Applicant Instructions

Part A - Instructions

Contact the Board office at 410-402-8560 to request an application.

1. Complete the licensure application in full.  Your photograph must be attached with a Notary Seal impressed over a portion of the photograph.  
2. The application fee is $200.  The remittance address is Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Avenue, Baltimore, MD  21228.
3. Two moral character forms are to be completed and returned directly to the Board (not returned to the applicant) .
4. Verification of licensure forms must be completed by the Board(s) of  Occupational therapy from all state(s) or country(ies) in which you have been licensed.
5. Verification of Certification Request Form from the National Board of Certification for Occupational therapy (NBCOT).
6. Request for confirmation of examination registration and eligibility to examine notice.
7. Log your continuing education contact hours an submit with your application, if applicable.  Per COMAR 10.46.04, please include documentation from the date you sign the application.
8. Successful complete the jurisprudence examination.  If you cannot access
   the exam by clicking on the link, visit the NBCOT website at www.nbcot.org
   and select Regulators, and then Maryland Jurisprudence Examination - For
   Maryland Occupational Therapy License Applicants Only.  
   

Part B - Licensure candidates previously NBCOT certified

All certified applicants must submit items 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8  from Part A and the following:

1. Two self-addressed mailing labels
2. Personal check or money order, in the amount of $200, made payable to:  MBOT, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Avenue, Baltimore, MD  21228.
   

Part C - Licensure Candidates Pending NBCOT Certification

All examination candidates must submit items 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 from Part A and the following:

1. Two self-addressed mailing labels.
2. Personal check or money order, in the amount of $200, made payable to:  MBOT, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Avenue, Baltimore, MD  21228.
3. Upon completion of the Certification Examination, the examination results must be sent directly from the testing agency to the Board office.  (These arrangements may be made when registering for the NBCOT examination.)
   

Part D - Applicant Information

Once all information is received in the Board office, processing of the application for official licensure averages 30 days.  It is the responsibility of the applicant to monitor the status of the application.

Upon successful completion of the certification exam and receipt of the results by the MD Board of OT, a temporary license is valid until the official license is issued.

Upon unsuccessful completion of the certification exam, a second temporary license may be issued.  The applicant may contact the Board office for assistance.

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