California physical therapy license renewal ceu requirements

6 Mandatory Hours

24 Elective Hours

30 Total Hours

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Here's what you need to renew your California Physical Therapy license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Physical Therapy Board of California. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.

If you hold Physical Therapy licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

California Physical Therapy: Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistant (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 30

Mandatory Hours: 6

Elective Hours: 24

Renewal Cycle in Years: 2

Mandatory Subjects:

• 2 hours of Ethics
• 4 hours of Basic Life Support (Can be taken online, as long as the course is comparable to, or more advanced than, The American Heart Association's Basic Life Support Health Care Provider course. To be comparable you must include a hand on skills demonstration with a certified instructor. This is referred to as a blended course. Course participants are issued a wallet certification card to be used as proof of completion.

26 hours are allowed to be completed by home-study. The Life Support Course needs to include a hands-on skill demonstration with a certified instructor in order to be compliant.

Name: Physical Therapy Board of California

Phone: 9165618200

Fax: 9162632560

Address: 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1350 Sacramento, 95815

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Other facts and insights about completing your CE

Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.

FLEX Online Continuing Education is an national provider of CEU (continuing education) contact hours for license renewal for PT CEUs, PTA CEUs and OT CEUs.  Be sure to sign up for our newsletter - located on the left hand side bar - to be informed of new courses and new board approvals. 

California OTs may take our courses. California does not approve CE providers. This state board allows OTs to make their own determination as to courses that are relevant. We recommend courses in our OT category: https://www.flextherapistceus.com/ceu-categories/occupational-therapy-ceus.php

Review the table below to see if your state will accept our CEUs. We recommend checking with your particular board as this information changes frequently. See the bottom of the page for boards not listed on this chart. OTs (Occupational Therapists): NBCOT® does not approve CE providers nor CE Courses. OTRs and COTAs may take our courses.

State	Approval	More Information
Alabama	*	State Rules and Regs
Alaska	✔	State Rules and Regs (Article 3)
Arizona	✔	State Rules and Regs
Arkansas	✔	State Rules and Regs
California	✔	State Rules and Regs
Colorado	✔	State Rules and Regs
Connecticut	✔	State Rules and Regs
Delaware	*	State Rules and Regs (Article 7)
District of Columbia (D.C.)	✔	State Rules and Regs (Section 6706-6708)
Florida	✔	Important Only courses with this icon next to them are approved by the Florida Board of Physical Therapy and registered through CE Broker: . You can get a list of all our Florida Courses by Clicking Here State Rules and Regs
Georgia	✔	State Rules and Regs
Hawaii	✔	State Rules and Regs
Idaho	✔	State Rules and Regs
Illinois	✔	State Rules and Regs
Indiana	✔	State Rules and Regs
Iowa	✔	State Rules and Regs
Kansas	*	State Rules and Regs
Kentucky	✔	State Rules and Regs
Louisiana	*	State Rules and Regs
Maine	*	State Rules and Regs
Maryland	*	State Rules and Regs
Massachusetts	✔	State Rules and Regs
Michigan	✔	State Rules and Regs
Minnesota	*	State Rules and Regs
Mississippi	*	State Rules and Regs
Missouri	✔	State Rules and Regs
Montana	✔	State Rules and Regs (Rule 24.177.2105)
Nebraska	✔	State Rules and Regs (Rule 137-022)
Nevada	*	State Rules and Regs
New Hampshire	✔	State Rules and Regs
New Jersey	*	State Rules and Regs (Subchaper 9)
New Mexico	*	State Rules and Regs
New York	✔	State Rules and Regs
North Carolina	✔	State Rules and Regs
North Dakota	✔	State Rules and Regs (Article 61.5-03)
Ohio	✔	State Rules and Regs (Section 4755.51-4577.53)
Oklahoma	*	State Rules and Regs
Oregon	✔	State Rules and Regs
Pennsylvania	*	State Rules and Regs (Section 40.63 - "Rules and Regulations")
Rhode Island	✔	State Rules and Regs
South Carolina	✔	State Rules and Regs
South Dakota	✔	State Rules and Regs
Tennessee	✔	State Rules and Regs (1150-01-.12)
Texas	*	State Rules and Regs
Utah	✔	State Rules and Regs (R156-24b-303b)
Vermont	✔	State Rules and Regs
Virginia	*	State Rules and Regs
Washington	✔	State Rules and Regs
West Virginia	*	State Rules and Regs
Wisconsin	✔	State Rules and Regs
Wyoming	✔	State Rules and Regs

New York State Education Department
Flex CEUs is recognized as a sponsor for Continuing Education by the New York State Education Department.

Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Flex CEUs is recognized as a Continuing Education Provider by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association. The following courses are registered with Ohio:

• Low Back Pain (Approval #14S0228)

FLEX Online Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

Many state boards will accept courses that are approved by another licensing agency or state board.

Occupational Therapy

NBCOT
NBCOT® does not review, sanction, or endorse any of the course or program content offered by companies or organizations registered as professional development providers. Certificants are advised to make their own determination on the usefulness of the continuing education courses or programs offered by any CEU Continuing Education provider.

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