Continuing education activities completed by the licensee for
license renewal shall be acceptable if falling under one or more of
the following categories and meeting further requirements in this
chapter.
(1) Formal academic courses from an occupational therapy
program.
(A) Completion of course work at or through an accredited
college or university shall be counted as follows: 3 contact hours
for each credit hour of a course with a grade of A, B, C, and/or P
(Pass). Thus a 3 credit course counts for 9 contact hours. No maximum.
Documentation shall include a transcript from the accredited college
or university.
(B) Development of a course or courses at or through
an accredited college or university may be counted for up to a maximum
of 10 contact hours. Documentation shall be a letter from the Program
Director and an attestation by the licensee of the dates and duration
of the development activities completed.
(2) In-service educational programs, training programs,
institutes, seminars, workshops, facility-based courses, internet-based
courses, conferences, and home-study courses with specified learning
objectives. Hour for hour credit on program content only, no maximum.
Documentation shall include a certificate of completion or letter
of verification.
(3) Development of publications or software, or grant/research
activities. Documentation shall include an attestation by the licensee
of the dates and duration of the development or research/grant activities
completed. For publications/software, documentation shall also include
a copy of the actual publication/software or a letter of verification
documenting acceptance for publication or distribution. For grant/research
proposals, documentation shall also include the title page and receipt
of proposal.
(A) Published scholarly work in a peer-review journal.
(i) Primary or second author, up to a maximum of 15
contact hours.
(ii) Other author, consultant, reviewer, or editor,
up to a maximum of 5 contact hours.
(B) Grant or research proposals accepted for consideration.
(i) Principal investigator or co-principal investigator,
up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(ii) Consultant or reviewer, up to a maximum of 4 contact
hours.
(C) Published book.
(i) Primary author or book editor, up to a maximum
of 15 contact hours.
(ii) Second or other author, up to a maximum of 7 contact
hours.
(iii) Consultant or reviewer, up to a maximum of 5
contact hours.
(D) Published book chapter or monograph.
(i) Primary author, up to a maximum of 7 contact hours.
(ii) Second or other author, consultant, reviewer,
or editor, up to a maximum of 2 contact hours.
(E) Author, consultant, reviewer, or editor of other
practice related publications such as newsletters, blogs, and trade
magazines, up to a maximum of 2 contact hours.
(F) Developer of practice-related or instructional
software designed to advance the professional skills of others (not
for proprietary use), up to a maximum of 15 contact hours.
(4) Presentations by licensee. Documentation shall
include verification of presentation noting the date, title, and number
of contact hours of the presentation, presenter(s), and type of presentation
(i.e., 2 hour poster, 3 hour workshop). Any presentation may be counted
only once.
(A) Professional presentation, e.g. in-services, workshops,
institutes. Hour for hour credit. Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(B) Community/Service organization presentation. Hour
for hour credit. Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(C) A licensee may count the development of a professional
presentation or a community/service organization presentation toward
the maximum credit available for the presentation type. Documentation
shall include an attestation by the licensee of the development activities
completed, including the date and duration of each. The development
of any presentation may be counted only once.
(5) Supervision of students completing an accredited
educational program or re-entry course.
(A) A licensee may earn up to a maximum of 10 contact
hours for student supervision per renewal period.
(B) Fieldwork Supervision.
(i) Fieldwork Level 1: A licensee may earn .025 contact
hours for each hour of supervision provided to a student.
(ii) Fieldwork Level 2:
(I) A licensee may earn 6 contact hours for 8 weeks
of supervision provided to a student.
(II) A licensee may earn 9 contact hours for 12 weeks
of supervision provided to a student.
(III) Licensees may divide fieldwork supervision hours
based on the supervision provided.
(iii) Documentation shall include verification provided
by the school to the fieldwork educator(s) with the name of the student,
level of fieldwork, school, and dates or hours of fieldwork or the
signature page of the completed evaluation form. Evaluation scores
and comments should be deleted or blocked out.
(C) Student Project Supervision.
(i) A licensee may earn .025 contact hours for each
hour of supervision provided to a student completing a supervised
project for the accredited educational program.
(ii) Documentation shall include the following:
(I) verification provided by the school to the supervisor
with the name of the student, school and academic program, and dates
of the semester for which the project was completed; and
(II) an attestation signed by the licensee and the
student or school attesting to the dates and hours of supervision
and the activities completed.
(D) Supervision of a Re-Entry Student.
(i) A licensee may earn CE for the supervision of a
student completing a re-entry course through an accredited college
or university.
(ii) A licensee may earn 3 contact hours for 4 weeks
of supervision.
(iii) A licensee may earn 6 contact hours for 8 weeks
of supervision.
(iv) Licensees may divide fieldwork supervision hours
based on the supervision provided.
(v) Documentation shall include verification provided
by the school to the supervisor(s) with the name of the student, school
and re-entry program, and dates of the supervision rotation or the
signature page of the completed evaluation form. Evaluation scores
and comments should be deleted or blocked out.
(6) Mentorship.
(A) Participation as a mentor or mentee for the purpose
of the development of occupational therapy skills by a mentee under
the guidance of a mentor skilled in a particular occupational therapy
area. Both the mentor and mentee must hold a regular OT or OTA license
in a state or territory of the U.S.
(B) Documentation shall include a signed mentorship
agreement between a mentor and mentee that outlines specific goals
and objectives and designates the plan of activities that are to be
met by the mentee; the names of both mentor and mentee and their license
numbers and issuing states; an activity log that corresponds to the
mentorship agreement and lists dates and hours spent on each objective-based
activity; a final evaluation of the outcomes of the mentorship agreement
completed by the mentor; and a final evaluation of the outcomes of
the mentorship agreement completed by the mentee.
(C) Participation as a Mentee: A licensee may earn
one contact hour for each 3 hours spent in activities as a mentee
directly related to the achievement of goals and objectives up to
a maximum of 15 contact hours.
(D) Participation as Mentor: A licensee may earn one
contact hour for each 5 hours spent in activities as a mentor up to
a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(7) Participation in volunteer activities related to
occupational therapy, including service on a committee, board, or
commission of a state occupational therapy association, AOTA, or NBCOT,
for the purpose of tangible, published outcomes, not for proprietary
use, such as official documents, publications, and official reports.
Documentation shall include an attestation by the licensee of the
activities, including the date and duration of each, in addition to
a copy of the actual publication or official document/report that
reflects the licensee's name or verification from the entity attesting
to the individual's contribution. Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
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