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Occupational Therapy is regulated largely by the
NBCOT; (National Board for
Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.). Their web site is excellent for
OT's. Licensing requirements vary quite dramatically by state. This page
will provide you links to each State Licensing Board, along with contact
information; and, as we develop it, a brief summary of salient points for
licensing in that state. If any states have developed a web site, and we've
missed it, please let us know via e-mail:
Also, if you find any out of date information, we would very much appreciate
your informing us. We will do our best to be accurate, but cannot guarantee
that. Please refer to each State Board for the latest information. Alabama: 64 North Union Street, Suite 734,
Montgomery, AL 36130 (334) 353-4466 (334) 353-4465 (fax) email:
acosby@asbot.state.al.us Alaska: Dept.
of Commerce & Economic Development, Division of Occupational Licensing, State
OT & PT Board, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 Arizona:
AZ Board of OT Examiners, 5060 North 19th Ave. Suite #216, Phoenix, AZ
85015, Phone: (602) 589-8352, Fax: (602) 589-8354 email:
abote@primenet.com Arkansas: AR State Medical
Board, 2100 Riverfront Drive, Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72202-1793, Phone:
(501) 296-1802, Fax: (501) 296-1805 California:
OT Association of CA, 4600 Northgate Blvd., Suite 135, Sacramento, CA 95834,
(916) 567-7000 Colorado: Trademark Law, (Does
not regulate OTAs): OT Association of Colorado, 809 North Cascade Avenue, Suite
C, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Connecticut:
Department of Public Health, OT Licensure, 410 Capitol Avenue, Mail Stop #12APP,
P.O. Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308, (860) 509-7561 Delaware: DE State Board of OT, Division of Professional
Regulation, Cannon Bldg., Suite 203, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904,
(302) 739-4522, ext. 207 District of Columbia: DC Department of Health, Office of
Professional Licensing, 825 North Capitol Street, Northeast Suite 2224,
Washington, D.C. 20002 Florida:
Florida Department of Health, Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, 2020
Capital Circle, S.E., BIN #C05, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3255, (850) 488-0595 Georgia: GA Board
of OT, Examining Board Division, 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217-3858,
Phone: (912) 207-1300, Fax: (912) 207-1633 Hawaii: Registration; (Does not regulate OTA professional
and Vocational Licensing Division, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Department,
P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801, Phone: (808) 586-3000 Fax: (808)
586-2877
Idaho: ID State Board of Medicine, P.O. Box 83720, 280 N.
8th Street, Suite 202, Boise, ID 83720-0058, Phone: (208) 334-2822; Fax:
(208) 334-2801.
Illinois: Department of
Professional Regulation, Licensure Maintenance Unit (LMU), 320 W. Washington
Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield, IL 62786 Phone: (217)
782-0458, Fax: (217) 782-7645. Indiana: A certification state; there is a
Health Professions Bureau,
and general information at the state:
Health Professions Bureau Iowa: Professional Licensure Office, PT and OT Board of
Examiners, Lucas State Office Bldg., 4th Floor, 321 East 12th Street, Des
Moines, IA 50319-0075 Kansas: Still a
registration state; KS State Board of Healing Arts, 235 South Topeka Blvd.,
Topeka, KS 66603-3068, Phone: (785) 296-7413 Fax: (785) 296-0852. Kentucky: KY OT Board, P.O. Box 1360, Frankfort, KY
40602-1360, Phone; (502) 564-3296 Fax: (502) 564-4818,
Glenda.Gordon@mail.state.ky.us
Louisiana: LA State Board of Medical Examiners, 630 Camp
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-0250, P.O. Box 30250, New Orleans, LA
70190-0250, Phone: (504) 524-6763, Fax: (504) 568-8893. Maine: Dept. of
Professional & Financial Regulation, Board of OT Practice, State House Station
#35, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: (207) 624-8626, Fax: (207) 624-8637
Maryland: Metro
Exec. Office Bldg., State Board of OT, 3rd Floor, Rm. 314, 4201
Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215-2299, Phone: (410) 764-4728, Fax:
(410) 764-5987. Massachusetts:
Board of Allied Health Professions, Division of Registration, 239 Causeway
Street, Suite #500 Boston, MA 02114, Phone: (617) 727-3071, Fax: (617)
727-2669. Michigan: A registration state: Dept. of Consumer Industry
Services, Office of Health Services, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909-7518,
Phone: (517) 335-0918. Minnesota: A
registration state: Minnesota Department of Health, 121 East Seventh Place,
P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164-0975, Phone: (651) 282-5624. Mississippi: Professional Licensure, MS State Department of
Health, 500 B East Woodrow Wilson Blvd., Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601)
987-4153, Fax: (601) 987-3784. Missouri:
Office of Health Care Providers, Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Phone:
(573) 751-0877, Fax: (573) 751-1155. Montana: Dept. of
Commerce, MT Board of OT, 111 N. Jackson, P.O. Box 200513, Helena, MT
59620-0513, Phone: (406) 444-3091. Nebraska:
Division of Professional Licensing, Rehabilitation & Community
Services Section, Health & Human Services, P.O. Box 94986, Lincoln, NE
68509-4986, Phone: (402) 471-0547, Fax: (402) 471-3577. Nevada: Board of OT, P.O. Box 70220, Reno, NV 89570-0220,
Phone: (775) 857-1700, Fax: (775) 857-212. New Hampshire: NH Board of Medicine, OT Licensure,
Health and Welfare Bldg. 2 Industrial Park Drive, Suite #8. Concord, NH
03301, Phone: (603) 271-8389, Fax (603) 271-6702. New Jersey: Regulations pending on licensure: Advisory
Council of OT, P.O. Box 45037, Newark, NJ 07101, Phone: (973) 504-6570,
Fax: (973) 648-3536. New Mexico:
NM Board of OT Practice, 2055 South Pacheco, Suite #400, P.O. Box 25101,
Santa Fe, NM 87505, Phone: (505) 476-7117, Fax: (505) 476-7095, New York:
OT's are licensed, OTA's are registered: NY State Board of OT, Room 3013 CEC,
Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230, Phone: (518) 473-0221, Fax: (518)
474-3817. North Carolina: NC Board of OT, P.O. Box 2280, Raleigh, NC
27602, Phone: (919) 832-1380, Fax; (919) 833-1059. North Dakota: ND State Board of OT Practice, P.O. Box 4005,
Bismarck, ND 58502-4005, Phone: (701) 250-0847. Ohio: Ohio OT, PT
& AT Board, 77 South High Street, 16th Floor, Columbus, OH
43266-0317, Phone: (614) 466-3774, Fax: (614) 995-0816, e-mail:
SRS-OPT-CW@Ohio.GOV. Oklahoma: Board
of Medical Licensure & Supervision, P.O. Box 18256, Oklahoma City, OK 73154,
Phone: (405) 848-6841, Fax: (405) 848-8240, e-mail:
osbmls@osbmls.state.ok.us
Oregon: OR OT Licensing Board, 800 NE Oregon #21, Suite
407, Portland, OR 97232, Phone: (503) 731-4048, Fax: (503) 731-4207,
e-mail: peggy.g.smith@state.or.us.
Pennsylvania: state
Board of OT, Education and Licensure, Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649,
Phone: (717) 783-1389, e-mail:CFLINCHU@dos.state.pa.us.
Puerto Rico: Department of Health, Office of Regulations &
Certification of Health Professions, Call Box 10200, San Juan, PR 00908-0200,
Phone: (787) 725-8121, Fax: (787) 725-7903. Rhode Island: Division of Professional Regulation, 3 Capitol
Hill, Room 104, Providence, RI 02908-5097, Phone: (401) 222-2827, ext. 106.
South Carolina:
Board of OT, 110 Centerview Drive, Columbia, SC 29210, P.O. Box 11329,
Columbia, SC 29210, Phone: (803) 896-4683, Fax: (803) 896-4719, South Dakota:
SD Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners, 1323 S. Minnesota Avenue, Sioux
Falls, SD 57105, Phone: (605) 336-1965. Tennessee:
TN Board of OT & PT Examiners, 425 5th Avenue North, Cordell
Building, 1st Floor, Nashville, TN 37247-1010, Phone: (615)
532-5135, Fax: (615) 532-5164. Texas:
executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, Texas
Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, 333 Guadalupe, Suite #2-510, Austin,
TX 78701-3942, Phone: (512) 305-6900, Fax: (512) 305-695, e-mail:
ECPTOTE@mail.capnet.state.tx.us.
Utah : Division
of Occupational & Professional Licensing, 160 East 300 South, P.O. Box
146741, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741, Phone: (801) 530-6632, Fax: (801)
530-6511. Vermont: Secretary
of State’s Office, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-1106, Phone: (802)
828-2390, Fax: (802) 828-0465. Virginia: VA Board
of Medicine, 6606 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor, Richmond, VA
23230-1717, Phone: (804) 662-7664.
Washington: Dept. of Health, OT Board, P.O. Box 47868,
Olympia, WA 98504-7868, Phone: (360) 236-4872, Fax: (360) 753-0657. e-mail:carol.neva@doh.wa.gov.
West Virginia: WV Board of OT, 119 South Price Street.
Kingwood, WV 26537, Phone: (304) 329-0480. Wisconsin: State of
WI Dept. of Reg. & Licensing, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708-8935, Phone:
(608) 266-2112 or (608) 266-1396, Fax: (608) 261-7083. Wyoming: Occupational Licensing Officer, Wyoming Board of
OT, 1116 Logan Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002, Phone: (307) 432-0488; Fax:
(307) 432-0492 Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association (KOTA) Michigan Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA) Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA) Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA) Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA) Texas Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA) Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA) The American Occupation Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) -
www.aota.org The Council On Licensure, Enforcement & Regulation (CLEAR) -
www.clearhq.org Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC) -
www.cacenter.org National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) -
www.noca.org Interprofessional Workgroup on Health Professions Regulation -
www.ncsbn.org/iwhpr.html Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB) -
www.farb.org Educational Testing Service (ETS) -
www.toefl.org National Commission on Continued Competence -
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