Mississippi Occupational Therapist CE category requirements

How the contact hours CE requirement breaks down by category for occupational therapists in Mississippi, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy (live face-to-face)
6h
Ethics course specifically related to the practice of occupational therapy
2h

MSDH Rule 8.7.2 requires 20 contact hours (2 CEU) per licensure period with no carryover: at least 30% (6 hours) directly related to clinical practice of OT and completed as live face-to-face training; 2 hours of ethics specifically related to OT practice; of the remaining 14 hours, up to 7 may be non-live (home study, video, internet). Active NBCOT certification may be submitted in lieu of CE hours (2 ethics hours still required). Initial licensees have prorated requirements.

Official source: Mississippi State Department of Health, Regulations Governing Licensure of Occupational Therapists (Rule 8.7.2, amended Feb 2025)

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