District of Columbia OT License, CEU Requirements, & Discounts!

To help you maintain your District of Columbia OT license, I’m going to walk you through the continuing education requirements for occupational therapy professionals in Washington, DC. We’ll begin with a quick guide on the District of Columbia OT and OTA CEU requirements for license renewal, then go into a step-by-step process with even more details.

Ultimately, we hope you join us at OT Potential to fulfill your CEU requirements in the easiest, most enjoyable way possible! 💜

Quick Guide to OT District of Columbia License and CEU Requirements

Here are the basics that occupational therapists and OT assistants in DC need to know:

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More details on renewing your OT license in Washington, DC

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 District of Columbia occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.

Step 2: Confirm the District of Columbia OT continuing education requirements. 

It’s always good to double check for any updates to the 2025/2026 licensing cycle.

To get you going, here is the information I found—along with corresponding links.

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

• Due on the last day of the licensee’s birth month, every two years
• 10% of all required hours must be on topics deemed public health priorities of the District. You can read more about the new 2025 DC public health priority topics here. Priority topics include Sexual and Reproductive Health, Chronic Disease Management, Healthcare Professional Retention and Capacity Building, Community and Patient Safety, and One Health topics via the CDC.

Verify here: DC Health Board of Occupational Therapy

Here are the specific occupational therapy continuing education requirements for coursework in the District of Columbia:

These were copied from the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, updated 7/5/2019

Step 3: Earn your CEU hours.

Okay, 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 units required to renew my license?

Yes! You can easily earn all of your continuing education hours through OT Potential. Our CEU courses and monthly live webinars are AOTA approved, and you’ll earn a certificate of completion after you pass a short assessment!

Our CEU courses may help you fulfill your 10% requirement for topics deemed priorities of the district, beginning October 2025:

• Chronic Stroke Management
• Chronic Pain
• Chronic Disease Prevention
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Perinatal Pelvic Floor Therapy

Step 4: Renew your license. 🎉

Now it’s time for the big moment. Conveniently, you can renew your license online.

Where can District of Columbia OT professionals get the best deals on CEUs?

At OT Potential, all of our courses are 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 to protect our reimbursements and scope of practice. That’s why we’ve made it part of our mission to support these associations.

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

🎉 Price of OT Potential with District of Columbia discount = $84.15 (Reg $99)
🎉 Donation amount to DCOTA = $12.62

The best part? Whenever you renew your OT Potential membership, it will be at your discounted price. AND, we’ll make another donation to DCOTA.

This is one of the cheapest ways to earn all of your required DC 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. I even offer a Medbridge Promo Code for 40% off right here.)

Conclusion

Hopefully, you found this post helpful as you pursue your license renewal in the District of Columbia!

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