Occupational Therapy CE/CEUs

Alabama Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

• Occupational Therapists (OT) are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education or 3 CEU’s every 2 years.
• Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA) are required to complete 20 hours of continuing education or 2 CEU’s every 2 years.
• All continuing education must be relevant to occupational therapy or coursework approved by another health profession board or organization. For courses approved by other boards, Alabama Occupational Therapy Board will honor the approved hours for the other professionals.

• All coursework and in-services required by your employer are acceptable except corporate compliance or any in-service or course specific to your employment i.e.: employee handbook, leave, etc.
• Proof of attendance (certificates, letters or transcripts) with course title, date(s) and contact hours/CEUs/PDUs must be submitted. Proof of attendance without noted hours will only be allowed .5 contact hour (1/2 hour) of credit.
• One CPR course is acceptable each renewal period. A copy of your card is proof for one contact hour.
• Student fieldwork supervision is not acceptable to meet continuing education requirements.
• There is no limit to the amount of hours you may obtain with self-study (home study, online or webinars).
• No more than a 1/3 of your total required hours may be academic, administrative, management or presentation hours with the remainder being direct patient care objectives. A copy of transcripts will be required for academic courses. Conference materials or letter from conference provider noting presentation is required for presentation hours (presentation time only, no preparation time, and the course may be used on one time for CE credit).
• 10 Contact Hours = 1 Continuing Education Unit = 1 Academic Hour = 1 Professional Development Unit

Alaska Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Alaska Occupational Therapy license applicant for renewal of an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant license who has been licensed for 12 months or more of the concluding licensing period shall have completed, during that period, 24 contact hours of continuing education. An applicant for renewal of an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant license who has been licensed for less than 12 months of the concluding licensing period shall have
(1) completed, during that period, 12 contact hours of continuing education; or
(2) passed the national occupational therapy examination during the 12 months immediately before the date that the applicant’s license is due to lapse.

The following continuing education activities are approved for continuing education credit if they meet the requirements of (c) of this section:
(1) courses recognized by

• The Alaska Occupational Therapy Association
• The American Occupational Therapy Association;
• The World Federation of Occupational Therapy
• The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
• Other state occupational therapy associations
• Other state occupational therapy licensing boards

Arizona Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

A licensee shall complete continuing education for renewal of a license as follows:

1. Occupational Therapist, 20 clock-hours for renewal of a 2-year license; and
2. Occupational Therapy Assistant, 12 clock-hours for renewal of a 2-year license.

A licensee shall complete the continuing education clock hours in subsection (A) within the 2-year period before the date the

licensee’s license expires, or if requesting a return to active status license, within the 2-year period before the date the licensee submits the return to active status request to the Board.

Continuing education shall contribute to professional competency and the practice of occupational therapy. The Board shall determine if continuing education hours contribute directly to the professional competency and if the continued education hours relate to the clinical practice of occupational therapy.

please note that the Board does not pre-approve courses so it is recommended that you review the course carefully to assure that it is relevant.

Self-study or formal study through course work and submitting a photocopy of a signed certificate or letter issued by the sponsoring organization or instructor displaying the clock hours, dates of attendance, name of the study or course work, licensee’s name, and information necessary to contact the sponsoring organization or instructor for verification of attendance.

Arkansas Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Ten hours per renewal period. The CEU’s must have been obtained between the first day following last year birth month through the last day of your current birth month. Random audits are performed monthly. If audited, certificates of completion are required to be submitted.

All continuing education program shall directly pertain to the profession of occupational therapy. The committee will not per-approve continuing education programs. Each licensee with sign his or her renewal application verifying that he or she has completed said 10 (ten) hours and will maintain for a period of 3 (three) years the proof of course taken.

California Occupational Therapy CEUs Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Effective January 1, 2006, all occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants renewing a license or certificate in active status must certify that they completed the required number professional development units (PDUs) through participation in professional development activities.

The Board transitioned from an annual to a biennial renewal. As of January 2009, all renewing practitioners will need to complete 24 PDUs. The PDUs must be earned during the renewal period. Your renewal period begins the day after your license expires and ends on your expiration date. For example, if your license expires on October 31, 2009, your PDUs must have been completed during the period November 1, 2007 – October 31, 2009.

If you have any questions or are unclear as to how many PDUs are need, please contact the Board – FAQs.

You do not need to submit documentation of your PDUs with your renewal form, however, you are required to maintain documentation for a period of four (4) years following the renewal period. You must submit the evidence of completion if you are audited by the Board. Failure to provide records documenting completion of the continued competency requirements is grounds for citation and fine or disciplinary action.

A list of activities that qualify can be found in the CCR Section 4161.

One half (1/2) of the required number of PDUs must be directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services. The remaining units can be in other areas related to your practice. The Board does not require that you take courses from approved providers. The California Occupational Therapy Board does not approve courses for continuing competency. Twelve of the 24 units must be directly related to the delivery of OT services. The remaining units may include, but are not limited to, occupation based theory assessment/interview techniques, intervention strategies, and community/environment as related to your practice. All activities must be objectively measurable in terms of hours involved. You are also allowed to take online or home study courses, as long as a course completion certificate is provided.

If you earn more than the required number of PDUs within your renewal period, a maximum of six (6) PDUs may be carried to the next renewal period. You will be required certify that you completed the required number of units on your renewal form and list the activities on the back of the renewal form. You must maintain copies of course completion certificates and documentation of other activities completed for a period of four (4) years following the renewal period. The Board will conduct periodic random audits. Failure to complete continuing competency requirements or provide documentation during an audit can result in your license being placed on inactive status, a citation and fine, or other disciplinary action.

Colorado Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) is the Director of the Division of Professions and Occupations’ program through which a licensee will be able to satisfy continuing competency requirements in order to renew a license. For each renewal period, the CPD program will consist of the following elements:

• A Reflective Self-Assessment Tool (RSAT) and establishment of learning goals
• Execution of a Learning Plan; AND
• Accrual and documentation of 24 Professional Development Activities (PDA). Retain documentation in the event of an audit of compliance.

PDA are learning activities undertaken to increase a licensee’s knowledge and skill or hone existing knowledge and skill for the purpose of continuing professional competency. PDA are equal to clock hours; one PDA is equal to one clock hour (60 minutes). PDA are organized into 8 categories: Coursework, Fieldwork Supervision, Group Study, Independent Learning, Mentoring, Presentations, Publishing, and Volunteer Service. A licensee must accrue a total of 24 PDA each renewal period. PDA must be earned through a minimum of 2 categories; no more than 12 PDA will be credited in any one category. Review the Program Manual for complete descriptions of the categories.

The Director does not preapprove specific courses or providers. A licensee will plan PDA to meet his/her Learning Plan and goals and select an appropriate provider(s). PDA must be relevant to occupational therapy and pertinent to Learning Plan and goals. All PDA must be completed during the renewal period and will only count for one renewal period. See the Program Manual for a list of required criteria for PDA.

Connecticut Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes and the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RSA), each licensee applying for license renewal shall complete a minimum of 24 contact hours of qualifying continued competency activity during the preceding two-year period for which the license is being renewed.  A contact hour is a minimum of 50 minutes of continued competency activity.

Continued competency activities completed in one registration period shall not be carried over to a subsequent registration period.  Please note that the Department does not review or approve individual courses or providers.

The activity involves face-to-face instruction or a home study program.  Home study program means continued competency activities clearly related to maintaining skills necessary for the safe and competent practice of occupational therapy that require successful completion of a proficiency examination, and may include distance learning and internet-based educational programs.

Each licensee shall obtain a certificate of completion for those activities properly completed, from the provider of continued competency activities.  Each licensee shall maintain written documentation of completion.   Certificates of completion and other required documentation shall be retained by the licensee for a minimum of three years following the license renewal due date for which the activity satisfies license renewal requirements.

Certificates of completion and other required documentation shall be submitted by the licensee to the department only upon the department’s request.  Such records shall be submitted to the department by the licensee within 45 days of the department’s request.  It is not necessary for the licensee to submit documentation of completion of the continuing competency activities in order to renew the license.

Delaware Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

• Continuing education (CE) is required for license renewal and shall be completed by July 31st of each even numbered year. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are required to complete 20 hours per biennial period. Continuing education must be earned in two (2) or more of the seven (7) categories for continuing education described in subsection 3.5.
• Continuing education must be in a field of health and social services related to occupational therapy, must be related to a licensee’s current or anticipated roles and responsibilities in occupational therapy, and must directly or indirectly serve to protect the public by enhancing the licensee’s continuing competence.
• Category 1: Courses: (Classroom or home study/correspondence/online) The maximum credit for course work shall not exceed nineteen (19) hours. Course work involving alternative therapies shall be limited to five (5) hours. Course work by home study, correspondence or online of a non-interactive nature shall be limited to ten (10) hours. Extension courses, refresher courses, workshops, seminars, lectures, conferences, and non patient-specific in-service training qualify under this provision as long as they are presented in a structured educational experience beyond entry-level academic degree level and satisfy the criteria in subsection 3.3.1.

District of Columbia Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

An applicant for license renewal shall complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) contact hours of approved continuing education in accordance with §§ 6307 and 6308 during the two (2)-year period preceding the date the license expires. Beginning with the licensure term starting on October 1, 2017, the continuing education required in this section shall include two (2) hours of LGBTQ continuing education.

The continuing education contact hours completed to satisfy the requirement of § 6306.5 shall not be counted toward meeting the continuing education requirement for the next licensing period.

Florida Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

The current Florida Occupational Therapy licensure biennium: 03/01/17 – 02/28/19. Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2019.

First Biennium Renewal:  Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants renewing a license for the first time and were licensed in the second half of the biennium (on or after 03/01/18) are exempt from general continuing education. You are required to complete 2 Hours in prevention of medical errors and 1 Hours of HIV/AIDS. For the HIV/AIDS 1 Hours (for first renewal only) requirement, the board approves any course approved by any of the professions regulated within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, the Department of Health.

Continuing education Hours can only be credited after one is licensed and within the current biennium dates in which they are taken.

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants renewing a license for the first time and were licensed in the first half of the biennium (03/01/17 – 02/28/18) are required to complete all 26 as stated above, including the HIV/AIDS 1 Hours (for first renewal only) requirement. The board approves any course approved by any of the professions regulated within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, the Department of Health.

Even though you were required to complete a 2 Hours course in prevention of medical errors for initial licensure purposes (if licensed before July 1, 2018), you must complete an additional 2 Hours in prevention of medical errors for each renewal.

No more than 12 Hours of home study courses are allowed. Home study education is independent study and requires a certificate of completion. Home study education does not include a web-based, satellite transmitted or on-line instruction program that allows or requires the licensee to interact or communicate back and forth with the instructor during the presentation of the program.

Note: 1 Hours = AOTA 0.1 CEU (10 Hours = AOTA 1.0 CEUs) 

Georgia Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Indiana Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

• During each two (2) year license period, an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant must complete at least eighteen (18) hours of continuing competency of which at least nine (9) hours must be in Category I courses.
• Indiana Occupational Therapy Licensees (An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant) may not earn more than nine (9) Category II credit hours towards the requirements under this section.
• All eighteen (18) hours of the continuing competency requirements may be obtained through distance learning methods provided it is obtained from an approved provider.
• Category I continuing competency courses include the following and must be at least one (1) contact hour in length: Formally organized courses.
  Workshops.
  Seminars.
  Symposia.
  Home study programs, including approved online or web-based, audio, and video instructional programs.
  Undergraduate or graduate courses from an accredited institution related to the management, practice, and education of occupational therapy.
• Category II continuing competency activities include the following:Publications of books, articles, or films related to practice, management, or education of occupational therapy. A maximum of five (5) contact hours will be awarded under this subdivision.
  Preparation for teaching a course in occupational therapy in an accredited program. A maximum of six (6) contact hours will be awarded under this subdivision.
  Supervision of fieldwork for Level I and Level II students. One (1) contact hour will be awarded for every thirty-two (32) hours of supervision with a maximum of six (6) contact hours.
  In-house or in-service seminars specifically designed for training or teaching.
  Actively participating with professional organizations as an officer or committee chairperson.
  Supervising occupational therapy students when doing their observational hours as a pre-OT student applicant.
  Research activities other than publications and presentations.

Iowa Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

The biennial continuing education compliance period shall extend for a two-year period that begins on the sixteenth day of the licensee’s birth month and ends two years later on the fifteenth day of the birth month.

Requirements for occupational therapist licensees. Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as an occupational therapist in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education approved by the board; a minimum of 20 hours shall be directly and primarily
related to the clinical application of occupational therapy.

Requirements for occupational therapy assistant licensees. Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as an occupational therapy assistant in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education approved by the board; a minimum of 10 hours shall be directly and primarily related to the clinical application of occupational therapy.

The Bureau of Professional Licensure does not pre-approve continuing education providers, sponsors or individual programs.  It is the licensees’ responsibility to determine if the continuing education programs they attend meet the requirements of their professional licensure board.

Kansas Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Each licensee shall submit evidence of completing at least 40 contact hours of continuing education during the preceding 24 months. Evidence of this attainment shall be submitted before or with the application for renewal in each odd-numbered year. No evidence of continuing education shall be required for license renewal in even-numbered years.

Class I: attendance at or participation in an education presentation. Class I continuing education experiences shall include the following types of education offerings: Other courses. An “other course” means a home study, correspondence, or internet course for which the provider of the activity evaluates the licensee’s knowledge of the subject matter presented in the continuing education activity.  A maximum of 20 contact hours may be acquired from other courses.

Each licensee shall submit documented evidence of attendance at, participation in, or presentation to class I and class II continuing education activities. Each licensee shall submit personal verification for class III activities. Copies of publications shall be submitted for verification of class IV activities. Verification of class VI fieldwork supervision shall be submitted by the licensee’s employer.

Kentucky Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

• A licensee applying for license renewal shall complete a minimum of twelve (12) CCUs of qualified activities for maintaining continuing competence during the preceding annual renewal period.
• A licensee who is issued a license for a period less than twelve (12) months shall prorate the number of CCUs to one (1) CCU for each month licensed.
• An applicant for reinstatement or licensure who was previously licensed by the board and whose license has been put on inactive status, revoked, or expired for three (3) years or less from the time the application is filed shall obtain twelve (12) CCUs of qualified activities for maintaining continuing competence for each year in which the license has been in the status prior to receiving the license.
• An applicant for licensure who was previously licensed by the board and whose license has lapsed for more than three (3) years shall obtain thirty-six (36) CCUs of qualified activities for maintaining continuing competence.
• A licensee may earn one (1) CCU for each contact hour in continuing education courses including workshops, seminars, conferences, electronic courses, or self-study courses.
• The board shall approve a course or provider of a course that is administered or approved by a recognized national (AOTA), state, or local occupational therapy association.

Louisiana Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

• Subject to the exceptions specified in §1979 of this Subchapter, to be eligible for renewal of licensure an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall, within each year during which he or she holds licensure, evidence, and document in a manner prescribed by the board, the successful completion of not less than 12 contact hours, or 1.2 continuing education units (CEUs).
• One CEU constitutes 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing professional education program approved by the board and meeting the standards prescribed in this Subchapter; one continuing professional education hour is equal to one-tenth of a CEU. Twelve hours, or 1.2 CEUs, is required to meet the standards prescribed by this Subchapter.
• Self-study or independent study, to be acceptable as qualified continuing professional education under these rules, shall be sponsored or offered by the AOTA, by an AOTA approved provider, or the LOTA.

Maryland Occupational Therapy Continuing Competency Requirements (CCR): Click Here

• Effective 2016, existing licenses will be converting to a biennial licensing schedule.The biennial change will be phased in over the next two years.
  In addition to the new biennial renewals, the time frame for the continuing competency requirements will be aligned with the renewal cycle.  Each renewal cycle is detailed below. 
• What are the continuing competency requirements for the 2016 renewal cycle? If your NBCOT certification is not current, all renewal applicants will need 12 CCRs earned between January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
• What is the NBCOT waiver?  Maryland Continuing Competency Requirements are waived if, at the time of renewal, NBCOT certification is current.
• Will additional CCRs be required as a result of the biennial timeframe?  

The CCR requirements, per renewal year, are detailed below:

*You will be attesting to the completion of your CCR requirements on your renewal.  Therefore, CCRs need to be completed before you renew.

Michigan Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Administrative Rule R 338.1251: An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall accumulate not less than 20 continuing education contact hours that are approved by the board pursuant to R 338.1252 during the 2 years preceding an application for renewal. A minimum of 10 hours must be completed in-person with live, synchronous contact and a minimum of 1 hour in pain and symptom management. Licensees renewing in 2019 must complete continuing education by renewal in 2021; renewals for 2020 by renewal in 2022, etc.

Human Trafficking requirement – Administrative Rule R 338.1215: Proof of completion of training to identify victims of human trafficking. This is a one-time training that is separate from continuing education (CE). Licensees renewing in 2018 must complete training by renewal in 2020; renewals for 2019 by 2021, and renewals for 2020 by 2022. Beginning October 19, 2022, completion of the training is a requirement for initial licensure.

Minnesota Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

A licensed occupational therapist must obtain a minimum of 24 contact hours of continuing education in the two-year licensure period. A licensed occupational therapy assistant must obtain a minimum of 18 contact hours of continuing education in the two-year licensure period. All continuing education coursework must be obtained between the effective date and expiration dates of the license. Licensees who are issued licenses for a period of less than two years shall obtain a prorated number of contact hours required for licensure renewal based on the number of months licensed during the two-year licensure period.

There is no authority or process for pre-approval of continuing education course work. Sponsors of CE and occupational therapy practitioners are responsible for following the requirements of MN Statute 148.6443 Continuing Education Requirements. Must be conducted by a sponsor approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association or by individuals who have education, training, and experience by reason of which the individuals should be considered experts on the subject matter of the activity.

Mississippi Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

Regulations set the requirement of 20 contact hours (CH) or 2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to be accrued during the licensure period. No carryover of continuing education hours from one licensure period to another shall be allowed.  

At least 30 percent (6 Contact Hours or .6 CEU) of the required continuing education must be directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy. The six (6) contact hours related to clinical practice shall be live face-to-face training i.e., no internet training, video training, television training, etc. Of the remaining required 14 hours of training, 50 percent or 7 hours may be non live face-to-face training. Non live training may include home study courses, video, internet, etc. All training shall be from approved sources.

Attendance at educational programs where continuing education credit is given and approved by a licensure authority of any jurisdiction in the United States for occupational therapy.

Missouri Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Requirements: Click Here

At the time of license renewal, the licensee shall verify completion of twenty-four (24) Continuing Competency Credits (CCC) on the renewal form. Failure to note verification of completion shall result in the license  not  being  renewed.

t least fifty percent (50%) of the twenty-four (24) continuing competency credits must be directly related to the delivery  of occupational therapy services, and the remaining CCCs must be related to one’s practice area or setting.