Approval in Ohio

Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board - Occupational Therapy CE Information

Accepted Approvals

AOTA 0000000991

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants are required to complete a minimum of 20 continuing education hours per 2 year renewal period.

  • At least 1 hour must address mental health or substance use. Any presentation related to the OTPTAT Board’s Safe Haven program counts toward this requirement. You can access one free hour of CE on-demand by clicking on the OTPTAT training link at https://www.ohiophp.org/continuingeducation. Once registered, you must use the passcode FL5j?+Ea to access the training.

Renewal Information: https://otptat.ohio.gov/occupational-therapy/renewal

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NOTE: First time renewals are not required to complete ANY continuing education requirements. Simply answer zero to the question that asks how many hours were completed and proceed through the rest of the application.

Board Contact Info

Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board (OTPTAT)
77 S. High Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108
Phone: (614) 466-3774
TTY: 877-644-6826
Contact Form: https://otptat.ohio.gov/help-center

https://otptat.ohio.gov/

Applies To:

  • Ohio Occupational Therapies
    • OT
    • OTA
Select credential:

Occupational Therapist

Occupational therapists are required to complete a minimum of 20 continuing education hours per 2 year renewal period. At least 1 hour must address ethics/jurisprudence/cultural competence. At least 1 hour must address mental health or substance use.

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your OT credential.

Any course accepted by OTPTAT is applicable to the OT credential.

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Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational therapist assistants are required to complete a minimum of 20 continuing education hours per 2 year renewal period. At least 1 hour must address ethics/jurisprudence/cultural competence. At least 1 hour must address mental health or substance use.

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your OTA credential.

Any course accepted by OTPTAT is applicable to the OTA credential.

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Ethics/Jurisprudence/Cultural Competence

1.00 CE credit hour

Licensees can meet this requirement by successfully passing the Occupational Therapy Jurisprudence Exam for renewal: https://otptat.ohio.gov/occupational-therapy/continuing-education/ot-jurisprudence

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Mental Health/Substance Abuse

1.00 CE credit hour

Any presentation related to the OTPTAT Board’s Safe Haven program counts toward this requirement. You can access one free hour of CE on-demand by clicking on the OTPTAT training link at https://www.ohiophp.org/continuingeducation. Once registered, you must use the passcode FL5j?+Ea to access the training.

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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