certification and state regulation?
NBCOT certification is a nation-wide recognition that an occupational therapy practitioner has met certain professional requirements and certification standards. NBCOT certification is a national program with emphasis on working toward the establishment of a national certification standard. NBCOTs programs are designed to be complimentary of the larger systems that currently exist. A practitioner who is NBCOT certified as an occupational therapist is credentialed as OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST REGISTERED OTR (OTR) and a practitioner who is NBCOT certified as an occupational therapy assistant is credentialed as CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT COTA (COTA). In contrast, a state license/registration/certification grants an occupational therapy practitioner permission to practice in that state or jurisdiction. State regulations regarding the practice of occupational therapy vary from one state to another. NBCOT certification is a prerequisite to licensure in states. However, NBCOT does
