Florida Occupational Therapy Laws & Rules
Course Abstract
Florida Occupational Therapy Laws & Rules is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that meets the biennial license renewal requirement of Florida OT/OTAs.
This course addresses the laws and rules contained in the Florida Occupational Therapy Practice Act and the Florida Occupational Therapy Rules. The purposes of this course are to (1) provide the opportunity for a comprehensive reading of the two documents listed above, (2) ensure that Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) in the State of Florida are fully aware of the laws and rules governing the license under which they are practicing, and (3) fulfill the requirement that OTs and OTAs in Florida complete each biennial renewal period two hours of continuing education relating to the Practice of Occupational Therapy.
The laws and rules provided in this course are current as of January 2025. Please be advised that it is the licensed practitioner’s responsibility to stay abreast of changes made to the law and rules. Current laws may be viewed anytime on the Florida Legislature’s website at www.leg.state.fl.us. Current rules may be viewed anytime on the Florida Department of State’s website at www.flrules.org.
Outline
- Introduction
- Part A: Florida Occupational Therapy Laws
- Part B: Florida Occupational Therapy Rules
Note: FL OT/OTAs are allowed to earn up to 12 hours per renewal through “home study,” or non-interactive online courses (such as this one and others provided on this site).
Course #21-63 | 2025 | 30 pages | 15 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Investigate four ways in which the OT Practice Act protects the public
- Differentiate between licensure by examination versus endorsement
- Provide six acts that constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action
- Demonstrate understanding of the term “supervised fieldwork experience”
- Categorize the range of penalties that may be imposed for practice violations
- Break down the requirements for continuing education into hourly components
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID #11546. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, intermediate level, professional issues]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
It was great that I could print out the course & go through it at home with the test questions to answer. Good learning situation and also keeps a record for me that I can refer back to.
Very thorough and glad to have access to all materials; especially to have such a thorough document to refer to in the future if ever needed. Thank you
It's great to have a document that has all the laws and rules - thanks!
This course is always a good review of OT practice standards in the state of Florida.
Love PDR! You make everything so streamlined and I have trust in earning my CEU's through you!
