Section 216-RICR-40-05-12.6 - Licensure of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy AssistantsA. By Examination: Applicants seeking licensure as occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants shall be required to pass, with a grade determined by the Board, the national written examination of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) approved by the Board to test the applicant's fitness to engage in the practice of occupational therapy pursuant to the provisions of the Act. 1. The date, time and place of examinations shall be available from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).2. In case of failure of any applicant to satisfactorily pass an examination, such applicant shall be entitled to re-examination.B. Foreign Trained Applicants: Applicants from foreign occupational therapy schools must meet the requirements stated in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40.1-8(f).C. Graduate Practice: Any individual who graduates from an approved occupational therapy school who has filed a completed application for licensure, may upon receiving a receipt (permit to perform as a graduate occupational therapist or graduate occupational therapy assistant) from the Division, perform as an occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant, under the supervision of an occupational therapist licensed in this state, only until successful completion of the examination, but in no event shall the receipt (permit) extend beyond ninety (90) days from its issuance.1. If such an applicant fails to take the examination without due cause or fails to pass the examination within ninety (90) days from the effective date of graduate status and fails to receive a license, the graduate practice permit shall become null and void and all aforementioned privileges shall automatically cease.2. Furthermore, an individual referred to in § 12.6(C) of this Part, shall, during the interim period (between time of application and examination) identify himself or herself only as a "graduate occupational therapist" or "graduate occupational therapy assistant."D. Licensure by Endorsement. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants who are licensed or otherwise regulated to practice under laws of another state or territory or the District of Columbia may perform as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40.1-8(e).E. Supervision of occupational therapist assistants is pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40.1-21.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-12.6