Rule 15-19-60-8.7.2 - Requirements1. Regulations set the requirement of 20 contact hours (CH) or 2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to be accrued during the licensure period. No carryover of continuing education hours from one licensure period to another shall be allowed. Minimum requirements shall be: a. At least 30 percent (6 Contact Hours or .6 CEU) of the required continuing education must be directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy. The six (6) contact hours related to clinical practice shall be live face-to-face training i.e., no internet training, video training, television training, etc.b. Of the remaining required 14 hours of training, 50 percent or 7 hours may be non-live face-to-face training. Non-live training may include home study courses, video, internet, etc.c. Two (2) contact hours of an ethics course specifically related to the practice of occupational therapy shall be required during each licensure period. Ethics training may be live face-to-face training or non-live training. The hours awarded shall be included in the hours allowed for the type of training selected.d. All training shall be from approved sources.2. Individuals may choose to renew licensure by submitting proof of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)'s certification in lieu of continuing education certificates. NBCOT certification must be current and active at the time of licensure renewal.3. Individuals applying for initial licensure within a licensing term must accrue continuing education hours on a prorated scale. Written notification of required hours will be sent to the applicant at the time of licensure.4. Persons who fail to accrue the required continuing education hours shall be issued a CE probationary license for the licensure term. Failure to accrue the required hours during the CE probationary period will result in the revocation of the license. Hours accrued are first credited for the delinquent hours lacking from the previous licensure period, and then applied to the current (CE probationary) licensing period.5. CE probationary licenses will be issued for one licensure term only. No ensuing license may be CE probationary as a result of not meeting continuing education requirements.15 Miss. Code. R. 19-60-8.7.2
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