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Welcome to the OTAC Advocacy Center!
The OTAC Advocacy and Government Affairs Committee is dedicated to
ensuring a proactive and timely response to legislative or regulatory
activity which may impact the practice of occupational therapy. Read more about the Committee's purpose and functions.
OT PRACTICE ALERTS
and Position Statements
OT Practice Alerts help members navigate the complexities of modern practice. These Alerts (and other documents such as Position Statements) highlight key professional issues and provide guidance on issues that affect occupational therapy practice.
OTPA 26-001 Use of Post-Nominals – August 2026 (locked) ♦♦♦
Can you use OTD (or MSOT) as a credential before you earn your OT/OTA license?
POSITION STATEMENT – Pelvic Health – March 2024 (locked) ♦♦♦
This document outlines the many ways in which pelvic health falls firmly within occupational therapy's scope of practice.
OTAC LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Access to these documents is restricted to OTAC Members - click here ♦♦♦ and log in to access.
OTAC JULY 2026 PRIORITY LEGISLATIVE BILL UPDATE | Download ♦♦♦
Learn about the legislative bills that OTAC is tracking. Learn More ♦♦♦
Our
lobbyists annually culls through more than 2,000 introduced legislative
bills to identify those that would be the most impactful for or against
occupational therapy. Those identified bills are then reviewed by the
OTAC Board of Directors and Advocacy and Government Affairs Committee to
identify OTAC’s position on the bills, such as support, oppose, watch,
etc. Annually, OTAC actively advocates for or monitors up to 30
legislative bills. Questions about the bills may be directed to the Advocacy and Government Affairs Committee HERE.
OTAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
OTAC-PAC - make an online donation today, or download the donation form. Political contributions help ensure OTAC's access to political decision so that we can advocate on important issues for occupational therapy practitioners. Learn more about the PAC.
RESOURCES TO HELP YOU BE A STRONGER ADVOCATE FOR OT
Stay Informed
Tips for Building Effective Relations with Elected Officials | download ♦♦♦
Be a GO-TO-OT! | Fact Sheet
GO-TO-OT Training 8/9/2018 | Single Slides -- Multiple Slides
Be a Virtual Advocate
- Locate and Track. Do you want to find legislative bill information on your own? Track bills of interest to you? Bookmark your favorite bills? Go to this link. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
- Find Your Legislator. Find your legislator by zip code and links to legislators' websites. Check it out at https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
- Listen to CBOT Board Meetings. CBOT Board meetings are webcast through the Dept. of Consumer Affairs. Check here for Board meeting schedule. Click here to listen in.
Other Resources
- California Office of the Governor - www.gov.ca.gov.
- California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT) - attend their Board meetings, dates and location are posted under Board. Locate information about licensing and proposed and new regulations. www.bot.ca.gov.
CBOT Committees - You are invited to participate.- Division of Workers Compensation - http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htm.
- AOTA Federal Affairs information - www.aota.org. Click on Advocacy & Policy
Meet the OTAC Lobbyist
Jennifer Snyder, MPA, is a partner in Capitol Advocacy, LLC, one of Sacramento's premier lobbying firms. She has 20 years of legislative and advocacy experience with an emphasis on health and human services issues in California. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in health administration. Ms. Snyder's legislative career was spent in the California State Senate for five years as a legislative consultant specializing in health and education issues. She then served as the legislative director for the California Association of Health Facilities and the California Alliance of Child and Family Services. In 2000, she was hired by the California Hospital Association to spearhead their psychiatric hospital advocacy program. Ms. Snyder joined Capitol Advocacy in 2003, and became a partner in 2006. She has since worked with a broad range of clients on a wide array of issues in the legislative, administrative, and regulatory settings.
Jessica Moran, MPH, joined Capitol Advocacy as a lobbyist in 2025. Most recently, she was a legislative advocate at the California Dental Association. Moran has led successful budget and legislative campaigns resulting in multiple bills being signed into law and $50 million in state investments to create a grant program improving access to dental care for individuals with special health needs and disabilities. Moran started her career at Health Access California, where she was part of the team that negotiated the eligibility expansion for undocumented young adults (age 19-25) and a commitment to expand to seniors in the following year. The received a Bachelor of Science in public health from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Master of Public Health from the University of Southern California.