Ohio OT CEU Requirements & Discounts!

If you obtained your occupational therapy license in the state of Ohio, you will need to earn continuing education units at required intervals in order to maintain your license. To help, I’m going to walk you through the steps I take to maintain my own occupational therapy license (and easily earn CEUs).

Click here to jump straight to the Ohio OT CEU discounts!

Step 1: Look up your OT/OTA license.

To begin the process, I always double-check that my license is displaying correctly. You can look up your Ohio occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.

Step 2: Confirm the Ohio OT continuing education requirements. 

It’s always good to double check for any updates to your 2025 licensing cycle. (One year, I completed ALL of my state of Nebraska requirements only to find out that they were waived due to COVID. 😭)

But, to get you going here is the information I found, with links to where I found it.

Here are the basic OT/OTA CEU requirements in Ohio:

Due every 2 years at time of license renewal.

• Occupational Therapist licenses expire on June 30 of odd numbered years (June 30, 2025).
• Occupational Therapy Assistant licenses expire on June 30 of even numbered years (June 30, 2026).
• Renewals open on April 1 prior to the expiration date.

How many hours are required?

• OTs and OTAs need 20 education hours every 2-year cycle

Requirements:

• One hour of ethics, jurisprudence or cultural competence
• One hour of mental health or substance use education
• Standard employment education required by your employer (CPR, HIPPA, etc) does not count
• Documentation proving completion of education hours is required
• Hold on to your documentation for 2 years after license renewal

Note: New licensees are NOT required to complete any continuing education for their first renewal!

You may be randomly audited to demonstrate completion of your education hours. If you are selected for an audit, you can follow the instructions here to upload your education certificates digitally.

Verify here: Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board

Discounts
Get a 15% discount on OT Potential by using the promo code: Ohio
(We’ll also give 15% of that sale to the Ohio OT Association.)

Here are the specific occupational therapy continuing education requirements for coursework in Ohio:

These were copied from the current Ohio Administrative Code, updated 08/04/23.

Step 3: Earn your CEU hours (discounts below)!

Ok, now that you know your requirements, it is time to start earning those CEUs! There are of course a lot of options out there, but we hope you consider checking out the courses offered by OT Potential.

Do OT Potential courses count toward the continuing education required to renew my license?

Yes! You can easily earn all 20 of your Ohio OT continuing education hours through OT Potential. Our CEU courses and monthly live webinars generally fall into these two categories, as outlined in the Ohio Administrative Code:

(8) Self-study. Formal study packages, such as printed text, multi-media, or internet based activities, related to the clinical practice, management, or education of occupational therapy are acceptable. There is no limit of contact hours in this category. Proof of completion is the certificate of completion and/or a copy of the post test results.

(9) Distance learning. Credit for distance learning requires that there be opportunity for interaction with the program presenter and that the content is related to the clinical practice, management, or education of occupational therapy. The agenda and certificate of participation are required to verify completion. There is no limit of contact hours in this category.

You can search OT Potential for courses related to ethics and courses related to mental health to find education that supports your practice. The Ohio OT board also offers free CEU courses to meet these two requirements.

Our courses are AOTA approved, and you’ll earn a certificate of completion after you pass a short assessment!

Where can Ohio OT professionals get the best deals on CEUs?

At OT Potential, our courses are all built around helping you get new evidence into practice.

But, what good is evidence-based practice, if you are not reimbursed appropriately for it? Our local associations do SUCH important advocacy work, when it comes to reimbursement and scope of practice. That’s why we’ve made it part of our mission to support these associations.

So, we have this win-win proposition for you. Join OT Potential using the promo code “Ohio” to receive a 15% discount—and we’ll donate 15% of your order to OOTA.

👍 Price of OT Potential with your Ohio discount = $84.15 (Reg $99)
🎉 Donation amount to OOTA = $12.62

And, the best part is if you decide to renew, it will be at your discounted price. AND, we’ll make another donation to OOTA.

This is one of the cheapest ways to earn all of your required Ohio OT CEUs, and you can feel good doing it because you are giving back to your state association ❤️.

(If OT Potential is not right for you, I am also a long-time fan of MedBridge, and through OT Potential, you can snag a MedBridge Promo Code for 40% off.)

Step 4: Renew your license. 🎉

Ok, now it’s time for the big moment.

You can renew your license online.

Conclusion

Hopefully, you found this post helpful!

As you can tell, I am a continuing education nerd 🤓, so if you have any other questions about continuing education and your Ohio OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!