Laws & Rules for the Florida Occupational Therapy Practitioner, 2nd Edition

Course Description: According to 64B11-5.001 of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), it is required that Florida occupational therapy practitioners complete several mandatory subjects as part of their 26 hours of approved continuing education per biennium. 64B11-5.001(7) states, “as part of the twenty-six (26) hours of continuing education required herein for licensure renewal, each licensee shall attend a two (2) hour Board approved course on laws and rules covering Chapters 456 and 468, Part III, F.S., and Division 64B11, F.A.C. (Florida Department of State, 2022).  Chapter 468, Part III, (ss. 468.201-468.225) is referred to as the “Occupational Therapy Practice Act.” The purpose of this Act is to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons; assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; and assure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of such services (Section 468.201;  2023 Florida Statutes, n.d.p).  This course will satisfy the two hours of study required for laws and rules. Section I will detail the Occupational Therapy Practice Act, or Chapter 468, Part III. Section II will provide an overview of Chapter 456, which covers general provisions for health professions and occupations. Finally, Section III will review Chapter 64B11 of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C).