ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 63
BY REPRESENTATIVE FRIEMAN
A RESOLUTION
To designate Monday, April 24, 2023, as Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Day
at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, Louisiana has over three thousand licensed occupational therapists and
occupational therapy assistants; and
WHEREAS, the month of April is Occupational Therapy month; and
WHEREAS, occupational therapists use a holistic approach to help people participate
in the things they want and need to do; and
WHEREAS, the benefits of occupational therapy include reducing fall risks and
nursing home admissions, lowering readmission rates to hospitals, lowering rates of
depression, and improving quality of life for people with chronic disease; and
WHEREAS, occupational therapists use the patient's active participation in
functional activities and simulated work tasks to improve the individual's function, making
them a more productive member of society by returning them to independence at work or
home; and
WHEREAS, in the industrial setting, occupational therapists develop and implement
fit for duty and injury prevention programs, thereby keeping employees healthy and their
employers financially competitive.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Monday, April 24, 2023, as Louisiana
Occupational Therapy Association Day at the state capitol and does hereby call upon the
people of Louisiana to celebrate the achievements of occupational therapists who keep our
communities healthy and active through their good work.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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