Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-39-2

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The Alabama State Occupational Therapy Practice Act is enacted to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare, and to assure the availability of high quality occupational therapy services to persons in need of such services. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the regulation of persons offering themselves as occupational therapists or as occupational therapy assistants.