2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
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 Senate 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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