Section 640A.070 - Continuing education: Generally1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 7 and NAC 640A.101, a person with a standard license shall complete, to the satisfaction of the Board, at least 24 hours of continuing education per biennial renewal cycle.2. If the licensee obtains more than 24 hours of continuing education during a biennial renewal cycle, he or she may carry over a maximum of 10 hours towards completion of his or her requirement for continuing education for the following biennial renewal cycle.3. A person may receive credit for fieldwork supervision, the completion of a particular continuing education course or the achievement of a passing score on the Nevada Occupational Therapy Jurisprudence Examination only once during a biennial renewal cycle.4. A person who obtains a standard license within 12 months of graduation from an accredited educational program in occupational therapy is required to obtain 12 hours of continuing education in order to renew the license for the first time.5. A licensee shall comply with the requirements for continuing education, including, without limitation, submitting to the Board a list of any courses and activities that the licensee completed to satisfy the provisions of this section. The materials described in this subsection must be submitted at the time, as established by the Board, the licensee is required to submit to the Board the application for the renewal of his or her license.6. To ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, the Board will conduct random audits of the continuing education completed by licensees.7. A licensee who is an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this section if: (a) The licensee submits to the Board proof of the licensee's certification as an occupational therapist registered or a certified occupational therapy assistant, as applicable; and(b) The expiration date of the certification is more than 12 months after the date on which the licensee is required to submit to the Board the application for the renewal of his or her license.8. The Board will convert into hours of continuing education any units of continuing education obtained through the successful completion of a course or activity provided or approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association, or its successor organization, or the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, or its successor organization.Nev. Admin. Code § 640A.070
Added to NAC by Bd. of Occupational Therapy, eff. 12-23-92; A by R083-99, 9-27-99; R210-07, 9-18-2008; A by R048-15, eff. 4/4/2016; A by R067-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018; A by R105-19A, eff. 2/20/2020; A by R076-21A, eff. 4/11/2022; A by R113-23A, eff. 4/19/2024NRS 640A.180, as amended by section 14 of Assembly Bill No. 343, chapter 88, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 438