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.

NEWS AND INFORMATION:

NOTICE TO ALL LICENSEES REGARDING PAY PAL MIGRATION:

Beginning July 15, 2019, there will be a 2.5% transaction fee applied to all online license, registration and renewal fees paid to the Regulation and Licensing Department with a credit card, this fee is paid directly as a bank transaction fee, it is not paid to the Regulation and Licensing Department.  The Regulation and Licensing Department is working on development of an electronic check (e-check) payment option that will also be available in the near future.  Use of the e-check option will not result in any transaction fees.  Thank you.

**NOTICE REGARDING CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS***

Effective December 1, 2017

*As of Friday, December 1, 2017, RLD will no longer accept Credit Card payments in person at RLD offices, nor by electronic mail (email), or direct mail.

*RLD will continue to accept checks and money orders (no cash) at all RLD offices (Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces) or by direct mail.  However, please do not send Credit Card information to RLD by electronic mail (e-mail) or by direct mail.  On and after December 1, 2017, credit card information received via email or regular mail will be destroyed without processing.

*RLD will continue to accept Credit Card payments through our existing secure online systems that can be accessed via the Internet from your home, place of business, or mobile Internet device.

*No credit card breach of data incidents have occurred to date.  However, RLD is changing credit card processing to ensure a secure system is maintained in the future.

For more information contact:

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