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(a) The primary objective of the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter, from unsafe practices and occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or fix the price of services rendered.
(b) The secondary objectives of the Board are to maintain minimum standards of licensee competency and certain standards in the delivery of services to the public. In meeting its objectives, the Board shall do all of the following:
(1) Develop standards assuring professional competence.
(2) Monitor complaints brought against licensees regulated by the Board.
(3) Adjudicate at formal hearings.
(4) Promulgate rules and regulations.
(5) Impose sanctions where necessary against licensees.
(c) Nothing in this chapter is a direct or indirect commitment by the General Assembly to a present or future requirement that insurers or other third parties must offer or provide coverage for the services of licensees.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 24. Professions and Occupations § 2001. Objectives - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-24-professions-and-occupations/de-code-sect-24-2001/
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