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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="10-303" title_number="10" title_name="Occupational Therapists" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall waive the education and experience requirements of § 10-302(d) of this subtitle for an applicant for an occupational therapist license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Who applied for a license before July 1, 1979;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Whose principal residence is in this State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Who presents to the Board satisfactory evidence that the applicant practiced occupational therapy in this State for at least 2 years before July 1, 1979; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Who has a baccalaureate degree in a health science from an accredited college or university.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except for an applicant who was licensed as an occupational therapy assistant under subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall waive the education requirements of § 10-302(d) of this subtitle for an applicant for an occupational therapist license who has:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Practiced limited occupational therapy for at least 4 years either as a licensed occupational therapy assistant or as an occupational therapy assistant certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Had at least 6 months full-time supervised field work experience.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall waive the requirements of § 10-302(e) of this subtitle for an applicant for an occupational therapy assistant license:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Who applied for a license before July 1, 1979;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose principal residence is in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Who presents to the Board satisfactory evidence that the applicant has practiced limited occupational therapy in this State for at least 2 years before July 1, 1979; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Who has a high school diploma or has completed successfully a high school equivalency examination or program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
