Maine OT License

Can I practice in Maine on an OT Compact privilege?

Maine has enacted the OT Compact but is not issuing privileges yet. Until it does, practicing here takes a Maine license, and a Maine license does not yet give you a privilege anywhere else.

• Enacted, not issuing yet

Can an OT licensed in another state get a Maine license by endorsement?

Licensure by endorsement requires an active OT or OTA license from a US jurisdiction whose initial licensure path requires ACOTE education and the NBCOT exam, and good standing everywhere ever licensed: no pending complaints, restrictions, surrenders or revocations.

• Endorsement route available

Citation: 32 M.R.S. § 2279; 02-477 C.M.R. ch. 3

Which exams does Maine require for a license?

Applicants must pass the NBCOT certification exam and submit an NBCOT verification of certification, unless they apply within three months of testing and have scores sent directly to the board.

• NBCOT exam

Does Maine offer a temporary or limited OT license?

A temporary license is for graduates who finished education and Level II fieldwork and have NBCOT approval to test. It lasts six months, can be renewed once for six more, and requires supervision by a licensed OT with in-person reviews.

• Temporary or limited license available

Citation: 32 M.R.S. § 2278; 02-477 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 1

What OTAs need to know in Maine

The supervising OT sets the frequency and nature of supervision based on the client's needs and the OTA's caseload, experience and competency. Each OTA needs a supervisor of record for every work setting, documented on a board form filed within 10 days of signing.

How often does a Maine OT license renew?

All licenses expire March 31 every year. OTs need 10 hours and OTAs 6 hours of CE per year, including one hour of ethics, with at least four hours from a recognized sponsored presentation.

• Renews every year
• 10 CE hours per cycle