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The OT Licensure Compact in Tennessee: What Students and Practitioners Need to Know

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The OT Licensure Compact in Tennessee: What Students and Practitioners Need to Know

Tuesday, October 21
7:30 pm (CDT) | 8:30 pm (EDT)
Free
1 Contact Hour

This course is created by the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association.

If you need assistance or accommodations, please contact us at Info@AspireOT.us
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This one-hour continuing education webinar is designed to provide OT practitioners and OT/OTA students in Tennessee with essential updates on the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Attendees will learn about the Compact’s purpose, requirements, and benefits, as well as Tennessee’s specific implementation process. The session will walk participants through the steps needed to apply for compact privileges, address common questions, and highlight how participation can expand practice opportunities across state lines while ensuring compliance with regulations. 

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students

Presented by: Noranda M. French and Chuck Willmarth, CAE
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Learning objectives
After completion of this occupational therapy continuing education course, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the purpose and key features of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact and how it applies to Tennessee OT practitioners
  • Identify the steps required for occupational therapy practitioners in Tennessee to apply for and obtain compact privileges.
  • Evaluate how participation in the OT Compact may impact professional practice, including interstate service delivery, telehealth, and compliance with state regulations, for OT practitioners in the Tennessee.
Instructor bio
Noranda M. French
TNOTA Guest Instructor

Noranda M. French is the Regulatory Administrative Director 2 over Unit 2, which oversees the Athletic Trainers, Chiropractic Examiners, Massage Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Reflexology boards. She has 15 years of experience in state government with 9 of them being in the Department of Health. She has been the Director of Unit 2 since late 2018.

Chuck Willmarth, CAE
TNOTA Guest Instructor

Chuck Willmarth, CAE, is Vice President for Health Policy and State Affairs at the American Occupational Therapy Association. He has over 30 years of experience managing state legislative and regulatory issues including more than 25 years with AOTA. He holds a Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives.  Chuck represents AOTA to the OT Compact Commission in his role as an Ex officio member of the Executive Committee.

Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Complete payment or TNOTA membership log in for course enrollment
  • Attend the live webinar for the full duration
  • Complete the Attendance Attestation exam with a 100% score
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 80% or greater
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
cancellation policy
Live Courses and Webinars
Learner cancellations: In the event that the learner requests to cancel or is unable to attend a course, a refund for the total paid for the course will be granted if Aspire OT is notified via email at info@aspireot.us within 10 business days prior to date of the scheduled course, minus a non-refundable registration fee of 25% of registration price.  If the learner provides notification of cancellation less then 10 business days prior to the scheduled course, the learner will be offered the opportunity to attend the same webinar on an alternate date or enrollment in the recorded on-demand version of that webinar, instead of a refund.  

No refunds will be issued after a course has been attended for more than 30 minutes.  Partial credit will not be issued.  

Provider cancellations: In the event of inclement weather or other event resulting in the inability for a live course to be provided within the scheduled time, learners will be offered an alternate date or a full refund for registration paid.
On-Demand web Courses 
Web courses will remain available to learners for 1 year. No refunds will be available for web courses that have been attended or viewed for greater than 30 minutes. In the event of a refund, the learner will be unenrolled in the course immediately upon issuance of a refund. No refunds will be issued for any course in which a certificate has been issued.  

Course Author

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This occupational therapy continuing education course is being offered as part of Aspire OT's State Association Partnership Program. This course is free for TNOTA Members.