If you obtained your occupational therapy license in Delaware, you will need to earn continuing education hours 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).
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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 Delaware occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.
Step 2: Confirm the Delaware 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. 😭)
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 Delaware:
Attestation due at time of license renewal, by July 31 of even numbered years
How many hours are required?
- OTs/OTAs need 24 hours every two years
Requirements:
- Education topics should relate to your occupational therapy practice
- There are limits on the number of points you can earn for certain activities, such as publishing, presenting, or completing academic coursework. There is no limit on points earned completing AOTA approved web-based courses (such as OT Potential courses)!
- Required education hours are prorated for first time renewals.
You may be randomly audited to demonstrate that you’ve met the state’s CEU requirements. If you are audited, you’ll need to upload your education documentation to the DELPROS CE Tracker.
Verify here: Delaware Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
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Here are the specific occupational therapy continuing education requirements for coursework in Delaware:
These were copied from the Delaware Administrative Code, updated 12/01/23
TITLE 24 REGULATED PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
2000 Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
3.0 Continuing Education
3.1 Continuing education units (CEUs) are required for license renewal and shall be completed by July 31st of each even numbered year. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are required to complete 24 hours per biennial period.
3.1.1 Proof of continuing education is satisfied with an attestation by the licensee that the licensee has satisfied the requirements;
3.1.2 Attestation shall be completed electronically;
3.2 Random audits will be performed by the Board to ensure compliance with the CE requirement.
3.2.1 The Board will notify licensees after July 31 of each biennial renewal period that they have been selected for audit.
3.2.2 Licensees selected for random audit shall be required to submit verification within 10 business days of the date of notification of selection for audit.
3.2.3 Verification shall include such information necessary for the Board to assess whether the course or other activity meets the CE requirements in Section 3.0, which may include, but is not limited to, the information noted for each type of CE.
3.2.4 The Board shall review all documentation submitted by licensees pursuant to the continuing education audit. If the Board determines that the licensee has met the continuing education requirements, the license shall remain in effect. If the Board determines that the licensee has not met the continuing education requirements, the licensee shall be notified and a hearing may be held pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. The hearing will be conducted to determine if there are any extenuating circumstances justifying noncompliance with the continuing education requirements. Unjustified noncompliance with the continuing education requirements set forth in these rules and regulations shall constitute a violation of 24 Del.C. §2015(a)(5) and the licensee may be subject to 1 or more of the disciplinary sanctions set forth in 24 Del.C. §2017.
3.3 CEUs shall be prorated for new licensees in accordance with the following schedule:
3.3.1 *21 months up to and including 24 months remaining in the licensing cycle requires 24 hours;
3.3.2 *16 months up to an including 20 months remaining in the licensing cycle requires 15 hours;
3.3.3 *11 months up to and including 15 months remaining in the licensing cycle requires 10 hours;
3.3.4 *10 months or less remaining in the licensing cycle – exempt.
3.4 Continuing Education Content
3.4.1 Continuing education must be in a field of health and social services related to occupational therapy, must be related to a licensee’s current or anticipated roles and responsibilities in occupational therapy, and must serve to protect the public by enhancing the licensee’s continuing competence.
3.4.2 A licensee or continuing education provider may request prior approval by the Board by submitting an outline of the activity before it is scheduled. Continuing education sponsored or approved by NBCOT, the Delaware Occupational Therapy Association (“DOTA”), AOTA or offered by AOTA-approved providers is automatically approved.
3.4.3 CE earned in excess of the required credits for the 2-year period may not be carried over to the next biennial period.
3.5 A Continuing Education Unit is a measure for a continuing education activity. One continuing education unit equals 60 minutes in a learning activity, excluding meals and breaks.
See the full chapter, including acceptable education activities
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 24 of your Delaware OT continuing education hours through OT Potential, as long as you meet the requirements outlined above.
Our CEU courses and monthly live webinars are AOTA approved, and you’ll earn a certificate of completion after you pass a short assessment!
Where can Delaware 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 “Delaware” to receive a 15% discount—and we’ll donate 15% of your order to DOTA.
👍 Price of OT Potential with your Delaware discount = $84.15 (Reg $99)
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And, the best part is if you decide to renew, it will be at your discounted price. AND, we’ll make another donation to DOTA.
This is one of the cheapest ways to earn your required Delaware OT continuing education, and you can feel good doing it because you are giving back to your state association ❤️.
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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 Delaware OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!
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