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Occupational Therapy License from Michigan to Utah: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-09-27 · source: Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board ↗

A occupational therapy license transfers from Michigan to Utah by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board, verify your Michigan license, and meet Utah's endorsement requirements. The NBCOT certification exam is not retaken. Under DOPL's endorsement route the only credential document required (beyond the application and fee) is official verification of an active license in good standing, held for at least one year, from a jurisdiction DOPL designates as equivalent. NBCOT proof (a copy of the NBCOT OTR certificate, or an NBCOT Verification of Certification or Score Transfer) is listed for the licensure-by-application route and to cure deficiencies for non-equivalent jurisdictions (e.g. American Samoa: passage or current OTR certification). DOPL does not require CURRENT NBCOT certification for endorsement, and no Utah jurisprudence exam was found..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Michigan and Utah have both enacted the OT Compact, and neither was issuing privileges as of the verification date, so this is an ordinary endorsement move. Apply to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board; your NBCOT result is verified by Score Transfer or Verification of Certification. If both states go live, working in Utah while living in Michigan could later be done on a privilege.

What changes, Michigan → Utah

Side-by-side: Michigan vs Utah (Occupational Therapy (OT/OTA)), verified 2026-09-27
Michigan (current)Utah (destination)
OT Compact statusOT Compact enacted — not yet issuingOT Compact enacted — not yet issuing
Application fee$187.40 (combined application fee + 2-year license fee for 'OT by Examination or Endorsement', paid by card through MiPLUS, per LARA's Occupational Therapist Licensing Guide (revision date 10/01/23, read from an Internet Archive copy of 2025-03-03). The April 2026 LARA OT page links a newer file revision of the same guide that could not be retrieved, so confirm the amount in MiPLUS. Fingerprint vendor fee and PSI jurisprudence-exam fee not stated in the guide. NOT an OT Compact privilege fee (Michigan is not issuing privileges).)$70 (non-refundable application processing fee per DOPL's Occupational Therapist application form (version 20250214, read via Internet Archive because dopl.utah.gov blocked automated access); DOPL's current fee schedule could not be loaded to confirm it for FY2027. No fingerprint requirement or fee is listed on the OT application. No OT Compact privilege fee exists yet (Utah is not issuing privileges).)
Processing timeLARA's OT licensing guide and OT page publish no processing timeDOPL publishes no OT processing time on the pages read
Licensing authorityMichigan Board of Occupational Therapists (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing)Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Utah sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Utah's current requirements on the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold an active OT license in good standing for at least one year in a jurisdiction DOPL designates as equivalent to Utah.
  5. Have official license verification sent to DOPL.
  6. Answer the qualifying questionnaires and document any 'yes' answers or prior discipline.
  7. Provide a Social Security number, or an ITIN/A-number/passport plus an intent-to-hire letter (Utah Admin. Code R156-1-301).
  8. Pay the fees ($70 (non-refundable application processing fee per DOPL's Occupational Therapist application form (version 20250214, read via Internet Archive because dopl.utah.gov blocked automated access); DOPL's current fee schedule could not be loaded to confirm it for FY2027. No fingerprint requirement or fee is listed on the OT application. No OT Compact privilege fee exists yet (Utah is not issuing privileges).)) and allow DOPL publishes no OT processing time on the pages read.

Official links

Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board ↗Utah application ↗License verification ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Utah → MichiganOccupational Therapy in MichiganOccupational Therapy in UtahAll occupational therapy statesThe OT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Can I use my Michigan occupational therapy license in Utah?

A occupational therapy license transfers from Michigan to Utah by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Occupational Therapy Board, verify your Michigan license, and meet Utah's endorsement requirements. The NBCOT certification exam is not retaken. Under DOPL's endorsement route the only credential document required (beyond the application and fee) is official verification of an active license in good standing, held for at least one year, from a jurisdiction DOPL designates as equivalent. NBCOT proof (a copy of the NBCOT OTR certificate, or an NBCOT Verification of Certification or Score Transfer) is listed for the licensure-by-application route and to cure deficiencies for non-equivalent jurisdictions (e.g. American Samoa: passage or current OTR certification). DOPL does not require CURRENT NBCOT certification for endorsement, and no Utah jurisprudence exam was found..

Do I retake the NBCOT exam moving from Michigan to Utah?

No. The NBCOT certification exam is not retaken. Under DOPL's endorsement route the only credential document required (beyond the application and fee) is official verification of an active license in good standing, held for at least one year, from a jurisdiction DOPL designates as equivalent. NBCOT proof (a copy of the NBCOT OTR certificate, or an NBCOT Verification of Certification or Score Transfer) is listed for the licensure-by-application route and to cure deficiencies for non-equivalent jurisdictions (e.g. American Samoa: passage or current OTR certification). DOPL does not require CURRENT NBCOT certification for endorsement, and no Utah jurisprudence exam was found.

How much does a Utah OT license cost for someone licensed in Michigan?

$70 (non-refundable application processing fee per DOPL's Occupational Therapist application form (version 20250214, read via Internet Archive because dopl.utah.gov blocked automated access); DOPL's current fee schedule could not be loaded to confirm it for FY2027. No fingerprint requirement or fee is listed on the OT application. No OT Compact privilege fee exists yet (Utah is not issuing privileges).).

How long does Utah take to process the application?

DOPL publishes no OT processing time on the pages read.

Can I use the OT Compact to work in Utah?

Not for this move. Utah has enacted the OT Compact but was not issuing privileges as of 2026-09-27. A Utah license by endorsement is required.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-09-27.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-09-27

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