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Occupational Therapists

Special Requirements

Requirements of Licensure as an Occupational Therapist.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

An applicant for licensure shall submit the following on forms provided by the board:

1. A completed application and a fee

2. Verification of professional education in occupational therapy

3. Verification of practice as specified on the application form.

4. Documentation of passage of the national examination

5. If licensed or certified in any other jurisdiction, verification that there has been no disciplinary action taken or pending in that jurisdiction.

EDUCATION:

A. An applicant who has received his professional education in the United States, its possessions or territories, shall successfully complete all academic and fieldwork requirements of an accredited educational program as verified by the ACOTE.

B. An applicant who has received his professional education outside the United States, its possessions or territories, shall successfully complete all academic and clinical fieldwork requirements of a program approved by a member association of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists as verified by the candidate's occupational therapy program director and as required by the NBCOT and submit proof of proficiency in the English language by passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score acceptable to the board. TOEFL may be waived upon evidence of English proficiency.

C. An applicant who does not meet the educational requirements as prescribed in subsection A or B of this section but who has received certification by the NBCOT as an occupational therapist shall be eligible for licensure in Virginia and shall provide the board verification of his education, training and work experience acceptable to the board.

EXAM:

An applicant for licensure to practice as an occupational therapist shall submit evidence to the board that he or she has passed the certification examination for an occupational therapist and any other examination required for initial certification from the NBCOT. (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy)

Required Fees:

Initial License - $130
Reinstatement of the occupational therapist license which has been lapsed for two years or more - $180
License renewal (active) - $135
License renewal (inactive) - $70
Late renewal application fee within one renewal cycle - $50
Letter of good standing or verification to another state for a license - $10
Reinstatement of licensure - $2,000
Returned check shall be $35.
Duplicate license - $5
Duplicate wall certificate - $15

For More Information, Contact:

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
The Eugene B. Casey Building
800 South Frederick Avenue
Suite 200
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150
Phone: 301.990.7979
Fax: 301.869.8492
http://www.nbcot.org/

Virginia Department Of Health Professions
Board Of Medicine
6603 West Broad St., 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: 804.662.9908
TTY: 804.662.7197
Fax: 804.662.9517
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/

Virginia Occupational Therapy Association
2314-C Commerce Center Drive
Rockville, VA 23416
Phone: 804.749.8001
Fax: 804.749.8003
[email protected]

The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)