Wisconsin Administrative Code › Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter OT 3 - Biennial License Renewal › Section OT 3.06 - Continuing education

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose and intent of continuing education in occupational
				therapy is to assure the public of the expectation and obligation that
				practitioners maintain currency, knowledge levels and professional competence.
				Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants shall complete
				continuing education as follows:
(1)
			 Each holder of a license as an occupational therapist shall, at the time of
			 applying for renewal of the license, certify that the licensee has completed at
			 least 24 points of acceptable continuing education during the 2-year period
			 immediately preceding the renewal date under s. 440.08(2) (a) 52.,
			 Stats.
(2) Each holder of a license
			 as an occupational therapy assistant shall, at the time of applying for renewal
			 of the license, certify that the licensee has completed at least 24 points of
			 acceptable continuing education during the 2-year period immediately preceding
			 the renewal date under s. 440.08(2) (a) 53., Stats.
(3) At least 12 points of the continuing
			 education required under subs. (1) and (2) shall be accumulated through 2 or
			 more professional development activities listed under Table OT 3.06 that are
			 related to occupational therapy. The remainder of the continuing education
			 required under subs. (1) and (2) shall be accumulated through courses,
			 programs, or other educational activities related to the licensee's practice.
			 In Table OT 3.06, "contact hour" means not less than 50 minutes of actual
			 professional activity.
TABLE OT 3.06
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
							 ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
							 POINTS
(a) Attendance at academic credit
							 courses.
4 points per academic credit.
(b) Attendance at seminars, workshops, lectures,
							 professional conferences, interactive on-line courses, video courses, and
							 webinars approved by the Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association, the
							 American Occupational Therapy Association, or National Board for Certification
							 in Occupational Therapy.
1 point per contact hour of attendance.
(c) Satisfactory completion of a self-study course
							 approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association or other related
							 recognized professional associations.
4 points per continuing education unit.
(d) Review of an American Occupational Therapy
							 Association continuing education article and successful completion of the
							 associated examination.
1 point per article.
(e) Attendance at employer-provided continuing
							 education, including video and non-interactive online courses.
1 point per contact hour of attendance.
(f) Initial completion of board certification in
							 physical rehabilitation, mental health, pediatrics, or gerontology from the
							 American Occupational Therapy Association, or certification in
							 neurorehabilitation, pediatrics, hand therapy, neuro-devel-opmental treatment,
							 case management, and rehabilitation counseling.
12 points.
(fm) Specialty certification in low vision; driving
							 and community mobility; school system; environmental modification; or feeding,
							 eating, and swallowing from the American Occupational Therapy
							 Association.
10 points.
(g) Authorship of a book in occupational therapy or a
							 related professional area.
12 points.
(h) Publication of one or more chapters of a book in
							 occupational therapy or a related professional area.
6 points.
(i) Publication of an article in a non-peer-reviewed
							 publication, such as OT Practice, SIS Quarterly, and Advance.
4 points.
(j) Publication of an article in peer-reviewed
							 professional publications, including journals, book chapters, and research
							 papers.
6 points.
(k) Development of alternative media materials,
							 including computer software, programs and video instructional
							 material.
6 points.
(l) Development of a quality assurance study for
							 clinical program improvement.
6 points.
(m) Clinical or theoretical research as the principal
							 researcher where an abstract is prepared.
12 points.
(n) Professional presentations.
Note:
No additional points are given for
							 subsequent presentations of the same content.
2 points per contact hour. No additional points are
							 given for subsequent presentations of the same content.
(o) Providing or pursuing professional mentoring for
							 skill advancement in occupational therapy.
1 point for each 2 contact hours.
(p) Student fieldwork supervision - Level I
							 fieldwork.
2 points.
(q) Student fieldwork supervision - Level II
							 fieldwork.
8 points.
(r) Reimbursement or ethics courses.
1 point per contact hour.
(4)
			 Certificates of completion or other evidence of compliance with this section
			 shall be retained by each license holder for at least 2 years following the
			 biennium in which the continuing education was completed.
(5) The board shall audit any licensee who is
			 under investigation by the board for alleged misconduct for compliance with
			 this section.
(6) During the time
			 between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period,
			 new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education
			 requirements.
(7) A licensee may
			 apply to the board for a postponement or waiver of the requirements of this
			 section on the grounds of prolonged illness, disability, or other grounds
			 constituting hardship. The board shall consider each request individually on
			 its merits and may grant a postponement, partial waiver, or total waiver of the
			 requirements.