To help you maintain your Mississippi OT license, I’m going to walk you through the continuing education requirements for occupational therapy professionals in MS. We’ll begin with your quick guide on Mississippi OT and OTA CEU requirements for license renewal; then, we will go over the process step-by-step to provide 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 Mississippi OT License and CEU Requirements
Here are the basics that occupational therapists and OT assistants in MS need to know:
| MS CE Contact Hours Required (Occupational Therapist) | 20 hours or NBCOT Certification |
| MS CE Contact Hours Required (Occupational Therapist Assistant) | 20 hours or NBCOT Certification |
| CEU Due Date | April 30 (even years) |
| Next Renewal Date | April 30, 2026 |
| OTs: Maximum Number of Required Hours that can be Earned at OT Potential | 20 hours |
| OTAs: Maximum Number of Required Hours that can be Earned at OT Potential | 20 hours |
| Where to Verify CEU Requirements | Mississippi State Department of Health |
| Scope of Practice/Licensure Law | Mississippi Code §73-24-13 |
| Other Requirements | – 6 hours directly related to OT clinical practice – 13 hours must be live face-to-face training – 2 hours on ethics – Licensees may submit proof of current NBCOT certification in lieu of 20 hours (2 hours on ethics is still required) |
| Reporting Mississippi OT CEU Hours via CE Broker | We report OT Potential course completions every 24 hours. OT Potential is approved by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Examiners. Our CE Broker # is 50-33236. |
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More details on renewing your OT license in Mississippi
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 Mississippi occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.
Step 2: Confirm the Mississippi OT continuing education requirements.
It’s always a good idea to check whether there have been any updates to the current 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 Mississippi
I want to highlight these more in-depth requirements:
- 30% of your required continuing education (6 hours) must be directly related to OT clinical practice AND must be delivered via a live face-to-face training (this may include live webinars as long as the certificate states that it was a live event).
- You can earn a maximum of 7 hours via non-live training or self-study.
- Licensees may submit proof of current NBCOT certification in lieu of CE hours, though 2 hours of ethics education is still required.
- The number of required hours for first-time renewals will be prorated. The board will notify you of your number of required hours prior to your first renewal.
Here are the full details copied from the current Mississippi Administrative Code:
Title 15: Mississippi State Department of Health
Part 19: Bureau of Professional Licensure
Subpart 60: Professional Licensure
CHAPTER 8 REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS
Rule 8.7.2 Requirements:
1. Regulations set the requirement of 20 contact hours (CH) or 2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to be accrued during the licensure period. No carryover of continuing education hours from one licensure period to another shall be allowed. Minimum requirements shall be:
a. Thirteen (13) hours are required to be live face-to-face training (i.e., no non-live internet training, video training, television training, etc.) Live webinars will be accepted, but the certificate must specify the CEU was provided in a live format. At least six (6) of the thirteen (13) required CEU live face-to face training hours must be directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy.
b. Two (2) contact hours of an ethic courses(s) related to the practice of occupational therapy shall be required during each licensure period. Ethics training may be live face-to-face or non-live training. The hours awarded shall be included in the hours allowed for the type of training selected. If received in a non-live format, this will count as 2 of the 7 allowed non-live total hours. If received in a live face-to-face format, this will count as 2 of the 13 required live hours. If the NBCOT certificate is submitted, the ethic 2-hour requirement must be submitted in addition to the NBCOT certificate.
i. Ethics course include those that involve: moral philosophy, bias, professional conduct, integrity in practice, moral decision making, practice standards, value-based practice, professional responsibility, standards of practice, etc.
c. Of the remaining required CEU hours, seven (7) may be non-live face-toface training or non-live training may include home study courses, video, internet, non-live webinars, etc.
d. All training shall be from approved sources as listed in Rule 8.74. 2. Individuals may choose to renew licensure by submitting proof of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)’s certification in lieu of continuing education certificates with the exception of the 2 hours of ethic requirement. NBCOT certification must be current and active at the time of licensure renewal. All NBCOT hours can be obtained online as approved by NBCOT.
3. Individuals applying for initial licensure within a licensing term must accrue continuing education hours on a prorated scale. Written notification of required hours will be sent to the applicant at the time of licensure.
4. Persons who fail to accrue the required continuing education hours shall be issued a CE probationary license for the licensure term. Failure to accrue the required hours during the CE probationary period will result in the revocation of the license. Hours accrued are first credited for the delinquent hours lacking from the previous licensure period, and then applied to the current (CE probationary) licensing period.
5. CE probationary licenses will be issued for one licensure term only. No ensuing license may be CE probationary as a result of not meeting continuing education requirements.
Step 3: Earn your CEU hours (discounts below)!
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 required to renew my license?
Yes! You can easily earn all 20 of your Mississippi OT continuing education hours through OT Potential. Our CEU courses and weekly live webinars are AOTA-approved, and you’ll earn a certificate of completion after you pass a short assessment! And, be sure to check out our OT ethics CEU courses, which can help you meet your 2-hour ethics requirement.
Note: Mississippi OT CEU hours can be reported through CE broker.
Here are the details on how this works:
- We report OT Potential course completions every 24 hours.
- OT Potential is approved by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Examiners.
- Our CE Broker # is 50-33236.
Step 4: Renew your license. 🎉
Now it’s time for the big moment. Conveniently, you can renew your license online.
Where can Mississippi OT professionals get the best deals on CEUs?
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Conclusion
Hopefully, you found this post helpful as you pursue your license renewal in Mississippi!
As you can tell, I am a continuing education nerd 🤓, so if you have any other questions about continuing education or your Mississippi OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!
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2 replies on “Mississippi OT License, CEU Requirements, & Discounts!”
I have all of my requirements to renew my 2026 OTR license now. How early can I send the renewal fees and application in? I understand that it is due April 30th, 2026.
Great question, Sue. The MS Department of Health sends out renewal notices 60 days prior to the end of the licensing period, so I would expect an email from them by the end of February.
You can try to log on to see if you can complete your renewal application even sooner here: https://www.msdhpl.webapps.ms.gov/home.aspx (as a non-Mississippi OT I can’t see what the portal looks like inside!)