Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant - Compact
Virginia OT and OTA license holders may use their Virginia license to obtain a compact privilege to practice in another OT compact state. To participate, you must first meet the following requirements:
- Hold a Virginia license and have no disciplinary action or restrictions on your license to practice
- Be a resident of Virginia and have a Virginia address listed in your public address of record on file with the Board as your home address
- Obtain a fingerprint-based criminal history record check from Virginia State Police (VSP) for review by the Board. Instructions for completion of a Criminal History Background search through the VSP can be found here
- Submit an OT Compact Attestation that you have no current Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) criminal background history and agree to complete an FBI criminal background check (FBI-CBC) within sixty (60) days of notification of Virginia’s ability to perform FBI CBCs.
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Information for OTs and OTAs Applying for a Compact Privilege to Practice in Virginia
- If you hold a license in another OT Compact state, you may practice in Virginia by applying for a Compact privilege. Click on this link to submit your application: https://otcompact.gov/before-you-apply/
- If approved, your compact privilege will expire on the same date as your home state license. Please note that renewing your home state license will not automatically renew your Virginia compact privilege. Apply to renew Virginia compact privileges at https://otcompact.gov/
- Proof of your Virginia compact privilege is available through the public ‘License Lookup’ page: https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/Lookup/Index
- If you would like to convert your OT Compact privilege to a full license in Virginia, please visit our OT Licensing Page for instructions.
Click on https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter80/ to learn more about Virginia Occupational Therapy practice regulations
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