Posted May 17, 2023

TNOTA is grateful to our lobbyist partners at Capitol & 5th Public Strategies for diligently tracking bills impacting the occupational therapy profession. Check out their summary of the legislation we tracked on a state level in 2023. Of note- TNOTA worked with our friends at the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists (TAASLP) to pass a bill requiring our respective licensure boards to review and make a determination on licensure applications within 60 days of receiving a completed application. This will expedite the licensure application process and hold the licensure boards to a higher standard of accountability. 

Posted February 12, 2023

TNOTA continues to work closely with our lobbyists at Capitol & 5th Public Strategies, as well as AOTA state affairs to monitor legislation and regulations that impact occupational therapy at both the state and federal levels. Read about legislation we're tracking here! 

Posted May 12, 2022

End of Legislative Session Report (download this statement, as well as a copy of all bills tracked by TNOTA

The second half of the 112th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on Thursday, April 28th. Linked here is the C5 legislative update detailing the large initiatives passed in the last hours of session. 

Linked here is TNOTA's final bill track report for the legislative session with status updates for each piece of legislation tracked. Of special interest this session were TNOTA's priority pieces of legislation that included SB2453/HB2655, dealing with telehealth and telemedicine services, and SB1848/HB2561, dealing with the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. 

SB2453/HB2655 was passed by both chambers of the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor going into effect on April 1, 2022. You can find the final text of the law, Public Chapter 766, here:

https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0766.pdf

SB1848/HB2561 was passed by both chambers of the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor going into effect on April 19, 2022. You can find the final text of the law, Public Chapter 839, here: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0839.pdf