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TEST Occupational Therapy Assistant
Under the Renewing Your License section
General Requirement tab
Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2027.
To ensure you receive your renewal notification from the department, your current mailing address must be on file. To verify or update your address visit: www.flhealthsource.gov and login to your account. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at info@floridasoccupationaltherapy.gov to request your reactivation requirements.
If you are reactivating your license, please refer to the Laws & Rules governing your practice for additional requirements.
For additional information please review our Frequently Asked Questions under: Licensee & Renewal FAQs. What Are My Renewal Options?
The Department will renew your license upon receipt of:
- Completed renewal application
- Required fees
- Complete a mandatory background screening or retain* your current fingerprints. To learn more, please visit https://flhealthsource.gov/background-screening/.
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
Renewal Fees
Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health.If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $60.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $60.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $60.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $160.00 |
| Active to Retired | $55.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $55.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $115.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $115.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $165.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $265.00 |
| Active to Retired | $160.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $160.00 |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $175.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $175.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $175.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $275.00 |
| Active to Retired | $170.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $170.00 |
Licenses become Null & Void1 on March 1, 2027.
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
By submitting the appropriate renewal fees to the department, a licensee acknowledges compliance with all requirements for renewal, including continuing education.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.
1Null & Void -The licensed practitioner failed to renew their licensure status for two renewal cycles, resulting in their license expiring.
Under the Renewing Your License section
General Requirement tab
Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2027.
To ensure you receive your renewal notification from the department, your current mailing address must be on file. To verify or update your address visit: www.flhealthsource.gov and login to your account. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at info@floridasoccupationaltherapy.gov to request your reactivation requirements.
If you are reactivating your license, please refer to the Laws & Rules governing your practice for additional requirements.
For additional information please review our Frequently Asked Questions under: Licensee & Renewal FAQs. What Are My Renewal Options?
The Department will renew your license upon receipt of:
- Completed renewal application
- Required fees
- Complete a mandatory background screening or retain* your current fingerprints. To learn more, please visit https://flhealthsource.gov/background-screening/.
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
Renewal Fees
Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health.If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $60.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $60.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $60.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $160.00 |
| Active to Retired | $55.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $55.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $115.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $115.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $165.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $265.00 |
| Active to Retired | $160.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $160.00 |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $175.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $175.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $175.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $275.00 |
| Active to Retired | $170.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $170.00 |
Licenses become Null & Void1 on March 1, 2027.
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
By submitting the appropriate renewal fees to the department, a licensee acknowledges compliance with all requirements for renewal, including continuing education.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.
1Null & Void -The licensed practitioner failed to renew their licensure status for two renewal cycles, resulting in their license expiring.