To help you maintain your Louisiana OT license, I’m going to walk you through the continuing education requirements for occupational therapy professionals. We’ll begin with your quick guide on LA OT and OTA CEU requirements for your renewal, then go into the step by step process with even more details.
Ultimately, we hope you join us at OT Potential to help meet your requirements!
Quick Guide for OT LA License and CEU Requirements
Here are the basics occupational therapists and OT assistants need to know in Louisiana:
| LA CE Contact Hours Required (Occupational Therapist) | 14 hours |
| LA CE Contact Hours Required (Occupational Therapist Assistant) | 14 hours |
| CEU Due Date | Annually |
| Next Renewal Date | Last day of the licensee’s birth month |
| OTs: Max number of requirement hours that can be earned at OT Potential | 13 hours |
| OTAs: Max number of hours that can be earned at OT Potential | 13 hours |
| Verify CEU Requirments | Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners |
| Scope of Practice/ Licensure Law (links) | Louisiana Revised Statutes §37:3003 |
| Other Requirements | 1 hour course provided by LSBME on the rules and regulations for OTs and COTAs. 1 hours of Ethics. Education hours must be submitted through CE Broker. |
| Louisana OT CEU hours must be reported through CE broker | We report OT Potential course completions every 24 hours. OT Potential is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Our CE Broker # is 50-33236 |
| 🎉 OT Potential Club Discount (15% Off Coupon Code to Support LOTA) | Code: Louisiana |
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Steps and Details about Renewing your OT license in Louisiana.
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 Louisiana occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.
Step 2: Confirm the Louisiana OT continuing education requirements.
It’s always good to double check for any updates to your licensing cycle.
Our quick guide can be found at the top of this post, but here are even more details:
Specific occupational therapy CE requirements for coursework in Louisiana
I want to highlight these more detailed requirements from your regulations.
- Education activities must be approved by AOTA, LOTA, or NBCOT
- Maximum 4 hours per year earned for supervising a Level II fieldwork OT or OTA student
- Education hours must be submitted through CE Broker
Note: OTs and OTAs employed by the Federal Government do not need to submit proof of annual CE, but you are required to submit an exemption request form.
Here are the full details copied from the current Louisiana Administrative Code, updated August 2025.
Title 46 PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV. Medical Professions
Chapter 19. Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants
§1965. Continuing Professional Education Requirement
A. Subject to the exceptions specified in §1979 of this Subchapter, to be eligible for renewal of licensure an occupational therapy practitioner shall, within each yea during which they hold licensure, evidence and document in a manner prescribed by the board, the successful completion of not less than 14 contact hours, or 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs) which must include: 1 hours of Ethics (approved by AOTA, LOTA, or NBCOT) and a 1 hour course provided by LSBME on the rules and regulations for OTs and COTAs.
B. One CEU constitutes 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing professional education program approved by the board and meeting the standards prescribed in this Subchapter; one continuing professional education hour is equal to one- tenth of a CEU.
§1967. Qualifying Continuing Professional Education Programs
A. To be acceptable as qualified continuing professional education under these rules a program shall be approved by AOTA, LOTA, or NBCOT. Documentation shall consist of a course completion certificate from the course sponsor. The certificate shall include the name and date of the course, and the number of CEUs or contact hours earned by the participant.
B. A licensee may earn up to a maximum of 4 continuing education contact hours per year for providing Level II fieldwork (FW) education to an occupational therapy or occupational therapy assistant student from an ACOTE accredited program. Documentation shall consist of a certificate or letter from the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator of the affiliating school attesting to the licensee’s role and number of weeks as a Level II FW educator. One continuing education contact hour will be earned for each 3-week period of Level II FW education.
C. A licensee may earn CEUs for initial presentations, workshops and institutes presented by the licensee and approved by AOTA, LOTA, or NBCOT. The number of CEUs or contact hours earned is equal to two times the number of CEUs or contact hours granted to a course participant. Documentation shall consist of a course completion certificate, an official program, or a letter from the course sponsor. The certificate, program, or letter shall have the applicant’s name listed as the presenter, and state the number of participants CEUs or contact hours earned.
D. A licensee may earn continuing education contact hours for successful completion of occupational therapy coursework in a post-professional occupational therapy program at an accredited university listed on the AOTA’s website. Coursework must be from one of the following degree programs: 1. post-professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy; 2. PhD in Occupational Therapy; or 3. bridge programs for OTAs leading to either a Master Occupational Therapy or entry-level Doctorate of Occupational Therapy.
E. No CEUs will be awarded for a grade of D or F in the course. Number of CEUs or contact hours awarded will be two times the number of credit hours of the course work, i.e., a 1 credit hour course will earn 2 contact hours, a 2-credit hour course will earn 4 contact hours, etc. Documentation shall consist of official or unofficial transcript from the university. No CEUs or contact hours will be awarded for coursework in any degree program other than those listed.
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 13 of your Louisiana OT continuing education hours through OT Potential—that’s all of your required hours aside from the 1 hour course on the rules and regulations for OT provided by LSBME. Our CEU courses and monthly live webinars are AOTA approved, and you’ll earn a certificate of completion after you pass a short assessment!
Hours reported through CE broker.
- We report OT Potential course completions every 24 hours.
- OT Potential is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
- Our CE Broker # is 50-33236
Step 4: Renew your license. 🎉
Ok, now it’s time for the big moment.
You can renew your license online.
Where can Louisiana 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.
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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 LOTA.
This is one of the cheapest ways to earn your required Louisiana OT CEUs, and you can feel good doing it because you are giving back to your state association ❤️.
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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 Louisiana OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!
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