Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-888.2: Purpose

In order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to

protect the public from being misled by incompetent and unauthorized

persons, to assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the

part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants,

and to assure the availability of occupational therapy services of

high quality to persons in need of such services, it is the purpose

of this act to provide for the regulation of persons offering

occupational therapy services to the public.