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States Approved for PT/PTA CEUs

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State Approvals
Alabama Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 20 CE Hours
Alaska Physical Therapy Association — Approved 20 CEUs
Arizona

Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours per AZ board requirements due to approvals with Florida, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, etc. PT associations

A.A.C. R4-24-401-R4-24-303 establishes 3 categories that can fulfill license renewal. Up to 20 hours during each 2 year compliance period from category A and up to 10 hours from a combination of category B and C.

Category A are approved for contact hours by one of the following:

  1. an accredited medical PT or health care education program; 
  2. a national or state medical, PT, or health care association; or 
  3. a national medical, PT, or health care specialty society
Arkansas Physical Therapy — Approved for 19 hours. Approved indefinitely until curriculum changes.
California Physical Therapy
Colorado Physical Therapy — No CEUs required
Connecticut Physical Therapy — 20 hours — no pre-approval required — Continuing education shall be in areas related to the individual's practice. The law does not specifically identify qualifying continuing education course work.  Internet-based and distance learning opportunities are acceptable provided such coursework is related to the practice of physical therapy.  The Department does not approve continuing education courses or pre-approve specific coursework for individual licensees, nor does the Department maintain a list of continuing education courses.
Delaware Physical Therapy — Board rule 7.2.1 Continuing education units that have been previously approved during the current licensing period by another agency such as a national governing body or a fellow state licensing board shall be acceptable to the examining board for the State of Delaware as appropriate CEUs. Approved by the Delaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers for 18 hours or 1.8 CEUs for Upper Body and 18 hour or 1.8 CEUs for Lower Body.
Florida Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 21.5 hours for each class and home study for Upper Body Ce90313917 2009 and CE100514595 2010, and  Lower BodyCe90113915 2009 and CE100214597 2010; and 8 hours for each class and home study for Headaches Ce80011782 2009 and CE1000145594 2010, and Plantar Fasciitis Ce80011783 2009 and CE100014596 2010.
Georgia

Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours — Policy #7 — Continuing competence — The following programs may be considered for class I approval, but are not limited to:

  1. Programs approved by the APTA and its affiliate components
  2. Programs approved by the PT Association of Georgia or any other state chapters
  3. Programs approved by another state board
  4. Programs approved by the NATA-BOC
Hawaii Physical Therapy — no CEUs required
Idaho Physical Therapy — preparing to apply for CEUs
Illinois  
Indiana Physical Therapy — no CEUs required
Iowa Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours — 645-203.3(148A,272C) standards.
203.3(1) General Criteria. A continuing education activity which meets all of the following criteria is appropriate for continuing education credit if the continuing education activity:
  1. Constitutes an organized programs of which contributes directly to the professional competency of the licensee;
  2. Pertains to subject matters which integrally relate to the practice of the profession;
  3. Is conducted by individuals who have specialized education, training and experience by reasons of which said individuals should be considered qualified concerning the subject matter of the program.
At the time of audit, the board may request the qualifications of presenters:
  1. Fulfills stated program goals, objectives, or both; and
  2. Provides proof of attendance to licensees in attendance including:
    1. Date, location, course title, presenter;
    2. Number of program contact hours;
    3. Certificate of completion or evidence of successful completion of the course provided by the course sponsor.
Kansas Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours upper body 10SZ-5007-190, 20 hours lower body 10SZ-5008-190,          8 hours Plantar Fasciitis Home Study 10SZ-5175-190, 8 hours Headaches Home Study 10SZ-5176-190 All approved through Dec. 31 2010
Kentucky Physical Therapy Association — Approved Category 1 Upper and Lower Body class for 18 hours each; 8 hours each for Headaches and Plantar Fasciitis, #63(64,65,66)-IPKPTA-08\(approved thru Feb. 2010)
  1. Category 1 continued competency shall be any of the following:
    1. Completion of courses, seminars, workshops, symposia or home study courses consisting of at least three (3) contact hours that have been approved by board, the board's designee, APTA or its components, or any other physical therapy licensing agency;
Louisiana  
Maine Physical Therapy — no CEUs required
Maryland Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 17 hours or 1.7 CEUs for upper and 17 hours or 1.7 CEUs for Lower. Good through February 5th 2013
Massachusetts Physical Therapy — no CEUs required
Michigan Physical Therapy — no CEUs required
Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 19.1 hours, approval #4177 Upper Body class and home study, #4176 Lower Body class and home study. Valid Through April 30, 2011.
Mississippi Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 20 clinical hours for upper and lower body through June 2009.
Missouri Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours for upper and lower body, 8 hours each for headaches, carpal tunnel, and plantar fasciitis
Montana  
Nebraska Physical Therapy — Approved 19 hours, no pre-approval required — In order for the learning experience to be accepted for the renewal or reinstatement of a license or certificate, the learning experience must relate to physical therapy and it may focus on research, treatment, documentation, management or education.
Nevada Physical Therapy — Approved 1.5 clinical CEUs Lower Body class approved through July 2010, Upper Body class approved 1.5 clinical CEUs through July 2011
New Hampshire Physical Therapy — Approved 19 hours, no pre-approval required
New Jersey Physical Therapy
New Mexico  
New York Physical Therapy — On July 7, 2008, Chapter 207 of the Laws of 2008, which requires physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to complete thirty-six hours of continuing education during each three-year re-registration period, was signed into law by Governor David A. Paterson. The law does not take effect until September 1, 2009. The law cannot be fully implemented until regulations are developed and adopted by the Board of Regents, which is expected to occur early next year.
North Carolina

Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours or 20 CEUs — 21 NCAC 48G.0108 Approval of Providers and Activities: (c) The following organizations are approved providers:

  1. Any agency or board responsible for licensing individuals to practice physical therapy in the United States or Canada;
  2. The APTA, including sections, credentialed residencies and fellowships and its accrediting subsidiary;
  3. State chapters of APTA
  4. The FSBPT
  5. Any providers approved or accredited by the agencies or organizations listed in 1-4 of this paragraph
North Dakota Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours
Ohio

Board of Physical Therapy

  • Approved 19.25 up 19.5 low hours — Upper Body Class — 10S0550, Lower Body Class — 10S0549,
  • Approved 20 hours — Upper Body home study 10S0544— , Lower Body home study — 10S0546,
  • Approved 8 hours — Headache home study — 10S0547, Plantar Fasciitis home study - 10S0548 All Approvals good through 3-28-2011
Oklahoma  
Oregon Physical Therapy — Approved 20 ceu's, no Prior Approval required
Pennsylvania Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours or 20 CEUs #PTCE000640 3-14-09 — 12-31-10
Rhode Island Physical Therapy — No CEUs required
South Carolina Physical Therapy — Approved for 20 CEUs per SC Board of PT requirements. Standards for approval of continuing education per SC Board of PT:

A continuing education activity which meets all of the following criteria is appropriate for continuing education credit:
  1. It constitutes an organized program of learning (including a workshop or symposium) which contributes directly to the professional competency of the licensee; and
  2. It pertains to common subjects or other subject matters which integrally relate to the practice of physical therapy; and
  3. It is conducted by individuals who have a special education, training, and experience by reason of which said individuals should be considered experts concerning the subject matter of the program and is accompanied by a paper, manual, or outline which substantively pertains to the subject matter of the program and reflects program schedule, including:
    1. Fulfilling stated program goals or objectives, or both;
    2. Providing proof of attendance to include original certificate with participant’s name, date, place, course title, presenter(s), and number of program contact hours; and
  4. The Board will not grant prior approval but each licensee will be responsible for ensuring that each course submitted for continuing education credit meets these standards
The following courses are automatically approved for required contact hours:
  1. APTA (American Physical Therapy Association) and SCAPTA (South Carolina American Physical Therapy Association) sponsored courses, APTA home study courses, and courses sponsored by other state professional physical therapy associations; 
South Dakota Physical Therapy — No CEUs required
Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 18 hours or 1.8 CEUs Upper #2952 through Dec. 2010, Home Study #3023 through Dec. 2010 and Lower body Class #2953 through March 2011, Plantar Fasciitis 7.5 hours or .75 CEUs #2955, Headache Home Study 7 hours or .7 CEUs #2954 through Dec. 2010.
Texas Physical Therapy — Upper Body home study #47694A  for 1.85 CEUs 5-1-10 through 5-1-2012,Lower body home study #47696A for 1.85 CEUs 5-1-10 through 5-1-2012 Lower Body hands on class #47695A for 2.0 CEUs 5-22-10 through 5-21-2012, Upper body hands on class #still pending
Utah Physical Therapy — No CEUs required
Vermont Physical Therapy — No CEUs required
Virginia  
Washington Board of Physical Therapy — No Prior Approval  required
West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy — Approved 20 hours/Home study also. Good through 12-31-07 Approval #MYOKS-F04-R07-01 & 02 Upper and Lower Body
Wisconsin Physical Therapists — Approved 20 CEUs for upper body #13647, 20 CEUs for lower body #13646, Home Study also approved. Approval good through May 10th 2011. 
Wyoming Physical Therapy — No CEUs required