Section 30Sec./Art. 30

Integration of Occupational Therapists. - The occupational therapy profession shall be integrated into one (1) national professional organization of occupational therapists, which shall be duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Board, subject to approval by the Commission, shall accredit the said organization as the one and only AIPO of registered occupational therapists. All occupational therapists whose names appear in the current Registry Book of Occupational Therapists shall ipso facto or automatically become members thereof and shall receive all the benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto upon payment of the required AIPO membership fees and dues.

Membership in the AIPO shall not be a bar to membership in other organizations of occupational therapists.