Nebraska OT and OTA license renewal and continuing education
Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services states: “Each Occupational Therapist must complete 20 hours of continuing education within the 24-month renewal period, beginning August 1 each even-numbered year through August 1 the following even-numbered year.” Occupational therapy assistants need 15 hours in the same period (paraphrased).
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.
Sources read on November 12, 2026: the DHHS Occupational Therapy licensure page and 172 NAC 114, Licensure of Occupational Therapy (effective June 20, 2020).
Cycle
“Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year.” The Licensure Unit sends a renewal notice and continuing education affidavit at least 30 days before (paraphrased).
What the rule adds
172 NAC 114 states that licensees “must complete at least 20 hours of acceptable continuing education if an occupational therapist and 15 hours of acceptable continuing education if an occupational therapy assistant. Continuing education hours must be obtained during the preceding 24-month period.” Accepted activities include association meetings, workshops, seminars, webinars, conferences, college courses, and formal self-study with a test (paraphrased). Caps each period include 10 hours of management courses for OTs (7.5 for OTAs), 2 hours for fieldwork supervision, 10 hours for publications, and 2 hours of informal self-study (paraphrased). The rule names no required topic (paraphrased).
Physical agent modalities
Separately from CE, Nebraska requires a certification before an OT or OTA administers physical agent modalities, and OTAs may only be certified for superficial thermal agents (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.
Compare states: required CE topics by state.
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.