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Occupational Therapy Licensing Board

Application Form Information
APPLICATION FORMS
For an OT Application Form use the links below:
 
Click here for OT Application form in pdf.
 
Click here for OT Application form in word. 
 
You can find the NBCOT verification request form here or at their web site at www.nbcot.org
 
Have each state(s) where you have ever been licensed in to send a verification to Oregon.  Either order it from that state web site or Click here for state request form you can use. Be sure to pay their fee or it won't be sent.

For an OT Assistant Application Form use the link below
 
Click here for OT Assistant application form in pdf.
 
Click here for OT Assistant application form in word.
 
Click here for NBCOT verification request form or see their web site at www.nbcot.org 
 
Have each state(s) where you have ever been licensed in to send a verification to Oregon.  Either order it from that state web site or Click here for state request form you can use. Be sure to pay their fee or it won't be sent.

FEES for APPLICATIONS
Fees are either for a one-year or a two-year license
For OT Licenses:
The application fee for an initial Oregon occupational therapy license application is currently $175 (which includes the $100 application fee and the second year $75 fee) and will expire May, 2014.
 
For OTA licenses:
The application fee for the initial Oregon occupational therapy assistant license application is $120 (which includes the $70 application fee and the second year $50 fee) and will expire May, 2014. 
 
CLARIFICATION NOTE:  We license in even years: May 2010 to May 2012; May 2012 to May 2014.
 
-  If you apply at the beginning of a two year licensure period,
       you will pay the application fee, plus the second year fee.
-  If you apply during the second year of the two year licensure period,
       you will pay only the application fee and not the second year fee.
 
If you are uncertain about the fees, call the Director Felicia Holgate at 971-673-0198 or e-mail Felicia.M.Holgate@state.or.us

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
Our goal is to issue licenses after receipt of all required documents within three working days. 
 
NBCOT has an expedited process - see information with the application form.  
 
What takes longest is waiting for verifications to come in from the states where you have been licensed in the last five years.  Be sure to pay the fee when you request the state(s) to send verifications to the Oregon Board. 
 

NAME CHANGES?
If you have had a name change, include a copy of the legal document showing the name change.  If documents will come in a different name, please make that clear on the front of your application form! 
 
Be sure to include any changes to address, telephone or e-mail.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Be sure that you have 30 points a CE if you are applying for an Oregon license.  The only exception is those who just passed the NBCOT exam are exempt from the CE requirement for the first year.
 
See other information about CE on the Continuing Education bar on the left or click here.
 
Here is a copy of the CE log form to fill out.

LIMITED PERMITS AVAILABLE
Limited Permits are available only once for those who have just applied to take the NBCOT examination. 
 
It is valid for 90 days from the date of your authorization to test letter. 
 
For a copy of the Limited Permit click here.

REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE
 
If you wish to reinstate a previously held Oregon license please contact the Director at Felicia.M.Holgate@state.or.us  If you had an OT license within the last three years and can show you have the required Continuing Education, you can renew your license by sending in the application, the fee and CE information. 
 
If you have not been licensed for three years or more in any state, then you must complete a Re-Entry program or retake the NBCOT examination.  To see the new "Re-Entry Program" click here  as a means of re-education and updating your skills.  For additional information, contact the director by calling the office at 971-673-0198 or by e-mail at Felicia.M.Holgate@state.or.us 

FOREIGN TRAINED?
For information about foreign trained applicants click here.
 
Be sure to scroll down at Issues, Questions, Topics until you get to
the topic of Foreign Trained Applicants.
 

NO TEMPORARY LICENSES
The Limited Permit is the only "temporary" license we have in Oregon which allows a new graduate to work under the supervision of a licensed OT waiting for the exam results.
 
Oregon does NOT have any other temporary license.

Re-Entry into Practice
Unlicensed over 3 years? IN Oregon either retake NBCOT exam or do a Re-Entry Program
Oregon law requires that a formerly licensed Occupational Therapist or OT Assistant that has not been licensed in Oregon (or another state) for more than three years, the applicant must either retake the NBCOT exam or go through a Board approved Re-Entry program.   
 
For information about retaking the NBCOT exam for licensure purposes only in Oregon, contact the Director Felicia.M.Holgate@state.or.us or call the Board office at 971-673-0198.
 
For information about the Re-Entry program in Oregon call the Director and go to: 
http://www.pacificu.edu/ot/admission/reentry.cfm for specific information about the board approved program.