Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 114 - LICENSURE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 172-114-008 - CONTINUING EDUCATION

Current through June 17, 2024
On or before August 1st of each
				  even-numbered year, individuals holding an active license in the State of
				  Nebraska must complete at least 20 hours of acceptable continuing education if
				  an occupational therapist and 15 hours of acceptable continuing education if an
				  occupational therapy assistant. Continuing education hours must be obtained
				  during the preceding 24-month period.
008.01
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOUR
				CALCULATIONS.
The following provides the hour calculations for
				acceptable continuing education.
008.01(A)
PROGRAMS AT STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS.
Includes, but is not limited to, a meeting of the Nebraska or other state
				occupational therapy associations or the American Occupational Therapy
				Association. Must relate directly to the theory of Occupational Therapy.
				Documentation must include a certificate of attendance and a program outline or
				objectives. One hour for each hour of attendance.
008.01(B)
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS,
				WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES.
The content of the continuing education
				activity must relate to occupational therapy whether the subject is research,
				treatment, documentation, or education management, and includes monitored
				videotapes, and in-service programs. Documentation must include a certificate
				of attendance and a program outline or objectives. One hour for each hour of
				attendance.
008.01(C)
UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE SPONSORED COURSES.
The content of the course
				must relate to occupational therapy whether the subject is research, treatment,
				documentation, education, or management. Documentation must include an official
				transcript and a program outline or objectives.
008.01(D)
FORMAL
				SELF-STUDY.
The content of the self-study activity must relate to
				occupational therapy whether the subject is research, treatment, documentation,
				education, or management. The self-study program must have a testing mechanism.
				Documentation must include a certificate of completion and a program outline or
				objectives. One hour for each hour of attendance.
008.01(E)
MANAGEMENT
				COURSES.
Must pertain to the practice of occupational therapy. An
				occupational therapist may complete a maximum of 10 hours of continuing
				education utilizing management courses each 24-month renewal period. An
				occupational therapy assistant may complete a maximum of
				7.5 hours of continuing education
				utilizing management courses each 24-month renewal period. Documentation must
				include a certificate of attendance and a program outline or objectives. One
				hour for each hour of attendance.
008.01(F)
SUPERVISION.
Student supervision by an occupational
				therapist or occupational therapy assistant. One contact hour is earned for
				being a primary direct clinical supervisor for each student's entire level II
				fieldwork experience. Licensee may receive a maximum of 2 contact hours of
				continuing education by supervising a student each 24-month renewal period.
				Documentation must include a copy of the signature page of the completed
				fieldwork evaluation form for each supervised student.
008.01(G)
RESEARCH.
Participation in research or other scholarly activities that result in
				professional publication or acceptance for publication that relate to
				occupational therapy. Four contact hours will be received for each publication.
				Licensees may earn up to a maximum of 10 contact hours of continuing education
				each 24-month renewal period for authorship, editorship, co-authorship,
				co-editorship, or all of these, of a juried publication relating to
				occupational therapy. Documentation must include a copy of the final
				publication or verification of publication.
008.01(H)
INFORMAL
				SELF-STUDY.
A licensee may earn up to a maximum of 2 contact hours
				of continuing education each 24-month renewal period for completion of the
				following activities or a combination of such activities:
(1) Reading related to occupational therapy
				practice;
(2) Observing other
				occupational therapists;
(3)
				Viewing videotapes without a supervisor; and
(4) Quality assurance or peer review studies.
008.01(H)(i)
DOCUMENTATION.
Documentation when reading or viewing videotapes
				must include the name of the article, book or videotape and a brief synopsis of
				what was learned. Documentation, when observing other therapists and
				participating in quality assurance and peer review studies, must include a
				statement from the licensee explaining what was learned.
008.01(I)
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
				SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS.
A licensee will earn 20
				contact hours of continuing education each 24-month renewal period for
				successful completion of a nationally recognized specialty certification
				examination related to an area of advanced practice in the field of
				occupational therapy. Documentation must include a copy of the
				certification.
008.01(J)
PRESENTATIONS.
One hour credit will be awarded for
				each hour of scientific presentation by a licensee at workshops, seminars,
				in-service training, conferences, or guest lectures which relate to the
				practice of occupational therapy. A licensee may receive continuing education
				credit for only the initial presentation during a renewal period. Credit will
				not be given for subsequent presentations of the same program. A licensee may
				complete a maximum of 4 hours of continuing education credit for presentations
				in a 24-month renewal period. A licensee's documentation must include the
				presentation outline, course objectives, date, location, time, and type of
				audience.
008.01(K)
NON-ACCEPTABLE CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Continuing
				education credit will not be awarded for programs where the content does not
				relate to occupational therapy whether the subject is research, treatment,
				documentation, education, or management, including but not limited to:
(i) Medical terminology courses;
(ii) Occupational therapy on-the-job
				training;
(iii) Occupational
				therapy orientation programs, including orientation to new policies,
				procedures, equipment, forms, responsibilities, services, etc.; or
(iv) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other
				related training.