RA Defeats Motions to change board representation, upgrade member feedback options
By a vote of 50-1, the Representative Assembly has defeated Motion 5 that would have changed the elective procedure for members of the AOTA Board of Directors to ensure that it included a broad representation of practice areas. It has also turned down a motion from the SISC to develop a more equitable and consistent method of soliciting member feedback before RA meetings, voting 40-1 to defeat.
Voting will begin at noon on a substitute motion from Task Group 1 on the definition of OT/OTA roles; on Motion 3, a title change for occupational therapy assistants; and on Motion 2, a skills paper on OT in oncology (a substitute Motion from TG 3).
Voting continues on Motion 6 - Building diversity in occupational therapy.