Unit Title:
Minutes of the Board of Occupational Therapy
Accumulation:
1978-2009
Created:
1978-2009
Creator:
Dept. of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. Board of Occupational Therapy
Physical Description:
none
Language:
English
Biography or History:
The Board's mission is to administer, coordinate and enforce regulations relating to occupational therapy in South Carolina. This involves the registration of all occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants. The Board evaluates qualifications of applicants and investigates persons engaged in the practice of occupational therapy in order to protect the public from unauthorized and unqualified practitioners. The Board operates pursuant to Sections 40-36-5, et. seq., and 40-1-1, et. seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. Created in 1977, the Board remained an independent agency until the Government Restructuring Act of 1993, effective 1994, transferred all independent regulatory agencies under the newly formed Dept. of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
Custodial History:
unspecified
Acquisition Information:
Dept. of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
Scope and Content:
This series consists of minutes of regular meetings of the Board of Occupational Therapy. Topics include legislative updates, administrator reports, financial reports, national trends in occupational therapy, the Recovering Professional Program, Board Chairman reports, licensing issues, hearings for disciplinary issues, collaboration with higher education occupational therapy programs, and continuing education for licensees.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
Series arranged chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access:
none
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
none
Location of Originals:
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
Forms part of the records of the Board of Occupational Therapy of the Dept. of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Paper records cover the years 1978-2004. There are no minutes for 2005. Electronic records cover the years 2006-2009.
Processing Information:
None
