State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure

The Pennsylvania State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure is responsible for regulating the practice of occupational therapy through licensure, registration, certification and discipline of those engaged in the practice of occupational therapy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Board regulates occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants as well as the unlicensed practice of those professions.  Under this authority, it is the role of the Board to determine on a case-by-case basis whether a professional under its jurisdiction engaged in unprofessional conduct by departing from, or failing to conform to, an ethical or quality standard of the profession.  All Pennsylvania licensees are reminded to review the requirements of professional licensure as set forth in the Practice Act and Board Regulations to aid in their exercise of good faith medical judgment to provide patient care that is consistent with the standards of acceptable and prevailing practice.

Board Laws and Regulations

Law - Act 140 of 1982

Regulations

Code of Ethics (PDF)

Act 48 of 1993 - Schedule of Civil Penalties

Fees

Board Examination Information

For examination application contact: 

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc (NBCOT)
One Bank Street, Suite #300
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

www.nbcot.org 
Phone: (301) 990-7979

The link for online registration can be found at NBCOT along with examination windows and deadlines.