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What you need to know about the status of the OT Compact.
- The OTC is not yet issuing compact privileges to practice.
- You cannot practice in an OTC state under the OT Compact, even if that state has enacted OTC legislation.
- Mid-2025 (June – August) is the anticipated timeline when the OTC will start facilitate issuing privileges to practice.
- You will need to apply through the OTC to receive your privileges to practice in OTC states.
- The application will be linked from this webpage when the process opens in mid-2025.
- Until the OTC applications open in mid-2025, you need a license to practice in any state you wish to provide OT services. Follow that state licensing board’s traditional licensing process to obtain your license to practice.
- A national data system is currently in development that will provide data transfer abilities between states. The OTC will utilize the data system to facilitate issuing privileges to practice. For more information about the process to develop the comprehensive data system, please visit the external page: www.compactconnect.org.
What is the Occupational Therapy Compact (OTC)?
The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (OT Compact) is an interstate compact, or formal agreement among states, that facilitates interstate practice of occupational therapy. Under the OT Compact, Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) who are licensed in good standing in a Compact member state will be eligible to practice in other Compact member states via a “compact privilege,” which is equivalent to a license.
The OT Compact is enacted in some states, meaning those states have passed legislation to be part of the compact. However, the OT Compact is not yet operationalized, meaning the process to apply for and receive compact privileges is in the works and will be available in mid-2025.
CompactConnect – A comprehensive data system in development
A national data system is currently in development that will provide data transfer abilities between states. The OTC will utilize the data system to facilitate issuing privileges to practice. The OTC application process will occur through CompactConnect. For more information about the process being used to develop the comprehensive data system, please visit the external page: www.compactconnect.org.