title: Continuing education requirements to maintain occupational therapy licensure.
abstract: Different states use a variety of regulatory mechanisms to monitor the quality of practice in occupational therapy. The requirement for mandatory continuing education has been adopted by fewer than half of American states, but there is reason to predict that this trend will increase. This study investigates the patterns linking licensure to continuing education and recommends actions to ensure uniformity and accountability.
authors.affiliation: Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, Tennessee.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garrahy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thibodaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hickman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States