If you obtained your occupational therapy license in North Dakota, you will need to earn continuing education hours at required intervals 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 North Dakota occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license here.
Step 2: Confirm the North Dakota 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 North Dakota:
Documentation due at time of license renewal, by June 1st* of even numbered years.
*Note that ND OT licenses actually expire and renew on June 30th of even numbered years, however online renewals are due between April 1-June 1. Online renewals submitted after June 1 are subject to a $100 late fee.
How many hours are required?
- OTs/OTAs need 20 contact hours every two years
- 1 contact hour = 50 minutes
Requirements:
- Education topics should relate to your current occupational therapy practice
- You are required to submit certifications of completion for each activity
- There are limits on the number of hours that can be earned for certain activities, such as publishing, presenting, or supervising fieldwork students. There is no limit on self-study online courses!
- Required education hours are prorated for first time renewals
Verify here: North Dakota State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
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Here are the specific occupational therapy continuing education requirements for coursework in North Dakota:
These were copied from the ND OT Board Continuing Education Guidelines, updated 09/2014.
ND STATE BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE
CONTINUING EDUCATION CRITERIA FOR LICENSE RENEWAL
The North Dakota State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice requires documentation of continuing education upon application for license renewal. All licensed Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants must acquire a minimum of twenty contact hours (2.0 CEU’s) within the twenty-four months prior to the date the completed application for renewal of licensure is received by the NDSBOTP office. Continued competency hours may only be used for one renewal of licensure period.
Licensees initially licensed between July first and December thirty-first of the odd-numbered year of the current renewal period are required to complete ten contact hours for that licensing period with twenty contact hours for each subsequent licensing period.
All licensees initially licensed on or after January first of the even-numbered year of the current renewal period have no contact hour requirement and do not renew their license until the following licensing period when the licensee is required to complete twenty contact hours for that and each subsequent licensing period.
Verification: A copy of the certificate, containing licensee’s name, program title, date(s), and contact hours, must be submitted with the application for renewal. If a certificate of completion was not granted for a specific program, the licensee must submit a completed Individual Licenseholder’s Continued Competency Attendance form signed by their supervisor. This form can be printed from the board’s web site, www.ndotboard.com, on the Continued Competency page.
Failure to comply with the continued competency requirements and renewal procedures as outlined in the Board’s rules can result in late fees and delay or denial of the renewal and may result in disciplinary action. The Board may waive or allow exceptions due to extraordinary circumstances.
See the full chapter, 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 all 20 of your North Dakota OT continuing education hours through OT Potential, as long as you meet the requirements outlined above.
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 North Dakota 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 “NorthDakota” to receive a 15% discount—and we’ll donate 15% of your order to NDOTA.
👍 Price of OT Potential with your North Dakota discount = $84.15 (Reg $99)
🎉 Donation amount to NDOTA = $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 NDOTA.
This is one of the cheapest ways to earn your required North Dakota 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.)
Aspire OT also offers complimentary or discounted CE courses for NCOTA members, and is another great avenue for earning your education requirements while supporting your state association!
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 North Dakota OT license renewal, just ask me the comments!
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