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Are You Ready for
2018 RENEWALS?
License renewals will start on March 1–May 1, 2018. A paper notice will be sent at the end of February to the last known address we have for you as a reminder. Beginning March 1st, you will find a link to renew on the main home page of the website at www.oregon.gov/otlb. Renewal fees are $150 for an OT and $100 for an OTA. If you renew between May 2-May 31, there is a $50 late fee added. Your current license lapses on May 31, 2018. You cannot practice in Oregon with-out a current license. CE REQUIREMENTS: If you are current on your NBCOT certification when you renew, you automatically meet the state CE requirement. On the renewal, click that you are certi-fied. We will verify your active certi-fication when we process your re-newal. To check if your NBCOT certi-fication is current: www.NBCOT.org. If you are not current on your NBCOT certification when you re-new, you will need to report that you have completed at least 30 points of CE. On the renewal, click that you are not certified. Make sure you
have your completion certificates ready in case you are selected ran-domly to be audited. Link to CE Cat-egory and Points: http://www.oregon.gov/otlb/Pages/Continuing-Education.aspx PAIN MANAGEMENT CE is due for those licensed prior to 3/1/16. This is a one-time legislative re-quirement that includes the one-hour online pain management mod-ule and an additional 6 hours on pain. Here is the link: http://www.oregon.gov/otlb/Pages/Pain-Management.aspx. The Pain Man-agement CE does count toward the 30 points. If you’re not sure if you have completed the requirement you can email the board staff. BACKGROUND checks: When you renew you will also need to report any charges, convictions, abuse of alcohol or controlled substances, disciplinary investigations, or con-ditions which could impede your ability to practice safely. The board runs Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) checks on all licensees prior to renewals. OTA Supervision: Remember to update the Board at ALL times with your current supervisor. OTA’s must fill out the Supervision form Continued on page 2
Mission: To protect the public by supervising occupational therapy practice and assuring safe & ethical delivery of occupational therapy services.
December 2017 BOARD MEMBERS
Linda Harthun Smith, OTR/L Chair
Sybil Hedrick Park, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, Vice Chair
Kari Hill, COTA/L
Erion Moore, Public Member
Clyde Jenkins, Public Member
BOARD STAFF
Nancy Schuberg Executive Director
Rachel Cillo Licensing Specialist
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
2018 License Renew-als—What you need to know.
1
Fingerprinting Back-ground checks effec-tive Jan. 1, 2018
2
OTAO Conf. Ethics presentation recap
2
Licensee Count 2
CE Opportunities 3
OTLB new website now live!
3
Are you current on
your contact info? 3
OTLB News Occupational Therapy Licensing Board
e 2016
OTLB News—Page 2 December 2017
Licensee Count: OT’s: 2,231 OTA’s: 555 Total: 2,786 To view a chart showing licensee growth in Ore-
gon from 2006 - 2017 click here. Click on Licensee Growth.
AOTA Vice President Presentation on Ethics
at the OTAO Conference:
The OT licensing board invited Shawn Phipps, AOTA Vice President to discuss the ethical dilemma’s that licensees are facing. The Board has experienced an increase in calls from ther-apists who are asked to do something they are not comfortable with, that violates the Code of Ethics and the administrative rules.
Takeaways:
It is your license on the line, feel empow-ered to stand up to facilities that ask you to do something unethical.
Stand up to bullying. Reach out to a mentor /someone you trust
and get help. OTLB does not have jurisdiction over facili-
ties.
Link to the presentation slides: http://www.oregon.gov/otlb/Pages/AOTA-Vice-President-Shawn-Phipps'-presentation-on-Ethics.aspx
2018 Renewals Continued from page 1. and email, mail, or fax it in at 971-673-0226 pri-or to when the supervision begins. OR Law/Ethics exam for free CE: A require-ment for all new applicants since Jan. 2014. If you were initially licensed prior to 2014 and haven’t done so already, you can take the exam for 1 free CE credit. Make sure you email the Board staff to ensure it is recorded. What if I am NOT going to renew? Email the Board staff and let them know. We will remove you from the list to receive reminders.
Have a safe and happy New Year to all!
Fingerprinting Background checks for new applicants in effect January 1st
In accordance with ORS 676.303 (3), the OT Li-censing Board will require that all applicants pass a fingerprint background check prior to li-censure in Oregon. This applies to all applica-tions received after January 1, 2018. All appli-cants for licensure, limited permits and rein-statements must have their digital prints taken at a Field Print office. The cost of the back-ground check is $40 and is added to the licen-sure fee and passed through to Oregon State Po-lice. The licensing board will absorb the cost of the LEDS terminal access and administrative costs. For more details, go to Oregon.gov/OTLB.
Occupational Therapy
Licensing Board
800 NE Oregon St.
Suite 407
Portland, OR 97213
(971) 673-0198
(971) 673-0226 FAX
Website:
www.oregon.gov/otlb
Email:
-or-
WHAT’S
COMING UP?
Are You Moving?
To change to your contact information: Go to www.oregon.gov/otlb for the address change form or send an email to board staff.
To order a verification to be sent to another state: email board staff and give the exact address where it needs to be sent. There is No Charge. We do not need their form. We will email you back when it is done.
OTLB News—Page 3 December 2017
February 2, 2018 Board
Meeting
May 11, 2018 Board Meet-
ing @ LBCC
July 20, 2018 Board Meeting
November 2, 2018 Board
Meeting
State Holiday
Closure Schedule:
2017
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
2018
Jan. 1 New Years Day
Jan. 15 MLK Jr.’s Day
Feb. 19 Presidents’ Day
May 28 Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
Sept. 3 Labor Day
Nov. 12 Veterans Day
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving
Nov. 23 Day after TG
Dec. 25 Christmas
To change your name: Go to www.oregon.gov/otlb for the name change form or send an email to board staff. Fax us the legal document showing the name change at 971-673-0226.
Did your legal name change?
The new OTLB website is now live!
www.oregon.gov/otlb
Help us improve! Let us know what you think by completing the Survey Monkey at the top carousel. Check regularly for CE Courses under the Continuing Education
Free CE The Oregon Pain Management Commission is in the process of updating their web-based pain education module. The new module, Changing the Conversation about Pain is projected to be released before the end of the year. The module is de-signed to apply to all levels of healthcare professionals and will provide the tools to improve pain care, better manage the impact of pain and decrease risks associate with opioid use. This new module will replace the current web-based pain educa-tional module Advancing Pain Management in Oregon and qualify as the required web-based pain management training offered by the Oregon Pain Management Commission. Licensees can take the new module for 1 free CE point. Here is the link: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/hpa/csi-pmc/pages/index.aspx
CE Opportunity
The collaboration between the Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon and Pacific University's School of Occupational Therapy is pleased to present
another exciting education event:
EDEMA presented by Karen D. Benjamin, MOTR/L, CLT Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Time: 6:30 to 7:00 PM - Social; 7:00 to 9:00 PM - Presentation For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/otlb/Pages/Continuing-Education.aspx Scroll down and click on CE Courses.
