States that Accept AOTA Approval / PT State Boards’ Approval Reciprocity
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. At the time of listing, these states currently recognize AOTA Approved Providers for OT continuing education either in regulatory language or by formal written communication to AOTA. For an up-to-date list, see the AOTA website.
| Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona* California Delaware District of Columbia Florida **(self-report to CE Broker) |
Georgia* Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana* Maryland Massachusetts Michigan |
Minnesota Mississippi* Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York |
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island |
South Carolina* South Dakota Tennessee* Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin (self study courses only) |
*see CE Broker
**FL licensees may need to self-submit courses in CE Broker
Disclaimer: Rehab Education LLC provides this list for your convenience. At the time of listing, the following state boards accept courses by virtue of approval by other organizations. It is the responsibility of the participant registering for a course to check with their state board to confirm rules and regulations regarding acceptance of contact hours for live and online courses.
The following PT Boards accept courses approved by other PT State boards*:
| Alaska Delaware District of Columbia Hawaii Illinois |
Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan Montana |
North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee |
Utah Vermont Virginia Wyoming |
The following PT Boards accept courses approved by other APTA state associations*:
| Alaska Arizona Delaware District of Columbia Florida **(self-report to CE Broker) Georgia |
Kansas Kentucky Mississippi Missouri North Carolina North Dakota |
Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia Wyoming |
The following PT Boards do not require pre-approval for continuing education activities as long as they are “directly related to the licensee’s practice of physical therapy” and/or meet the guidelines established by the board.
| Alabama Colorado Connecticut Iowa New Hampshire Washington Wisconsin |
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*NBCOT…National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (view PDU requirements)
+HTCC… Hand Therapy Certification Commission (view recertification requirements)
Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC): This course is accepted by HTCC towards re-certification.