Sharp Medical

Occupational Therapy

Licenses & Certifications

Use our interactive Occupational Therapy License & Certification map to find timeframes and direct links to license requirements for each state.

State Specialty Timeframe Notes Application
Alaska OT 4-6 weeks Alaska OT
Alabama OT 1 week Alabama OT
Arkansas OT 2 weeks Fingerprint card required Arkansas OT
Arizona OT Board review - 2nd Friday each month Fingerprint card required Arizona OT
California OT 60 day permit issued once application is received LiveScan or fingerprint card required California OT
Colorado OT 2-3 weeks Colorado OT
Connecticut OT 1-2 weeks Connecticut OT
District of Columbia OT 3 weeks Fingerprint card required District of Columbia OT
Delaware OT 1-2 weeks Need score report- not verification of certification Delaware OT
Florida OT 5-6 weeks Florida OT
Georgia OT 6-8 weeks Fingerprint card required Georgia OT
Hawaii OT 4-6 weeks Hawaii OT
Iowa OT 1-2 weeks Online application Iowa OT
Idaho OT 1-2 weeks Idaho OT
Illinois OT 6-8 weeks Need score report- not verification of certification Illinois OT
Indiana OT 2-4 weeks Fingerprint card required and need score report- not verification of certification Indiana OT
Kansas OT Based on monthly board meetings Kansas OT
Kentucky OT Based on monthly board meetings Kentucky OT
Louisiana OT 6-10 weeks +Board meeting Fingerpring cards required - must appear before board meeting for license Louisiana OT
Massachusetts OT 5-6 weeks License processed through PCS in Tennessee Massachusetts OT
Maryland OT Board review - 3rd Friday of each month Fingerpring cards required - must appear before board meeting for license Maryland OT
Maine OT 2-3 weeks Maine OT
Michigan OT 4-6 weeks Fingerprint card required and need score report- not verification of certification Michigan OT
Minnesota OT 3-4 weeks Need score report- not verification of certification Minnesota OT
Missouri OT 3-4 weeks LiveScan or fingerprint cards required Missouri OT
Mississippi OT 3-4 weeks Mississippi OT
Montana OT 1 week Montana OT
North Carolina OT 1-2 weeks Must request application from board- $10 fee North Carolina OT
North Dakota OT Varies. Licenses are mailed out weekly once all documentation is received Need score report - not verification of certification North Dakota OT
Nebraska OT 1-2 weeks Need score report- not verification of certification Nebraska OT
New Hampshire OT Board review- 4th Monday each month Must obtain criminal history reports from any state lived/worked in (done through state police); request application from board New Hampshire OT
New Jersey OT 8-10 weeks Fingerprint cards required; score report required if NBCOT exam was after 1/1/2003 New Jersey OT
New Mexico OT 1-2 weeks New Mexico OT
Nevada OT 2-3 weeks Nevada OT
New York OT 2-3 weeks New York OT
Ohio OT 3-4 weeks with LiveScan; otherwise 3-4 months LiveScan or fingerprint cards required; Need score report- not verification Ohio OT
Oklahoma OT Can practice 90 days while license is pending Need score report- not verification of certification Oklahoma OT
Oregon OT 1-2 weeks New jurisprudence exam as of 1/1/2014 Oregon OT
Pennsylvania OT 2-3 weeks Effective 1/1/2013, OTs must have minimum of $1M professional liability insurance Pennsylvania OT
Rhode Island OT 4-6 weeks Rhode Island OT
South Carolina OT 4-6 weeks Online application South Carolina OT
South Dakota OT Varies Online application or call board at 605-367-7781. South Dakota OT
Tennessee OT 4-6 weeks Tennessee OT
Texas OT 1-2 weeks Online application; Need score report- not verification of certification Texas OT
Utah OT 2-3 weeks Score report or verification of certification Utah OT
Virginia OT 30 days Online application Virginia OT
Vermont OT 1-2 weeks Vermont OT
Washington OT 6-8 weeks Washington OT
Wisconsin OT 1-2 weeks Wisconsin OT
West Virginia OT 1-2 weeks West Virginia OT