I am an OTR/L working at the Hefner VA in Salisbury, NC. My understanding is that, while registration renewal and licensure may not be required on a national level for OTs working in the fed govt, individual medical centers may elect to make either or both a mandatory requirement. We have elected to grandfather in those OTs who are licensed but not registered or vice versa, however, since 1995 have made the initial certification, renewal as well as NC state licensure mandatory. We are able to be flexible with new grads during the interim period between taking the certification exam and waiting results.
I can see why this could be confusing to students - welcome to the federal government... PS About my last statement - don't get me wrong - all of us (7 OTs) for the most part LOVE working here - all except the endless bureaucracy for which the govt is justly famous for! -----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OTR/L vs. OTR vs OTL Can anyone tell me if a person in the U.S. can practice as OTL or OTR? It seems like OT's working in the Veteran's system are licensed but NOT registered- so they are OTL's. A student told me that they knew a CI who was registered but NOT licensed - So they are OTR. Does anyone have more information? Thanks, Ron p.s. A student asked me this question! *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��*********** *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
