Occupational therapy licensure compact.
HB 117 creates Wyoming's participation in an occupational therapy licensure compact, allowing licensed occupational therapists and assistants from participating states to practice in Wyoming without obtaining a separate Wyoming license. This directly affects licensed therapists seeking to work across state lines, military spouses relocating with service members, and patients needing therapy in different states. The bill establishes mutual recognition of licenses between member states, requires practice to follow the regulations of the state where the patient is located, and includes provisions for sharing disciplinary information and handling adverse actions. It preserves each state's authority to license practitioners while aiming to improve access to occupational therapy services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 17, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
20–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0034
legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 52-6-2-0-0
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-9-1-0-0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-3-1-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 54-5-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Kinner
RRepublican
Co
Barry Crago
RRepublican
Co
Fred Baldwin
RRepublican
Co
Stephan Pappas
RRepublican
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