LICENSE EXAMINATION.

(a) The board by rule shall recognize a national testing entity to administer the examinations required to obtain an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license.

(b) The examination must test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy, occupational therapy techniques and methods, and other subjects the board may require to determine the applicant's fitness to practice.

(c) If the board enters into a contract with a national testing entity under Subsection (a), the contract must include a provision requiring that the national testing entity be responsible for overseeing the examination process, including responsibility for:

(1) specifying application requirements for the examination;

(2) specifying reexamination requirements for the examination;

(3) verifying that an applicant meets the educational and supervised field work experience requirements established by the board; and

(4) notifying an applicant and the board of the applicant's examination results.

(d) The rules adopted under this section may require that an applicant authorize the national testing entity to directly provide to the board the applicant's examination results.

(e) The board may require an applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license to pass a jurisprudence examination.