Sec. I-1. 32 MRSA §2272, sub-§12-A, as reallocated by PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. B, §18, is amended to read:
12-A. Occupational therapy practitioner. "Occupational therapy practitioner" means an individual who is licensed as an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant, both of whom are licensed occupational therapy practitioners under this chapter.
Sec. I-2. 32 MRSA §2276, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 294, §3, is amended to read:
1-A. License required. A person may not practice, or profess to be authorized to practice occupational therapy, as an occupational therapist or certified occupational therapist therapy assistant in this State or use the words "occupational therapist," "Registered Occupational Therapist registered occupational therapist," "occupational therapy assistant" or "certified occupational therapy assistant" or the letters "O.T.," "O.T.R.," "O.T.A.," "C.O.T.A." or other words or letters to indicate that the person using the words or letters is a licensed occupational therapist or certified occupational therapy assistant, or which that may misrepresent to the public that the person has received formalized training in the field of occupational therapy, unless that person is licensed in accordance with this chapter.
This subsection is not intended to prohibit occupational therapy students and occupational therapy assistant students completing fieldwork from using the letters "O.T.S." and "O.T.A.S." respectively.
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