California Board of Occupational Therapy Committee Meeting

PRACTICE COMMITTEE 
NOTICE OF MEETING 
1:00 p.m., August 3, 2026 
Committee Members 
(All Remote Participants) 
Christine Wietlisbach (Chair) 
Lynne Andonian 
Richard Bookwalter 
Bob Candari 
Erine Escovedo 
Mary Kay Gallagher 
Ada Boone Hoerl 
Heather Kitching 
Diane Laszl  
Danielle Meglio 
Jeannette Nakmura 
Carlin Daley Reaume 
Chi-Kwan Shea 
Action may be taken on any 
item listed on the agenda. 
The Practice Committee (Committee)  of the California Board of Occupational Therapy 
(Board) will meet by teleconference in accordance with Government Code section  
11123.5, at 1:00 p.m., on Monday, August 3, 2026, with the following primary physical 
meeting location available for Committee and public member participation: 
California Board of Occupational Therapy 
1610 Arden Way, Suite 121, Conference Room 
Sacramento, CA 95815 
This meeting will be held via WebEx  Events. Instructions to connect to the meeting can 
be found at: 
https://www.bot.ca.gov/board_activity/meetings/webex_public_access_guide.pdf. 
To participate in or observe virtually in the WebEx Events meeting, please log on to this 
website the day of the meeting: 
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-
meetings/j.php?MTID=m9932c8afadaf514ac1f67b8fa059a83f 
Event Number: 2481 212 4596 
Event Password: PRAC83 
If joining the WebEx Events meeting by mobile device or phone: 
Call 415-655-0001 (US toll) 
Access Code/Meeting Number: 2481 212 4596# 
Password: 772283 
Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by 
July 30, 2026, via email to cbot@dca.ca.gov for consideration. 
Members of the public may but are not obligated to provide their names or personal 
information as a condition of observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into 
the WebEx platform, participants may be asked for their name and email address. 
Participants who choose not to provide their names will be required to provide a unique 
identifier such as their initials or another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can 
identify individuals who wish to make public comment; participants who choose not to 
provide their email address may utilize a fictitious email address in the following sample 
format: XXXXX@mail.com. 
1. Call to Order; Roll Call; and Establishment of a Quorum 
2. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda. 
Note: The Committee may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during 
this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the 
agenda of a future meeting. (Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a).) 
3. Review and Approval of July 11, 2025 Committee Meeting Minutes 
4. Discussion on Education and Training Standards for Advanced Practices in 
Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, or Intervention – Teresa Brininger, Director, 
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) 
5. Discussion and Possible Action on Recommendation to the Board to Initiate a 
Rulemaking to Amend California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Sections 4153 
(Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, or Intervention) and 4155 (Application for 
Approval in Advanced Practice Areas) 
Information regarding this meeting is available by contacting Karina Clark  at (916) 263-
2294, email: cbot@dca.ca.gov, or sending a written request to the California Board of 
Occupational Therapy, 1610 Arden Way, Suite 121, Sacramento, CA 95815. This agenda 
can be found on the Board’s website at www.bot.ca.gov. The time and order of agenda 
items are subject to change at the discretion of the Committee Chair and may be taken 
Committee are open to the public. 
Government Code section 11125.7 provides the opportunity for the public to address each 
agenda item during discussion or consideration by the Committee prior to the Committee 
taking any action on said item. Members of the public will be provided appropriat e 
opportunities to comment on any issue before the Committee, but the Committee Chair 
may, at their discretion