What's New
Licensure Status
| Licensees Approved in May - June
2010 |
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| June 18, 2010 |
| Courtney
Bourn |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Jodie Gantzer |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Emily
Brooking |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Bethann Oddo |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Kathryn Shust |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Glen Hayes -
Reinstatement |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Brittany Cox |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Allison
Martin |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Melissa
Wildermuth |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Debra Ressler |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Kristin Barth |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Lesleigh
Kowalski |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Carolina
Orjuela |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Andrea
Sinkunas |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Theresa
Zweber-Jones |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Donna
Reigstad |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Susan
Paciarelli |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Travis Bell |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Mercedes
Anderson |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Mary Crouch |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Kristin
Harris |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Yael Jaff |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Adina Rogers |
Occupational
Therapist |
| Marissa Small |
Occupational
Therapy Assistant |
| Michelle
Robinette |
Occupational
Therapy Assistant |
| Brianna
Squires |
Occupational
Therapy Assistant |
| Stacy Little
- Reinstatement |
Occupational
Therapy Assistant |
| Sue Bavis |
Occupational
Therapy Assistant |
| Amanda Rust |
Occupational
Therapy Assistant |
LICENSE RENEWAL UPDATE
1. Time Frame:
- The online renewal period will begin May 3, 2010 through
June 15, 2010.
- A late fee will be assessed for licenses renewed between
June 16, 2010 through June 30, 2010.
- On approximately April 28, 2010, instructions for online
renewal will be mailed to licensees. In addition, after April 28, 2010,
current renewal
forms can be downloaded from our website by visiting the “Forms”
link.
2. Fees:
- The cost for an occupational therapist renewal is $68,
which includes a $13 MHCC fee.
- The cost for an occupational therapy assistant renewal is
$40.
- The cost to renew an inactive license, or to change to an
inactive status, remains at $25.
- A late fee of $25 will be assessed for licenses renewed
between June 16, 2010 through June 30, 2010.
- Only credit card transactions will be processed online. If
you wish to pay by check or money order, you must complete a hard copy
renewal
application form and submit it to the Board.
3. Instructions
- Detailed instructions for online renewal will be sent via
email and U.S. mail by approximately April 28, 2010. The instructions will
also be posted to our website at www.mdotboard.org.
- Please contact the Board Office at 410-402-8556 to make
certain that your current email and U.S. mail addresses are accurate.
Maryland OT Licensure Changes
2010 Licensure Renewal and Future Changes
1. All licenses issued prior to 12/31/2009 will be required to be renewed by
6/30/2010.
2. For licensure renewal by 6/30/2010, 24 contact hours of continuing
education will be required to have
been completed by 12/31/2009 unless the licensee has been licensed for less
than 2 years. Licensees
licensed less than 2 years must have completed 12 hours of continuing
education by 12/31/2009 and
licensees licensed less than 1 year are not required to have completed any
continuing education for
renewal by 6/30/2010.
3. The one-time reduced fees for renewal by 6/30/2010 will be as follows:
(a) Occupational Therapist $68 (includes $13 MHCC fee)
(b) Occupational Therapy Assistant $40
4. Licensees will be notified, via email and U.S. mail by approximately
3/30/2010 as to procedures to
renew online by 6/30/2010. The deadline for timely renewal will be 6/15/2010.
A late fee of $25 will
be assessed for licenses renewed between 6/16/2010 through 6/30/2010.
5. Licensees should make certain that the Board Office has current email and
home addresses on record.
6. After 6/30/2010, licensure renewal will change from biennial renewal to
annual renewal.
7. As a result of the change to annual renewal, licenses renewed or issued
between 1/1/2010 -
12/31/2010 will expire on 6/30/2011.
8. After 6/30/2010, the number of continuing education contact hours required
for renewal in 2011 and
thereafter will be 12. The period for completing continuing competency
requirements for the 2011
renewal extends from 1/1/2010 through 12/31/2010.
9. These changes are being implemented in order to annualize revenue
collections.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Board Office @
410-402-8558.
2009 MOTA CONFERENCE
The Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy participated in the 2009 Maryland
Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA) Conference on November 7, 2009.
The presentation covered the following licensure changes:
- Lower renewal fees in 2010
- New Renewal Time Frames
- New time frames to complete the Continuing Competency Requirement
- New Continuing Education Requirement relative to Physical Agent Modalities
Click here to view a copy of the Power Point 97
presentation.
*****REMINDER: Address Changes*****
Per COMAR 10.46.01.02 (G), an applicant or
licensee shall report a change of address, in writing,
within
30 days of the change. The board does not intend to forward notices
when the address we
have on file is undeliverable. Please forward your current email addresses in order to
receive certain
notices via email.
Continuing Competency News
The Maryland Board voted to participate in the AOTA Approved Provider Program
by accepting courses
offered by AOTA Approved Providers effective
2/1/2009. Click here to view a listing of AOTA Approved Providers.
The Board will accept courses offered by AOTA Approved
Providers as approved for continuing education by the
Maryland Board of
Occupational Therapy Practice. Participants will need only to retain a
copy of the certificate of
completion as documentation verifying completion
of approved contact hours.
The Board will continue to provide reviews of individual
courses submitted by course sponsors for a fee of
$30/course or for
licensees at no additional fee. However, the Board will review only those
courses related to
occupational therapy principles and procedures as
defined in COMAR 10.46.04.02 (7). While a licensee has the option
of
accruing up to 8 contact hours through occupational therapy role-related
activities as defined in COMAR 10.46.04.02 (9),
the Board will not provide the
service of a review or pre-approval for these programs. This means that
licensees can take
role related courses without approval and claim 8 contact
hours max, but in the event of an audit, the licensee must provide
the required
documentation and should be prepared to justify the basis for
approving the activity for continuing education
credit. The Board may
or may not accept the activity.
To read a full copy of the news release, click
here.
Recordkeeping
In an effort to aid licensees in tracking their continuing education
compliance, the Board has revised the tools
used for organizing and
maintaining continuing education records. Take note of the numerous
formats in which
continuing education may be earned. New to the list
are volunteer services, mentoring, poster presentations,
guest lecturer,
auditing, professional study group, jurisprudence exam, fellowship training,
instructional materials
and physical agent modalities (PAMs) Please
download these tools and use them for your recordkeeping.
Continuing Competency Requirement Compliance Report: Word
Format or Adobe
PDF Format
Continuing Competency Programs and Activities Reference Guide: Word
Format or Adobe
PDF Format
Licensees must retain supporting documents for inspection by the Board
for 4 years after the date of licensure,
renewal or reinstatement. PAMs'
documentation should never be discarded.
Continuing Competency Requirement Individual Activity Approval Request
Form
The new CCR Individual Activity Approval form can be
downloaded by visiting the CCR Request Form link.
You have the option of downloading the form in Word 97 format
or HTML.
Jurisprudence Examination
Applicants applying for an official or temporary license are required to
complete the Maryland Jurisprudence
Examination at 100%. The 2 contact
hours received can also be used for the current renewal period. You can download
a copy of the
jurisprudence exam and fax your answer sheet to the Board office at
410-402-8561.
Impaired Professional Resource List
Click to view the contact list for the Impaired Professional Resource List.
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