Louisiana OT and OTA license renewal and continuing education
Louisiana rule §1965 requires each occupational therapy practitioner, each year, “the successful completion of not less than 14 contact hours, or 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs) which must include: 1 hours of Ethics (approved by AOTA, LOTA, or NBCOT) and a 1 hour course provided by LSBME on the rules and regulations for OTs and COTAs.”
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.
Source read on November 12, 2026: Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part XLV, Medical Professions (Word document) from the Louisiana Office of the State Register, chapter 19, Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Cycle
“Every license issued by the board under this Subchapter shall be renewed annually on or before its date of expiration”. And: “License may be renewed 8 weeks prior to the last day of the applicant's birth month.” “Current NBCOT registration or certification is not a prerequisite to renewal of a license to practice as an occupational therapy practitioner.”
Approved programs
“To be acceptable as qualified continuing professional education under these rules a program shall be approved by AOTA, LOTA, or NBCOT.” A licensee “may earn up to a maximum of 4 continuing education contact hours per year for providing Level II fieldwork (FW) education”.
Reporting
Documentation goes through the board’s electronic continuing education tracking system and “must be completed prior to renewal of license.”
First renewal
The requirement does not apply to “an occupational therapy practitioner who has held an initial Louisiana license on the basis of examination for a period of less than one year and who has completed the Laws & Rules course prior to first annual renewal.”
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.