{"id":8,"date":"2020-07-29T12:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T12:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10018\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:03:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"alignnone wp-image-1940 size-full\">The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (OT Compact) is an interstate compact, or formal agreement among states, that facilitates interstate practice of occupational therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Under the OT Compact, Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) who are licensed in good standing in a Compact member state will be able to practice in other Compact member states via a &#8220;compact privilege,&#8221; which is equivalent to a license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The OT Compact establishes a licensure data system allowing for instantaneous verification of licensure information. The Compact also establishes an interstate commission, composed of member state officials, to carry out the Compact&#8217;s purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The OT Compact is a joint initiative of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT\u00ae).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2>Informational Webinar<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Occupational Therapy Compact Presentation at the NBCOT State Regulatory Leadership Forum\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_yhjpr1fVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Learn more about the OT Compact in this webinar from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT<\/i><i style=\"color: #7a7a7a; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00ae<\/i><i style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">) 2020 State Regulatory Leadership Forum.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Licensure-Compact-OT-Practice-Article-with-copyright.pdf\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Licensure-Compact-OT-Practice-Article-with-copyright1024_1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Licensure-Compact-OT-Practice-Article-with-copyright1024_1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Licensure-Compact-OT-Practice-Article-with-copyright1024_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Licensure-Compact-OT-Practice-Article-with-copyright1024_1-768x993.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"750\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Licensure-Compact-OT-Practice-Article-with-copyright.pdf\">Developing the OT Compact<br \/>(OT Practice Magazine)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><i style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">This article provides an introduction to the OT Compact development process and highlights some key provisions of the document.<\/i><\/p>\n<style>.post-content .entry-content .post-title {display: none;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (OT Compact) is an interstate compact, or formal agreement among states, that facilitates interstate practice &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570,"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/2570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otcompact.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}