Occupational Therapy · AK
Can a Occupational Therapist transfer a license to Alaska as a military spouse?
Data as of May 2026|Source: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (OT Compact) commission + DOJ Servicemembers Initiative
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⚠ VAEIA federal backstop
Not through the compact — Alaska is not currently a Occupational Therapy compact member. A military-spouse Occupational Therapist relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires Alaska to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.
Your occupational therapy licensing board in Alaska
Alaska Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing)
www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/physicaltherapyoccupationaltherapy.aspx ↗☎ 907-465-2550Alaska military-spouse provision
Under the centralized licensing statute AS 08.01.063, the spouse of an active-duty service member stationed in Alaska who holds an equivalent license in another state is issued an expedited temporary courtesy license valid for 180 days, which reaches the Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
Official source ↗About the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact (OT Compact)
For Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants. Privilege-based practice in member states.
Official compact site ↗All Occupational Therapy member states
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