To help you maintain your Nevada 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 Nevada OT and OTA CEU requirements for your renewal, then go into a 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 NV License and CEU Requirements
Here are the basics occupational therapists and OT assistants need to know in Nevada:
| NV CE Contact Hours Required (Occupational Therapist) | 24 hours |
| NV CE Contact Hours Required (Occupational Therapist Assistant) | 24 hours |
| CEU Due Date | Every 2 years |
| Next Renewal Date | From initial licensure date |
| OTs: Max number of requirement hours that can be earned at OT Potential | 24 hours |
| OTAs: Max number of hours that can be earned at OT Potential | 24 hours |
| Verify CEU Requirments | State of Nevada Board of Occupational Therapy |
| Scope of Practice/ Licensure Law (links) | Nevada Revised Statutes §640A.050 |
| Other Requirements | – |
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Steps and Details about Renewing your OT license in Nevada.
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 Nevada occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.
Step 2: Confirm the Nevada 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 details for coursework in Nevada
- A maximum of 10 hours of carryover is allowed towards the following renewal cycle
- New licensees who obtained their standard license within a year of graduating an OT program are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education
- Any CE activity approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association or NBCOT is acceptable
Here are the full details, copied from the current Nevada Administrative Code, updated 2024.
CHAPTER 640A – OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 7 and NAC 640A.101, a person with a standard license shall complete, to the satisfaction of the Board, at least 24 hours of continuing education per biennial renewal cycle.
2. If the licensee obtains more than 24 hours of continuing education during a biennial renewal cycle, he or she may carry over a maximum of 10 hours towards completion of his or her requirement for continuing education for the following biennial renewal cycle.
3. A person may receive credit for fieldwork supervision, the completion of a particular continuing education course or the achievement of a passing score on the Nevada Occupational Therapy Jurisprudence Examination only once during a biennial renewal cycle.
4. A person who obtains a standard license within 12 months of graduation from an accredited educational program in occupational therapy is required to obtain 12 hours of continuing education in order to renew the license for the first time.
5. A licensee shall comply with the requirements for continuing education, including, without limitation, submitting to the Board a list of any courses and activities that the licensee completed to satisfy the provisions of this section. The materials described in this subsection must be submitted at the time, as established by the Board, the licensee is required to submit to the Board the application for the renewal of his or her license.
6. To ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, the Board will conduct random audits of the continuing education completed by licensees.
7. A licensee who is an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this section if:
(a) The licensee submits to the Board proof of the licensee’s certification as an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant, as applicable; and
(b) The expiration date of the certification is more than 12 months after the date on which the licensee is required to submit to the Board the application for the renewal of his or her license.
8. The Board will convert into hours of continuing education any units of continuing education obtained through the successful completion of a course or activity provided or approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or its successor organization, or the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, or its successor organization.
Read the full chapter here, 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 24 of your Nevada OT continuing education hours through OT Potential. Our CEU courses and monthly live webinars generally are AOTA approved, and you’ll earn a certificate of completion after you pass a short assessment!
Step 4: Renew your license. 🎉
Ok, now it’s time for the big moment.
You can renew your license online.
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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 Nevada OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!
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