Application for Renewal of License
Applications and Fees
OT or OTA's licenses must be renewed by June 30, 2026, to continue practicing in North Dakota. Licenses may renew with the online renewal form or the paper renewal form below. Read the important information below before renewing. The 2026-2028 Renewal Notice was emailed to all current licensees on April 6, 2026.
Credit card payment must be remitted at time of renewal application submission.
Online Renewal Fee Schedule
| April 1-June 1 for OT's | $ 150.00 |
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| April 1-June 1 for OTA's | $ 110.00 |
| Submitted June 2-June 30 late fee | $ 100.00 |
Renewal Information
The North Dakota Board of Occupational Therapy Licenses expire each even-numbered year on June 30th. Please review the online renewal and correct any inaccurate information, so that our database can be updated with your most current information.
Renewals submitted June 1-June 30 are subject to a late fee.
Please refrain from using commas in your information. Just use a space to separate your address from the suite or apartment number. Please use only your mailing address. You do not need to use both the PO Box and the street address.
*The online renewal form will work best on a computer or laptop in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer. Using a cell phone or mobile device may cause problems with the renewal.
*If you update your name or contact information, you may need to wait until the change is approved before renewing your license.
*You cannot print your new license certificate until your renewal has been approved by the Board office.
*The Board no longer has a fax number!
Required Documentation
What you need to complete the renewal:
Note: If your renewal went through, a receipt should appear on the screen. If you do not get a receipt, call the Board office to confirm the renewal.
- To log in: Your last name, your ND license number, and the password you have created.
- A credit card or debit card to pay the renewal fee.
- Please ensure you have any documentation for any "yes" answers to the legal questions. The documents will be required to be uploaded.
- Continuing education completion certificates.
Create a Password
You will first need to create a password before you will be able to log into the renewal form. To log in to create your password, you will need your last name, your ND license number, and the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you recently were issued a license or updated your contact information, you may have already created a password, then you may be able to skip this step.
To create a password please log into the Account Registration Form.
Continuing Education
Please have your CE information ready prior to beginning the online renewal. There will be a page within the form for the CE information to be added and the certificates to be uploaded.
If you need more information regarding the Continuing Education please take review the CE requirements that are on the website.
CE Information Format
- Continuing Education Hours - ONLY use Number Digits - Example 2, 3, 4, etc.
- DO NOT use words such as hours or two.
- Date format must use a mm/dd/yyyy format.
Jurisprudence Exam
During the online renewal application, you will be required to take the Jurisprudence Exam. This is an open book exam of 20 questions. The exam is over Law and Rules governing OT Practice in ND. Answers may be found in the Law - ND State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice and the ND Administrative Code (NDAC). Some answers may also be found on the individual website pages. Each question states the reference to review. The Board office is not able to give out answers to the test. The answers are all within the North Dakota Board of Occupational Therapy website.There is no passing score for the exam. When the exam is completed, it will show the right and wrong answers. Once you complete the exam, the renewal will proceed to the certification page.
OTA's Only
Please have your completed Substantiation of Supervision Form, signed by your main OT supervisor, ready to upload prior to beginning the renewal process. There will be a place to upload the form. If you need a copy of the form you may print the OTA Substantiation of Supervision form. You are still required to upload the form even if the superivision has not changed. The Board believes that supervision is important to OTA practice and licensees should be mindful they are receiving proper supervision. If you are not practicing as an OT, you do not need to upload the form until you are practicing OT again!
Save for later
During online renewal, please do not use the back button in your browser. To make a change to answers on a previous page or to review your renewal before submitting, please use the "Save for Later" button to save your renewal, log back in and access and review the previous pages. If at any time you wish to exit the process, please click the "Exit" button located at the bottom of the page.
If you will be away from your computer for any period of time after starting your online renewal, it is strongly advised that you click on the "Save for Later" button located at the bottom of each page to minimize the risk of losing the data that you have input into the system. You can then log back into the renewal at a later time by logging into the online renewal.
If you cannot renew online for any reason, you may complete the paper renewal form below. DO NOT complete the paper renewal form if you already renewed online!
Renewal Information
- Review the 2026-2028 OTA/OTA Renewal notice as this was emailed to all current licensees on 4/6/2026.
- 2026-2028 License Renewal & Reinstatement Paper Form
- Jurisprudence Exam for License Renewal & Reinstatement
- Submit certificates of completion for continuing education. Listed in this Continuing Education Form is important information regarding Continuing Education Requirements and Individual Attendance Verification.
- You are still required to upload the Supervision form even if the supervision has not changed. The Board believes that supervision is important to OTA practice and licensees should be mindful they are receiving proper supervision. FMI: OTA Supervision Requirements and OTA Substantiation of Supervision form
Licensure Renewal Card
License certificates are no longer mailed out but you can Print Your License from the Board's website. Once you have submitted your renewal the form will be sent to the board office for approval. Once the board office has reviewed and approved your renewal, you will then receive an email the license has been renewed. The email will include a link to print an updated licensure renewal card for your records. The card will reflect the updated expiration date.
Licensure Verifications
The verifications will be updated real time on the website. You may go online and verify your licensure status and information anytime by visiting the Verifications page.
