Q. Can you can receive CE's for supervision?

A.  According to the State of Florida: "Fieldwork Experience – A licensee may earn up to 6 continuing education hours per biennium for supervision of a Level II Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant fieldwork student at the rate of no more than 3 hours per student. To be eligible for the credit, the licensee must participate as the primary clinical fieldworker for the student. Documentation shall include verification provided by the school to the fieldwork educator with the name of the student, school, and dates of fieldwork or the signature page of the completed student evaluation form. Evaluation scores and comments shall be deleted or blocked out"

Q. Do my students need to be HIV/AIDS certified to qualify for their initial license?

A.  According to recent legislation-HB699  signed July of 2006, this certification is needed for renewal but not the initial license.

AOTA has a list of general FAQ's which can be found at this link.

We will add specific questions that are presented to us that are specific to Florida.