Frequently Asked Questions

No. Always keep proof of continuing education requirements in a personal file. If you take a course not given by a Florida OT Board approved CE provider, you may self-submit your hours and a copy of certificate in CE Broker. If you take a course by a Florida OT Board approved CE provider, the provider is required to report your CE course completion credits to CE Broker within 90 days of course completion. If at that time you do not see credits posted to your records, please contact the CE provider.

Yes. A licensee may earn up to 6 continuing education hours per biennium for supervision of a Level II Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant fieldwork student at the rate of no more than 3 hours per student. The licensee must be the primary clinical fieldwork educator for the student. Documentation shall include verification provided by the school to the fieldwork educator with the name of the student, school, and dates of fieldwork or the signature page of the completed student evaluation form. Evaluation scores and comments must be deleted or blocked out.

Yes. A maximum of eight contact hours may be awarded per biennium for attendance at board meetings where disciplinary cases are being heard, if the licensee is not on the agenda or appearing for another purpose. You must sign in and out on the Board’s Meeting Roster in the back of the room at the meetings, and request CE credit. The Board meetings last approximately 1-3 hours and are scheduled quarterly. You may check the Board’s Meetings schedule on the Meetings page. See Rule 64B11-5.001(10)(b).

No. If a course is an interactive course, it is not limited to being counted as home study hours. Home study education does not include a web-based, satellite transmitted or online instruction program that allows or requires the licensee to interact or communicate back and forth with the instructor during the presentation of the program. You may search in CE Broker for “Web-based Program (opportunity for interaction with presenter/host)”.

Twelve (12) hours of home study per biennium 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 online instruction program that allows or requires the licensee to interact or communicate back and forth with the instructor during the presentation of the program.

Yes, as long as you completed an approved accredited program, (by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) www.aota.org) you may receive continuing education credit. Board Rule 64B11-6.001(4)(b), Florida Administrative Code, states, courses sponsored by a college or university when providing a curriculum for occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants shall be awarded 10 hours of continuing education credit per semester hour and shall be verified by official transcripts.

Yes. Courses offered by the Florida Occupational Therapy Association (FOTA), the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and occupational therapy courses, meeting the rule criteria, and provided by an education program approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy are approved for continuing education credit by the Board, Per 64B11-6.001(4)(a), F.A.C. Continuing Education Program Approval.

Yes. Courses and programs not approved by the Board nor sponsored by an approved provider shall be approved as appropriate continuing education if said course or program meets the same criteria for provider approval. In summary, course must be “relevant to the practice occupational therapy”; given by appropriate educators, with experience and credentials relevant to the course or program’s subject matter; documentation obtained regarding the course educational goals, objectives and teaching methods; and receipts, vouchers, certificates, or other papers documenting proof of completion and proof of the number of the contact hours awarded. See 64B11-6.001(5), F.A.C.

Continuing education hours can only be credited within the current biennium dates in which they are taken. A licensure biennium is the twenty-four month period between expiration dates. All occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and occupational therapy continuing education provider licenses expire on February 28 of every odd year. New hours may be accrued on or after March 1, odd year. It is during this time period that the continuing education requirements must be met for each renewal cycle. You may visit the Boards Renewal page to see the CURRENT RENEWAL DATES.

To obtain an electronic listing of active and inactive licensee’€™s mailing addresses and license status for DOH/MQA regulated professions use our Licensee Data Information service. Please note: The department does not maintain email addresses, fax or telephone numbers in the normal course of business.

You may use our License Look-Up Search Screen. The best results often occur when the system receives the least amount of information. If licensee is one of our profiled professions, there will be a link at the upper right portion of the screen that says Link to Practitioner Profile. This will take you to practitioner reported information about their education, specialty certification, etc.

Due to the volume of calls we receive, it is more efficient to reach us through email. Please visit The Board page for a complete list of our staff and their email addresses.