The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at South Arkansas Community College cannot confirm whether it meets the requirements for professional license in the student's state.
The following is a list of professional licensure boards for the 50 states, Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico, including website links. This information is current as of: February 24, 2018. If needed, more current information could be sought by completing an internet search by:
- going to http://www.google.com, and
- using search terms such: occupational therapy license, occupational therapy regulation, occupational therapy state licensure, and searching (with the previously listed terms) the name of the state, Washington D.C., or Puerto Rico.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at South Arkansas Community College advises the student to determine whether the Program meets the requirements for licensure in the state the where the student lives.
- Alabama: Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.ot.alabama.gov
Alaska: Alaska Physical and Occupational Therapy Board
Web site: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/PhysicalTherapyOccupationalTherapy.aspx
- Arizona: Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Web site: http://www.occupationaltherapyboard.az.gov/
Arkansas: Arkansas State Medical Board
Web site: http://www.armedicalboard.org/Professionals/OccupationalTherapistandAssistant.aspx
California: California Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.bot.ca.gov/
- Colorado: Office of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.dora.state.co.us/occupational-therapists/index.htm
- Connecticut: Department of Public Health Occupational Therapist Assistant Licensure
Web site: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=389454
- Delaware: Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/occupationaltherapy/index.shtml
- District of Columbia: Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://doh.dc.gov/service/occupational-therapy-licensing
- Florida: Florida Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: http://floridasoccupationaltherapy.gov/
- Georgia: Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/36
- Hawaii: Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Area: Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/occupational/
- Idaho: Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses
Web site: http://www.ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=OCT
- Illinois: Illinois Occupational Therapy Board
Web site: http://www.idfpr.com/profs/OccTherapy.asp
- Indiana: Professional Licensing Agency: Occupational Therapy Committee
Web site: http://www.in.gov/pla/ot.htm
- Iowa: Iowa Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://idph.iowa.gov/licensure/iowa-board-of-physical-and-occupational-therapy
- Kansas: Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Web site: http://www.ksbha.org/
Kentucky: Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://bot.ky.gov/
- Louisiana: Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Web site: http://www.lsbme.la.gov
- Maine: Maine Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/occupational/index.html
Maryland: Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: https://health.maryland.gov/botp/Pages/home.aspx
- Massachusetts: Board of Allied Health Professions
Web site: http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/ah/
- Michigan: Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-27417_27529_27545---,00.html
- Minnesota: Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/hop/otp/index.html
- Mississippi: Mississippi State Department of Health
Web site: http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/30,0,82.html
Missouri: Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://pr.mo.gov/octherapy.asp- Montana: Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: http://www.ot.mt.gov
- Nebraska: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_rcs_ot_ot.aspx
- Nevada: State of Nevada Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.nvot.info
- New Hampshire: Office of Professional Licensure and Certification – Office of Licensed Allied Health Professionals
Web site: http://www.oplc.nh.gov/allied-health/index.htm
- New Jersey: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs - Occupational Therapy Advisory Council
Web site: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ot
- New Mexico: Boards and Commissions
Web site: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Occupational_Therapy.aspx
- New York: Office of the Professions – Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/ot/
- North Carolina: North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.ncbot.org/
- North Dakota: North Dakota State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
Web site: http://www.ndotboard.com
Ohio: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board
Web site: http://www.otptat.ohio.gov
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Web site: http://www.okmedicalboard.org/occupational_therapists
- Oregon: Oregon Occupational Therapy Licensing Board
Web site: http://www.otlb.state.or.us
- Pennsylvania: State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure
Web site: http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/OccupationalTherapy/Pages/default.aspx#.VorHzLYrKJA
- Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Web site: http://www.salud.gov.pr/Profesionales-y-Proveedores/Pages/default.aspx - Rhode Island: Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://sos.ri.gov/openmeetings/?page=view_entity&id=259
- South Carolina: South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/OccupationalTherapy/
- South Dakota: South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Web site:http://www.sdbmoe.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=10 - Tennessee: Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/ot-board.html
- Texas: Executive Council of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners
Web site: http://www.ptot.texas.gov/occupational-therapy
- Utah: Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing – Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/occupational_therapy.html
- Vermont: Office of Professional Regulation – Occupational Therapy
Web site: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/occupational-therapy.aspx
- Virginia: Virginia Board of Medicine – Occupational Therapy Advisory Board
Web site: http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Medicine/advisory/ot/
- Washington: Washington State Department of Health – Occupational Therapist
http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/OccupationalTherapist
- West Virginia: West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://www.wvbot.org/
- Wisconsin: Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board
Web site: https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/OT/Default.aspx
- Wyoming: Wyoming Board of Occupational Therapy
Web site: http://ot.state.wy.us/