If you obtained your occupational therapy license in Georgia, you will need to earn continuing education every two years 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 Georgia occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.
Step 2: Confirm the Georgia 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 Georgia:
Due at time of license renewal−March 31st of even numbered years.
How many hours are required?
- OTs/OTAs need 24 continuing education contact hours every two years
OTPs who have been licensed for less than 1 year at the time of renewal are not required to complete CE
Requirements:
- 12 contact hours must be related to direct “hands on” patient care, and must be earned through attendance at live, interactive presentations
- The remaining 12 hours may be earned through on-line or home-study courses, and can be more generally related to OT practice
- 2 hours are requried on ethics of occupational therapy practice
- Georgia OT professionals are now requried to track CEU completion through CE Broker
Verify here: Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
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Here are the specific occupational therapy continuing education requirements for coursework in Georgia:
These were copied from the Georgia Administrative Rules, updated 11/09/2020.
Chapter 671-3 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Rule 671-3-.08 Renewal of License/Penalties/Continuing Education Requirements. Amended
(3) Before or on March 31, 2014 and for renewal cycles after that date, the continuing education requirements contained in this rule will be required for the renewal or reinstatement of a license. Except as otherwise provided, each licensee is required is required to complete during each two (2) year renewal period a minimum of twenty-four (24) continuing education hours prior to the expiration date of the license. Failure to complete continuing education prior to expiration date can result in disciplinary action. Acceptable professional continuing education activities shall include activities relevant to occupational therapy practice that can be deemed to update or enhance knowledge and skills required for competent performance beyond entry level occupational therapy. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course may not be submitted to satisfy any of the continuing education requirements or employer sponsored compliance coursework. A continuing education hour is defined as actual time spent in instruction or organized learning experiences excluding meals, breaks, welcome/introductions, and business meetings.
(a) At least twelve (12) hours of the required twenty-four (24) continuing education hours must be on a topic related to direct patient care. This includes occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, occupational therapy implementation and diagnostic related information. This must include attendance at live presentations such as workshops, seminars, conferences, or formal academic coursework, or real-time, interactive webinars. To qualify as a real-time, interactive webinar, the licensee must have the ability to ask questions, receive an answer, and interact with other attendees at the time the session is taking place. It may not be a pre-recorded session.
(b) Each licensee must complete a minimum of two (2) hours of the required twenty-four (24) continuing education hours in the ethics of occupational therapy practice. These hours may be obtained online.
(c) A maximum of ten (10) of the required twenty-four (24) can be in “General” continuing education hours may be obtained by Level II fieldwork supervision, published professional writing and instructional presentations, pre-recorded electronic or web based courses, formal self-study courses, satellite broadcasts, computer learning activities, webinars, or viewing videotapes in a professional setting. These hours may also be related to administration, supervision, documentation, quality assurance and research.
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 of your Georgia OT continuing education hours through OT Potential, as long as you meet the requirements listed above.
OT Potential offers courses on the ethics of occupational therapy practice, as well as opportunities to attend weekly live, interactive webinars to meet your Georgia licensing requirements.
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 Georgia 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 “Georgia” to receive a 15% discount—and we’ll donate 15% of your order to GOTA.
👍 Price of OT Potential with your Georgia discount = $84.15 (Reg $99)
🎉 Donation amount to GOTA = $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 GOTA.
This is one of the cheapest ways to earn your required Georgia OT continuing education, 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 Georgia OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!
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