SLS 23RS-716 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH. Designates April 24, 2023, as Louisiana Occupational
Therapy Association Day at the state capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To designate Monday, April 24, 2023, as Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Day
3 at the state capitol.
4 WHEREAS, Louisiana has over three thousand licensed occupational therapists and
5 occupational therapy assistants; and
6 WHEREAS, the month of April is Occupational Therapy month; and
7 WHEREAS, occupational therapists use a holistic approach to help people participate
8 in the things they want and need to do; and
9 WHEREAS, the benefits of occupational therapy include reducing fall risks and
10 nursing home admissions, lowering readmission rates to hospitals, lowering rates of
11 depression, and improving quality of life for people with chronic disease; and
12 WHEREAS, occupational therapists use the patient's active participation in
13 functional activities and simulated work tasks to improve the individual's function, making
14 them a more productive member of society by returning them to independence at work or
15 home; and
16 WHEREAS, in the industrial setting, occupational therapists develop and implement
17 fit for duty and injury prevention programs, thereby keeping employees healthy and their
18 employers financially competitive.
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SLS 23RS-716 ORIGINAL
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
2 does hereby designate Monday, April 24, 2023, as Louisiana Occupational Therapy
3 Association Day at the state capitol and does hereby call upon the people of Louisiana to
4 celebrate the achievements of occupational therapists who keep our communities healthy and
5 active through their good work.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
7 Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SR 34 Original 2023 Regular Session Peacock
Designates April 24, 2023, as La. Occupational Therapy Assoc. Day at the state capitol.
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