0001|                         HOUSE BILL 342
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                     BARBARA A. PEREA CASEY
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSING; ENACTING THE OCCUPATIONAL
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0013|     THERAPY ACT; PROVIDING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; CREATING A BOARD;
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0014|     PROVIDING POWERS AND DUTIES; CREATING A FUND; PROVIDING
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0015|     DISCIPLINARY AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES; REPEALING AND ENACTING
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0016|     SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0017|     
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0018|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0019|       Section 1.  SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the
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0020|     "Occupational Therapy Act".
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0021|       Section 2.  PURPOSE.--It is the purpose of the Occupational
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0022|     Therapy Act to provide for the regulation of persons offering
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0023|     occupational therapy services to the public in order to
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0024|     safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the
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0025|     public from being misled by incompetent and unauthorized
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0001|     persons, to assure the highest degree of professional conduct on
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0002|     the part of registered occupational therapists and certified
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0003|     occupational therapy assistants and to assure the availability
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0004|     of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in
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0005|     need of such services.
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0006|       Section 3.  DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Occupational
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0007|     Therapy Act:
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0008|            A.  "board" means the board of examiners for
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0009|     occupational therapy;
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0010|            B.  "censure" means a formal expression of
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0011|     disapproval that is publicly announced;
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0012|            C.  "certified occupational therapy assistant" means
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0013|     a person having no less than an associate degree in occupational
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0014|     therapy who is certified by the American occupational therapy
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0015|     certification board and licensed in New Mexico to assist a
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0016|     registered occupational therapist in occupational therapy under
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0017|     the supervision of the registered occupational therapist;
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0018|            D.  "denial of license" means that a person is barred
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0019|     from becoming licensed to practice in accordance with the
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0020|     provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act either indefinitely
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0021|     or for a certain period;
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0022|            E.  "licensee" means a registered occupational
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0023|     therapist or certified occupational therapy assistant, as
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0024|     appropriate;
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0025|            F.  "occupational therapy" means the use of
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0001|     purposeful activity or intervention designed to achieve
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0002|     functional outcomes that promote health, prevent injury or
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0003|     disability and develop, improve, sustain or restore to the
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0004|     highest possible level of independence a person who has an
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0005|     injury, illness, psychosocial dysfunction, mental illness,
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0006|     developmental or learning disability, physical disability or
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0007|     other disorder or condition;
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0008|            G.  "occupational therapy aide or technician" means
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0009|     an unlicensed person who assists in occupational therapy, who
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0010|     works under direct supervision of a registered occupational
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0011|     therapist or certified occupational therapy assistant;
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0012|            H.  "person" means an individual, association,
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0013|     partnership, unincorporated organization or corporate body;
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0014|            I.  "probation" means continued licensure is subject
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0015|     to fulfillment of specified conditions such as monitoring,
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0016|     education, supervision or counseling;
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0017|            J.  "registered occupational therapist" means a
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0018|     person having no less than a baccalaureate degree in
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0019|     occupational therapy who is registered by the American
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0020|     occupational therapy certification board and licensed in New
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0021|     Mexico to practice occupational therapy;
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0022|            K.  "reprimand" means a formal expression of
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0023|     disapproval that shall be retained in the licensee's file but
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0024|     shall not be publicly announced;
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0025|            L.  "revocation" means permanent loss of licensure;
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0001|     and
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0002|                 M.  "suspension" means the loss of licensure for
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0003|     a certain period, after which the person may be required to
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0004|     apply for reinstatement.
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0005|       Section 4.  OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES.--
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0006|            A.  Occupational therapy services include the
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0007|     assessment, reassessment, planning and discontinuation of:
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0008|                 (1)  the provision of treatment in consultation
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0009|     with the individual, family or other appropriate persons;
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0010|                 (2)  treatment directed toward developing,
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0011|     improving or restoring daily living skills, including self-care
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0012|     skills and activities that involve interactions with others and
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0013|     the environment, work readiness or work performance, play skills
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0014|     or leisure capacities or enhancing educational performance
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0015|     skills;
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0016|                 (3)  the development, improvement or restoration
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0017|     of sensorimotor, perceptual or neuromuscular functioning; or
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0018|     emotional, motivational, cognitive or psychosocial components of
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0019|     performance; and
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0020|                 (4)  education of individuals, families or the
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0021|     appropriate persons in carrying out appropriate treatment
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0022|     objectives.
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0023|            B.  The services provided for in Subsection A of this
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0024|     section shall encompass the assessment of needs and the design,
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0025|     development, adaptation, application or training in the use of
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0001|     assistive technology devices; the design, fabrication or
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0002|     application of rehabilitative technology such as selected
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0003|     orthotic devices; training in the use of orthotic devices; the
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0004|     application and training in the use of physical agent modalities
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0005|     as an adjunct to or in preparation for purposeful activity; the
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0006|     application of ergonomic principles; the adaptation of
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0007|     environments and processes to enhance functional performance;
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0008|     and the promotion of health and wellness.
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0009|       Section 5.  SUPERVISION--REQUIRED--DEFINED.--No
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0010|     occupational therapy shall be performed by any certified
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0011|     occupational therapy assistant, occupational therapy aide or
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0012|     technician, or by any person practicing on a provisional permit,
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0013|     unless such therapy is supervised by a registered occupational
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0014|     therapist.  The board shall adopt regulations defining
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0015|     supervision, which definitions may include various categories
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0016|     such as "close supervision", "routine supervision" and "general
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0017|     supervision".
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0018|       Section 6.  LICENSE REQUIRED.--
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0019|            A.  Unless licensed to practice the level of
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0020|     occupational therapy provided in the Occupational Therapy Act,
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0021|     no person shall practice as a registered occupational therapist
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0022|     or certified occupational therapy assistant.
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0023|            B.  It is unlawful for any person not licensed
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0024|     pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Act or whose license has
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0025|     been denied, suspended or revoked in this or another state to
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0001|     hold himself out as a registered occupational therapist or
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0002|     certified occupational therapy assistant or to use words or
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0003|     titles containing "occupational therapist", "registered
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0004|     occupational therapist", "occupational therapy assistant" or
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0005|     "certified occupational therapy assistant" that would indicate
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0006|     or imply that the person is licensed as a registered
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0007|     occupational therapist or certified occupational therapy
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0008|     assistant.
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0009|            C.  No facility or employer shall represent that it
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0010|     offers occupational therapy unless it utilizes the services of a
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0011|     licensee pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational Therapy
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0012|     Act.
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0013|            D.  A person offering or assisting in the offering of
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0014|     occupational therapy shall be properly identified by a name
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0015|     badge or other identification indicating whether he is a
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0016|     registered occupational therapist, certified occupational
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0017|     therapy assistant, an occupational therapy aide or technician or
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0018|     a person practicing under a provisional permit.
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0019|       Section 7.  EXEMPTIONS.--Nothing in the Occupational
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0020|     Therapy Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the
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0021|     practice, services or activities of:
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0022|            A.  a person engaged in the profession or occupation
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0023|     for which he is licensed in New Mexico;
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0024|            B.  a person lawfully engaged in a profession or
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0025|     occupation known by a name other than occupational therapy when
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0001|     engaged in that profession or occupation;
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0002|            C.  a person pursuing a course of study leading to a
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0003|     degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an educational
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0004|     program accredited or seeking accreditation by the accreditation
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0005|     council of occupational therapy education if the activities and
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0006|     services constitute part of the supervised course of study and
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0007|     if that person is designated by a title that clearly indicates
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0008|     his status as a student or trainee;
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0009|            D.  a person fulfilling the supervised student field
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0010|     work experience requirement pursuant to the Occupational Therapy
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0011|     Act if the activities and services constitute part of the
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0012|     experience necessary to meet that requirement; and
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0013|            E.  an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
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0014|     assistant licensed in another state from conducting continuing
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0015|     education, workshops or seminars in New Mexico.
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0016|       Section 8.  BOARD CREATED.--
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0017|            A.  The "board of examiners for occupational therapy"
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0018|     is created.
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0019|            B.  The board shall consist of five members appointed
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0020|     by the governor who have been residents of the state for two
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0021|     years preceding the appointment.    
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0022|            C.  Three members shall be licensed under the
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0023|     provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act; have a minimum of
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0024|     five years' professional experience, with two years' experience
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0025|     in New Mexico; and have not had their licenses suspended or
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0001|     revoked by this or any other state.  One of the professional
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0002|     members may be a certified occupational therapy assistant; one
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0003|     of the professional members may be a retired registered
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0004|     occupational therapist.
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0005|            D.  The two public members shall have no direct
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0006|     interest in the profession of occupational therapy.  The public
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0007|     members shall not:
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0008|                 (1)  have been convicted of a felony;
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0009|                 (2)  be habitually intemperate or be addicted to
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0010|     the use of habit-forming drugs or be addicted to any vice to
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0011|     such a degree as to render him unfit to fulfill his board duties
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0012|     and responsibilities; or
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0013|                 (3)  be guilty of any violation of the
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0014|     Controlled Substances Act.
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0015|            E.  Appointments shall be made for staggered terms of
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0016|     three years with no more than two terms ending at any one time. 
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0017|     No board member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. 
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0018|     Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment
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0019|     by the governor prior to the next scheduled board meeting.
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0020|            F.  No individual member of the board is liable in a
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0021|     civil or criminal action for any act performed in good faith in
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0022|     the execution of his duties as a member of the board.
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0023|            G.  Members of the board shall be reimbursed for per
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0024|     diem and travel expenses as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage
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0025|     Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or
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0001|     allowance.
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0002|            H.  A simple majority of the board members currently
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0003|     serving shall constitute a quorum of the board for the conduct
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0004|     of business.
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0005|            I.  The board shall meet at least four times a year
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0006|     and at such other times as it deems necessary.  Additional
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0007|     meetings may be convened at the call of the president of the
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0008|     board or on the written request of any two board members to the
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0009|     president.  Meetings of the board shall be conducted in
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0010|     accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act.
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0011|            J.  Any member failing to attend three consecutive
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0012|     meetings, unless excused as provided by board policy, shall
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0013|     automatically be recommended for removal as a member of the
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0014|     board.
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0015|            K.  At the beginning of each fiscal year, the board
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0016|     shall elect a president, vice president and a secretary-treasurer.
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0017|       Section 9.  BOARD--POWERS AND DUTIES.--
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0018|            A.  The board shall:
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0019|                 (1)  adopt, file, amend or repeal rules and
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0020|     regulations in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act to
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0021|     carry out the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act;
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0022|                 (2)  use funds for the purpose of meeting the
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0023|     necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of
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0024|     the Occupational Therapy Act;
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0025|                 (3)  adopt a code of ethics;
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0001|                 (4)  enforce the provisions of the Occupational
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0002|     Therapy Act to protect the public by conducting hearings on
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0003|     charges relating to the discipline of licensees, including the
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0004|     denial, suspension or revocation of a license;
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0005|                 (5)  establish and collect fees;
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0006|                 (6)  provide for examination for and issuance,
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0007|     renewal and reinstatement of licenses;
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0008|                 (7)  establish, impose and collect fines for
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0009|     violations of the Occupational Therapy Act;
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0010|                 (8)  appoint a registrar to keep records and
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0011|     minutes necessary to carry out the functions of the board; and
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0012|                 (9)  obtain the legal assistance of the attorney
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0013|     general.
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0014|            B.  The board may:
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0015|                 (1)  hire or contract with an attorney to give
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0016|     advice and counsel in regard to any matter connected with the
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0017|     duties of the board, to represent the board in any legal
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0018|     proceedings and to aid in the enforcement of the Occupational
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0019|     Therapy Act; the board shall set the compensation of the
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0020|     attorney to be paid from the funds of the board;
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0021|                 (2)  issue investigative subpoenas for the
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0022|     purpose of investigating complaints against licensees prior to
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0023|     the issuance of a notice of contemplated action;
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0024|                 (3)  hire or contract with an investigator to
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0025|     investigate complaints that have been filed with the board; the
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0001|     board shall set the compensation of the investigator to be paid
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0002|     from the funds of the board;
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0003|                 (4)  inspect establishments; and
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0004|                 (5)  designate hearing officers.
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0005|       Section 10.  BOARD--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.--
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0006|            A.  The board may employ and discharge such employees
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0007|     as it deems necessary and shall determine their duties and set
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0008|     their compensation.
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0009|            B.  The board shall appoint a registrar who is either
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0010|     the board member elected as the secretary-treasurer or such
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0011|     other person as the board may designate who is an employee of
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0012|     the board or the state.  The registrar of the board may receive
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0013|     reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out
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0014|     his duties and, if he is an employee, such compensation as the
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0015|     board may set.  The registrar shall keep a written record in
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0016|     which shall be registered the name, license number, date of
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0017|     license issuance, current address, record of annual license fee
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0018|     payments, minutes and any other data as the board deems
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0019|     necessary regarding licensees.
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0020|       Section 11.  REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE.--
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0021|            A.  A license to practice as a registered
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0022|     occupational therapist or a certified occupational therapy
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0023|     assistant shall be issued to any person who files a completed
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0024|     application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation,
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0025|     and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant has:
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0001|                 (1)  successfully completed the academic
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0002|     requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy
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0003|     that is either:
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0004|                      (a)  accredited by the American
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0005|     occupational therapy association's accreditation council for
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0006|     occupational therapy education; or
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0007|                      (b)  in the case of a foreign-trained
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0008|     occupational therapist, accepted by the American occupational
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0009|     therapy certification board when the therapist applies to take
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0010|     that board's examination;
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0011|                 (2)  successfully completed a period of
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0012|     supervised field work experience at a recognized educational
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0013|     institution or a training program approved by the educational
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0014|     institution where the registered occupational therapist or the
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0015|     certified occupational therapy assistant has met the academic
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0016|     requirements of Paragraph (1) of this subsection;
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0017|                 (3)  has passed an examination prescribed by the
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0018|     American occupational therapy certification board or the board
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0019|     of examiners for occupational therapy; and
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0020|                 (4)  has no record of unprofessional conduct or
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0021|     incompetency.
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0022|            B.  In the case of a certified occupational therapy
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0023|     assistant or a person practicing on a provisional permit, the
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0024|     applicant shall file with the board a signed, current statement
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0025|     of supervision by the registered occupational therapist who will
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0001|     be the responsible supervisor.
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0002|            C.  The board shall verify, as necessary, information
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0003|     contained on the completed application and any supporting
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0004|     documentation required to obtain a license.
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0005|       Section 12.  EXAMINATIONS.--The board shall require proof
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0006|     of passage of the American occupational therapy certification
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0007|     board examination.  The board may require each applicant to pass
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0008|     an examination on the state laws, rules and regulations that
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0009|     pertain to the practice of occupational therapy.
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0010|       Section 13.  PROVISIONAL PERMITS.--A provisional permit may
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0011|     be granted to a person who has completed the education and
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0012|     experience requirements of the Occupational Therapy Act.  The
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0013|     permit shall allow the person to practice occupational therapy
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0014|     under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist. 
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0015|     The provisional permit shall be valid until the date on which
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0016|     the results of the next qualifying examination have been made
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0017|     public.  The provisional permit shall not be renewed if the
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0018|     applicant has failed the examination.  The board shall verify,
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0019|     as necessary, information contained on the completed application
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0020|     and any supporting documentation required to obtain a license.
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0021|       Section 14.  LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT.--Upon verification,
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0022|     the board may grant a license to any applicant who presents a
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0023|     current license in good standing as a registered occupational
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0024|     therapist or a certified occupational therapy assistant in
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0025|     another state, the District of Columbia or a territory of the
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0001|     United States that meets the requirements of Section 11 of the
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0002|     Occupational Therapy Act.
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0003|       Section 15.  LICENSE RENEWAL.--
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0004|            A.  Each renewal request shall contain the person's
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0005|     name, address and license number.  After receipt of information
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0006|     and fees as prescribed by this section, the board shall issue a
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0007|     license certificate.
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0008|            B.  Licenses issued pursuant to the Occupational
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0009|     Therapy Act are subject to annual renewal upon submission of a
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0010|     renewal form provided by the board, payment of the annual
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0011|     renewal fee and the required proof of continuing education units
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0012|     or proof of competency as prescribed by the board.  A license
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0013|     not renewed on the annual renewal date is expired.
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0014|            C.  If a person's license has been expired for five
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0015|     years or less, the person may renew the license upon submission
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0016|     of a renewal form provided by the board, the payment of the
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0017|     annual renewal fee, a late fee and the required proof of
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0018|     continuing education units for the period the license has been
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0019|     expired or proof of competency as prescribed by the board.  If a
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0020|     person's license has been expired for more than five years, the
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0021|     person may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new
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0022|     license by compliance with the requirements and procedures for
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0023|     obtaining an original license and any additional proof of
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0024|     competency requested by the board.
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0025|            D.  If a person's license has been suspended, it
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0001|     shall not be renewed until it has been reinstated by the board. 
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0002|     If a person's license has been suspended it is still subject to
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0003|     annual renewal.  The person may renew the license as provided in
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0004|     this section, but renewal does not entitle the licensee, while
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0005|     the license is suspended, to engage in the licensed activity or
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0006|     in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order or
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0007|     judgment by which the license was suspended.
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0008|            E.  If a person's license has been revoked on
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0009|     disciplinary grounds, and has been reinstated by the board, the
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0010|     licensee shall pay the annual renewal fee and any applicable
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0011|     late fee as a condition of reinstatement.
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0012|       Section 16.  DISPLAY OF LICENSE.--
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0013|            A.  Each licensee shall display his current license
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0014|     certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office where
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0015|     he practices occupational therapy.  At secondary places of
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0016|     employment, documentation of license shall be verified by
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0017|     photocopy with a note attached indicating where the current
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0018|     license certificate is posted.
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0019|            B.  A consumer information sign shall be displayed in
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0020|     the principal place of practice.  The consumer information sign
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0021|     shall read:
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0022|            "Complaints regarding noncompliance with
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0023|                the Occupational Therapy Act can be
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0024|                directed to the board of examiners for
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0025|                occupational therapy".
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0001|       Section 17.  INACTIVE LICENSES.--A license in good standing
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0002|     may be transferred to inactive status upon written request to
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0003|     the board and payment of an annual inactive status fee as set by
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0004|     the board.  Such request shall be made prior to the expiration
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0005|     of the license.  The licensee shall not practice in New Mexico
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0006|     during the time the license is inactive.  A licensee may
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0007|     reactivate his license upon submission of a renewal form
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0008|     provided by the board, the payment of the annual renewal fee for
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0009|     the current year, proof of continuing education units for the
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0010|     period of inactive status and any additional proof of competency
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0011|     requested and prescribed by the board.
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0012|       Section 18.  FEES.--The board shall establish a schedule of
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0013|     reasonable fees, including an initial licensure fee, an annual
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0014|     renewal fee, an examination fee, a late renewal fee and an
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0015|     inactive status fee.  The initial licensure fee is not
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0016|     refundable and shall cover the cost of processing the
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0017|     application and shall include, for successful applicants, the
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0018|     initial annual renewal fee.  The board may impose reasonable
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0019|     administration and duplicating fees or any penalties deemed
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0020|     appropriate.
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0021|       Section 19.  UNIFORM LICENSING ACT.--The Occupational
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0022|     Therapy Act is enforceable according to the procedures set forth
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0023|     in the Uniform Licensing Act.
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0024|       Section 20.  FUND CREATED.--
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0025|            A.  The "board of examiners for occupational therapy
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0001|     fund" is created in the state treasury.
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0002|            B.  Money received by the board pursuant to the
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0003|     Occupational Therapy Act shall be deposited in the fund.  Money
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0004|     in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of
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0005|     any fiscal year.
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0006|            C.  Money in the fund is appropriated solely to the
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0007|     board for the purpose of meeting the necessary expenses incurred
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0008|     in carrying out the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act.
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0009|       Section 21.  PENALTIES.--
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0010|            A.  An unlicensed person, other than an occupational
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0011|     therapy aide or technician, occupational therapy student or
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0012|     occupational therapy assistant student or person practicing
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0013|     under a provisional permit, who practices occupational therapy
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0014|     is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be 
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0015|     sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
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0016|            B.  A person who represents that he offers
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0017|     occupational therapy services without utilizing a licensee is in
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0018|     violation of the Occupational Therapy Act and shall be subject
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0019|     to a fine equal to ten percent of billed charges for those
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0020|     services.  In addition, the violator shall be required to
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0021|     utilize the services of a licensee in order to provide
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0022|     occupational therapy services.
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0023|            C.  The board shall deny an application for licensure
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0024|     if it finds that the applicant made false statements or provided
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0025|     false information in connection with an application for
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0001|     licensure.
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0002|       Section 22.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION--DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR
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0003|     REVOCATION.--In accordance with procedures established by the
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0004|     Uniform Licensing Act, the board may deny, suspend or revoke any
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0005|     license or permit held or applied for under the Occupational
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0006|     Therapy Act upon the grounds that the licensee or applicant is
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0007|     incompetent, impaired or has engaged in unethical behavior.  The
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0008|     board shall define such grounds by regulation.  Disciplinary
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0009|     sanctions may also include probation, censure or reprimand,
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0010|     according to board regulations.
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0011|       Section 23.  CRIMINAL OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT ACT.--The
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0012|     provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act shall govern
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0013|     any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by
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0014|     the Occupational Therapy Act.
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0015|       Section 24.  TERMINATION OF AGENCY LIFE--DELAYED
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0016|     REPEAL.--The board of examiners for occupational therapy is
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0017|     terminated on July 1, 1997 pursuant to the provisions of the
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0018|     Sunset Act.  The board shall continue to operate according to
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0019|     the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act until July 1,
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0020|     1998.  Effective July 1, 1998, the Occupational Therapy Act is
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0021|     repealed.
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0022|       Section 25.  TEMPORARY PROVISION--TRANSFER.--Upon the
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0023|     effective date of the Occupational Therapy Act all property,
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0024|     funds, records, responsibilities and duties of the board of
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0025|     occupational therapy practice are transferred to the board of
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0001|     examiners for occupational therapy.
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0002|       Section 26.  TEMPORARY PROVISION--EXISTING REGULATIONS--LICENSURE UNDER PRIOR LAW.--
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0003|            A.  Existing regulations regarding occupational
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0004|     therapy services shall remain in effect until new regulations
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0005|     are adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational
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0006|     Therapy Act.
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0007|            B.  Any person licensed to perform occupational
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0008|     therapy services pursuant to the provisions of prior law, whose
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0009|     license is valid on July 1, 1996, is entitled to renew his
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0010|     license pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational Therapy
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0011|     Act.
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0012|       Section 27.  REPEAL.--Sections 61-12A-1 through 61-12A-20
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0013|     NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 267, Sections 1 through 19
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0014|     and 21, as amended) are repealed.
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0015|       Section 28.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0016|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1996.
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0018|                              State of New Mexico
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0019|                    House of Representatives
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0020|   
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0021|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0024|   
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0025|                                              February 6, 1996
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0003|   Mr. Speaker:
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0005|       Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0006|   been referred
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0007|   
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0008|                         HOUSE BILL 342
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0009|                                
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0010|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0012|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0013|   
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0014|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0018|                                                                 
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0019|                               Fred Luna, Chairman
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0023|   
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0024|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0001|                      Date             
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0002|   
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0003|   The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
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0004|   Yes:          7
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0005|   Excused: Gurule, Hobbs, Olguin, Varela, Rodella
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0006|   Absent:  None
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0011|     H0342BI1                     State of New Mexico
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0012|                    House of Representatives
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0013|   
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0014|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0018|                                              FEBRUARY 8, 1996
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   Mr. Speaker:
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0022|   
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0023|       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0024|   whom has been referred
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0025|   
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0001|                        HOUSE BILL 342
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0002|                                
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0003|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0004|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0005|   
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0006|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0011|                               Max Coll, Chairman
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0012|   
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0014|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0015|   
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0016|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0018|                      Date             
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0019|   
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0020|   The roll call vote was 11  For 0  Against
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0021|   Yes:          11
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0022|   Excused: Bird, Gentry, Martinez, Reyes, Salazar, Varela,
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0023|   Watchman
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0024|   Absent:  none
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0005|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0006|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0009|                                             February 12, 1996
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0011|   Mr. President:
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0012|   
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0013|     Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0014|   referred
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0015|   
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0016|                         HOUSE BILL 342
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0017|   
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0018|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0019|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0020|   
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0021|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0022|   
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0001|                              Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0002|   
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0005|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0006|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0007|   
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0010|                     Date ________________________
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|   The roll call vote was  5  For  0  Against
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0014|   Yes:  5
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0015|   No:        0
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0016|   Excused:   E. Jennings, Smith, Garcia
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0017|   Absent:    None
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0018|   
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0020|   H0342PA1
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