AJOT moves to the Sage Journals platform
AOTA has launched a new digital home for the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, with temporary open access through August 31, 2026.
Read the update →OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY • RESEARCH • POLICY • PRACTICE
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Occupational therapy included on interim professional-degree list
An interim federal designation may allow eligible MSOT and OTD students to access higher graduate loan limits beginning July 1, 2026.
Read the update →OT Licensure Compact begins issuing more practice privileges
Wisconsin joined seven other states that had completed integration and were issuing compact privileges at the time of AOTA’s update.
Read the update →RECOVER Act introduced to repeal the therapy MPPR
AOTA-backed federal legislation would remove a Medicare payment reduction applied to outpatient therapy services.
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