Occupational Therapy: Overview

The Occupational Therapy Act regulates individuals offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to:

• Safeguard the public health, safety and welfare
• Protect the public from being misled by incompetent and unauthorized persons
• Assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants
• Assure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of such services

For more information contact:

Board of Examiners for Occupational Therapy
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor
Santa Fe, New Mexico