Occupational Therapy Assistant
Rhode IslandActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Plans, organizes and provides a program of services to individuals whose lives have been impaired by physical, psychological or developmental problems. The therapist usually works as part of a medical team to analyze patients' needs and to select appropriate activities to help patients develop independence, return to work, restore basic functions and adjust to disabilities.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- RI Department of Health
- Division
- Health Professions Regulation
- Address
- 3 Capitol Hill Room 104 Providence, RI 02908
- Phone
- (401) 222-2828
- Agency website
- https://health.ri.gov/licenses/
- Licence page
- https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=234
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Occupational Therapy Assistant 31-2011.00
Source and verification
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