{"application_form_url":null,"application_portal_url":"https://www.pfr.maine.gov/almsonline/almsquery/welcome.aspx?board=4440","board_contact_url":null,"board_email":"See board website","board_fax":"N/A (contact by phone)","board_mailing_address":"See board website","board_name":"Maine Board of Occupational Therapy Practice","board_parent_org":"Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR)","board_phone":"(207) 624-8569","board_physical_address":"See board website","board_source_url":"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/","board_url":"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/","canonical_url":"https://statelicensingreference.com/maine-ot","ce_requirements_url":null,"common_delays":[{"description":"Transcripts and NBCOT verifications must come directly from the source. 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