself or herself only as a"graduate occupational therapist" or "graduate occupational therapy assistant".