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Michigan Board of Occupational Therapists
Impact CE's distance-learning courses meet the continuing education requirements of the Michigan Board of Occupational Therapists, accepted under our AOTA approval.
- Total Hours Required
- 20 CE credit hours every 2 years
- May Be Online / Home Study
- 10 CE credit hours the rest must be earned elsewhere
- Mandatory Requirements
- 3 pain and symptom management, implicit bias training, human trafficking
- Our Courses That Count
- 30 including every mandatory requirement
Mandatory Requirements
These hours count toward your 20 CE credit hours, but must cover specific content.
Pain and Symptom Management
A minimum of one (1) hour must be earned in the area of pain and symptom management.
Implicit Bias Training
A minimum of one (1) hour must be earned in the area of implicit bias training.
Human Trafficking
Completion of training to identify victims of human trafficking is required for initial licensure that meets the standards of Administrative Rule 338.1215. This is a one-time training. Licensees seeking renewal must certify on their renewal applications that prior to renewing their license they have completed a one-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets the standards in Administrative Rule 338.1215.
Credentials This Covers
Every credential below carries the same requirements.
- OT Occupational Therapy (OT)
- OTA Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)
Each requires 20 CE credit hours to renew.
About This Approval
20 CE credits must be completed during every 2-year renewal period, approved by the board as follows:
- One-half of the required continuing education contact hours shall be completed using live, synchronous and interactive courses and programs.
- No more than 10 credit hours may be earned during a 24-hour period for online or electronic media, such as videos, internet web-based seminars, video conferences, on-line continuing education programs, and online journal articles that are asynchronous and not interactive.
Pain and Symptom Management: A minimum of 1 hour of the required continuing education must be earned in the area of pain and symptom management.
Implicit Bias Training: Licensees seeking renewal must have completed a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant’s license cycle.
Human Trafficking: Licensees seeking renewal must have completed training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets the standards in Administrative Rule 338.1215 prior to renewing their license. The training must only be completed one time.
Courses That Count
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Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW
Identifying & Addressing Implicit Bias: A Workshop
Profession Group
John O'Halloran PT, DPT, OCS, Cert MDt, SCTM Level-1 Practitioner
Manual Therapy and Corrective Exercises for Common Orthopedic Conditions
Profession Group
Katherine Daly, Ph.D.
The Professional Burnout Course: Tools and Techniques for Promoting Wellbeing in Healthcare Professionals
Board Contact
- Board
- Michigan Board of Occupational Therapists
- Official Page
- aca-prod.accela.com
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
Ottawa Building
611 W. Ottawa
P.O. Box 30004
Lansing, MI 48909
Professional Licensing Phone: (517) 241-0199
Professional Licensing Email: BPLH[email protected]
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/ot
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Impact CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy (Provider # 50-315).
A Note on Accuracy
We keep this current, but board rules change without notice — interpreting your state's rules and confirming course relevance is ultimately your responsibility.
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