Florida OT and OTA license renewal and continuing education
The Florida Board of Occupational Therapy lists 26 hours for each renewal: 22 general hours, 2 on medical errors, and 2 on Florida laws and rules, with “A minimum of fourteen (14) ‘Live’ CE hours.”
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Sources read on November 12, 2026: the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant licensing and renewal pages. The continuing education section speaks to “Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants”.
Cycle
The board’s Licensing & Renewals page says it “requires licensees to renew their licenses biennially”. The occupational therapist page states: “Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2027”.
Hours and required topics
The table lists “General Hours” 22, “Medical Error” 2, and “Laws and Rules” 2, each topic course to be offered by a board-approved provider (paraphrased). A first-time renewal also includes “1 hour of HIV/AIDS course”, described as “a first renewal only requirement”.
Live and home study
The page states: “At least fourteen (14) of the required hours per biennium must be in person or from interactive, real-time courses.” It also states: “A licensee may receive continuing education credit for no more than twelve (12) hours of home study education per biennium.” It says one contact hour “equals a minimum of fifty (50) minutes.”
First renewal
Licensees renewing for the first time who were licensed in the second half of the biennium are exempt from the 26 general hours but complete 3 hours: 1 on HIV/AIDS and 2 on prevention of medical errors. Those licensed in the first half complete all 26 plus the HIV/AIDS hour (paraphrased). The page states: “Continuing education hours can only be credited after one is licensed and within the current biennium dates in which they are taken.”
Reporting
The page points licensees to CE Broker to find approved courses. The pages read do not state how long licensees must keep their own records or name a carryover allowance.
What this page does not do
It covers the state occupational therapy license only, and only what the official page or pages named above say. It does not cover NBCOT certification renewal, does not list fees, and does not replace the board’s own instructions. Rules change; check the board before you renew.