CONTINUING EDUCATION
License Renewal Requirements for Physical Therapists + Physical Therapy Assistants
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Continuing Education Requirements
Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on November 30, 2025.
Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter 486, F.S., shall be required to complete twenty-four contact hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board in the twenty-four months preceding each biennial renewal period as established by the Department. With the exception of the required courses in the prevention of medical errors and HIV/AIDS, applicants who become licensed in the second half of the biennium are exempt from this continuing education requirement for their first renewal.
Ten contact hours, also referred to as CE Hours (CEH), constitute one continuing education unit (CEU).
Physical Therapists: 24 CHs
For each biennial renewal period, physical therapists must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education.
Physical Therapist Assistants: 24 CHs
For each biennial renewal period, physical therapist assistants must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education.
Updated: 01/01/2025
Requirements for Renewal
Twenty-four (24) contact hours of continuing education (CE/CEU*) must be completed within the current biennium for which the license is being renewed. (Bienniums run from 12/1/odd year-11/30/next odd year. For example, 12/1/2013 – 11/30/2015 is a licensure biennium).
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): One continuing educational unit shall be considered equivalent to 10 contact hours. You must complete 24 contact hours of approved continuing education per biennium.
No more than 12 hours may come from home study courses. All licensees must complete 2 hours on the Prevention of Medical Errors for each licensure renewal cycle.
Licenses issued in the second half of the biennium are exempt from the renewal requirements with the exception of 2 hours of Prevention of Medical Errors and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS