Chapter 8
Renewal
Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of
Occupational Therapy under the Wyoming Occupational Therapy Practice Act, W.S. Wyoming
Statute § 33-40-115(b).
Section 2. Annual Renewal of License.
(a) The Board shall renew the license of a licensee who submits a complete application as required by the board, meets all requirements for renewal, and pays the required fees.
(b) Licenses shall expire on July 31 of each year unless renewed under these rules. The Board shall send a notice of renewal via mail or email each year. Failure to receive notice shall not excuse a licensee from the requirement for renewal under the Act and these rules.
(c) License renewal applications shall be postmarked or hand delivered to the Board office no later than June 15.
(i) Renewal applications postmarked or hand delivered to the office after June 15 are subject to a late fee.
(ii) During even numbered years, all renewals subject to the late fee must submit proof of CE hours for audit.
(d) Licensees may submit a renewal application up to one (1) year after the expiration of the license. The licensee may not practice after their expiration date until the renewal is issued by the Board. After the one (1) year period, an applicant must seek Re-Entry.
(e) The Board will use an audit system to review CE hours obtained by the licensee.
(i) Every even year ten percent (10%) of current licensees will be selected at random and required to submit verification of the CE hours as outlined in Chapter 8, Section 3.
(ii) Licensees selected for audit will be notified by May 15 during even years. Selected licensees shall submit documentation verifying their completion of CE hours.
(f) If a license is suspended under these rules, the licensee shall submit a renewal application and fee, otherwise, the suspended license will expire.
(i) Renewal of a suspended license shall not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order of judgment by which the license was suspended.
(g) A license revoked on disciplinary grounds is subject to expiration as provided in the Act but it may not be renewed. The licensee, as a condition of reinstatement, shall meet license requirements for new licensees and shall pay a reinstatement fee set by the Board.
Section 3. Continuing Education.
(a) Each licensee must complete twenty-four (24) hours of CE every two years.
(i) A licensee who becomes licensed during an even-numbered year prior to July 31 is not required to provide evidence of CE as part of their renewal that year.
(ii) A licensee who becomes licensed during an odd-numbered year need only complete and report twelve (12) hours of CE at the first even-numbered year after they become licensed.
(iii) CE hours may only be submitted if they are earned during the three (3) years immediately preceding the annual license renewal.
(b) All licensees shall report their number of CE hours every even numbered year in conjunction with the licensee's application for renewal.
(c) Licensees are required to keep documentation of their CE hours, to be submitted to the board upon audit. The documentation of verification of attendance shall include;
(i) Name of licensee;
(ii) Title of course;
(iii) Date of attendance;
(iv) Number of hours earned;
(v) Signature of the person verifying the attendance.
(vi) If the class is not sponsored by the NBCOT, AOTA, or WYOTA, the licensee must also present a written course description of the course on the CE log sheet.
(A) Courses shall be taken at a NBCOT, AOTA, or WYOTA live or virtual conference or you must register for the course through their site for the CE to be sponsored by the association.
(B) Courses taken through organizations that are only NBCOT, AOTA, or WYOTA approved CE providers do not meet the requirements for being sponsored.
(d) CE credit is available for live courses, on-line courses, college courses beyond degree requirements, written courses, conferences, or student supervision.
(i) For college level classes used for continuing education purposes, one semester credit shall equal fifteen (15) contact hours and one quarter semester credit shall equal ten (10) contact hours.
(ii) CE shall only be granted for supervision of a Level II student or doctoral experiential student as part of an accredited college or university training program for Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapy Assistants.
(A) A maximum of twelve (12) CE can be earned through the provision of supervision for each bi-annual period. One (1) CE is granted for every week of supervision.
(B) Documentation for this type of CE shall include:
(1) A record of the students supervised and dates and times of supervision; and
(2) A certification of the supervision from the OT program.
(e) The primary objective of any CE credit shall be to increase the participant's competence within their practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant as defined by W.S. 33-40-102(a).
(f) Extra hours submitted will not be carried over, and courses may not be split unless a separate attendance verification is obtained for separate sections of the education provided.
(g) Employment orientation, employment training not specific to occupational therapy, facility-specific documentation training, and CPR and First Aid classes do not count toward CE requirements.
(h) A licensee may obtain CE credit for contact hours spent presenting a class if:
(i) The licensee is the primary presenter or a co-presenter;
(ii) The licensee only submits the course for CE once;
(iii) Time spent preparing the class is not included for credit; and
(iv) The licensee submits a copy of the presentation and a program agenda that includes the presentation title, presenter's name, date, and time of the presentation.
(i) No more than four (4) of the licensee's twenty-four (24) CE hours submitted may be made up of classes that are less than one hour in length.