Kansas OT and OTA license renewal and continuing education
Kansas regulation K.A.R. 100-54-7 states: “Each licensee shall submit evidence of completing at least 40 contact hours of continuing education during the preceding 24 months.”
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Source read on November 12, 2026: K.A.R. 100-54-7 in the Secretary of State’s 2021 Supplement to the Kansas Administrative Regulations, Book 3. The State Board of Healing Arts’ own pages load only through scripts and were not read.
Cycle
Evidence is submitted with the renewal application in each odd-numbered year, and none is required for renewals in even-numbered years (paraphrased).
First renewal
A licensee first licensed within one year of an odd-year renewal date does not submit CE for that first period. One licensed for more than one but less than two years submits at least 20 contact hours (paraphrased).
What counts
“A contact hour shall consist of 60 minutes of instruction, unless otherwise specified in this regulation.” Content must relate to occupational therapy or similar areas, and “The licensee shall acquire at least 30 contact hours from one or more of the following: class I, class IV, class V, and class VI.” Extensions of up to six months are available for good cause (paraphrased).
Required topics
None named. The official source this page quotes sets the CE hours but does not name a required topic (read November 12, 2026). Other state laws can still apply, so confirm with the board before you renew.
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What this page does not do
It covers the state occupational therapy license only, and only what the official page or pages named above say. It does not cover NBCOT certification renewal, does not list fees, and does not replace the board’s own instructions. Rules change; check the board before you renew.