Malpractice Liability Insurance Law for OTs in Pennsylvania
Attention new grads who are pursuing licensure in Pennsylvania: You must have malpractice insurance within 30 …
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Author: hamplek
Working with kids for fifteen plus years as an OT in southeast Pa. School based practice, autism, early intervention, food habits, PA licensure and continued competency are my areas of interest and expertise. I look forward to "chattting" with lots of OTs on this blog!
Continued Competency – What are the acceptable activities?
For OTs licensed in PA, there are 7 classes of acceptable activities. Each activity has certain …
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Continued Competency – How does the PA board’s requirements differ from NBCOT’s PDUs?
NBCOT requires continuing education (counted as professional development units or PDUs) rather than continued competence. It …
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Continued Competency – what about independent readings, watching DVDs, and learning activities without assessments?
Although the Board will not grant credit for these activities, the information gleaned from these activities …
Continued Competency – Why Isn’t Continuing Education Sufficient?
Unlike other licensing Boards within the PA Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs whose licensure laws …
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Continued Competency – Why 24?
In determining the required number of continued competency hours, the PA OT Licensure Board looked to …
Continued Competency – what does it all mean?
By now, occupational therapists in PA are well aware that in order to renew their license …