State | CE required for Licensure Renewal? | CE preapproval of courses required | # of CEUs for Applicable Courses* | Approval Validation Period | Physical Therapy Board/Association Website |
AK | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
AL | Yes | Yes | BW - 13 Contact Hours, HOTM - 7 Contact Hours, T - 7 Contact Hours, D&D - 7 Contact Hours | BW, D&D, HOTM, & T - No Expiration | click to visit website |
AR | Yes | Yes | BW - 13 Contact Hours, HOTM - 6 Contact Hours, T - 6 Contact Hours |
No Expiration |
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AZ | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 |
MC |
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CA |
Yes |
Yes |
BW 1.3; CPTA#08-40;
CPTA#09-253; CPTA #16-219 |
BW; Oct 22, 2016-Oct 22, 2017 |
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CO | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
CT | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
DC | Yes | Yes | BW for 13 Contact Hours | No Expiration | click to visit website |
DE | Yes | Yes | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | SAO | click to visit website |
FL | Yes | Yes |
BW - (Year 2002 - 16.5 CEHs #CP2126801; Year 2004 - 16 CEHs- #CP4017430 Year 2007 - 15.5 CEHs #CP71111384)
Year 2010 - 15.5 CEHs - #CE100215068
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2010 Calendar Year |
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GA | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
HI | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
IA | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
ID |
Yes |
Yes |
BW 13 Hours |
No Expiration |
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IL | Yes | Yes | BW 13 CE Hours |
11/20/02 - 11/2/03; 1/1/04 - 1/1/05; 11/1/05 - 11/1/06; 5/1/08-5/1/09; 10/1/09-10/1/10 |
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IN | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
KS | Yes | Yes | BW for 13 Contact Hours (Approval Code 030925SZ-172) | Calendar year 2003 | click to visit website |
KY |
Yes |
Yes |
BW 13 Contact Hours- CS53-2008-KPTA |
Expires 4/11/10 (Category 1) |
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LA | Yes | Yes | BW for 13 Contact Hours |
Calendar Year 2003 and 2006 |
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MA | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
MD | Yes | Yes | BW 1.4; HOTM .6; T .7 | No expiration | click to visit website |
ME | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
MI | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
MN | Yes | Yes |
BW 14 Contact Hours - Cat 1 (Sept 11, 2010 - Sept 10, 2011 - 13.5 CHs - Approval # 4276; Nov 13, 2004 - Nov 12, 2005 - Approval Code 1857; Oct 26, 2002 - Oct 25, 2003 - Approval Code - 1210); HOTM .6; T .7 |
SAO | click to visit website |
MO | Yes | Yes | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | SAO | click to visit website |
MS | Yes | Yes | BW - 13.5 Competence units |
2003-2005, 7/1/19-6/30/20, SAO |
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MT | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
NC |
Yes |
Yes |
BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 |
SAO |
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ND | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
NE | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
NH | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
NJ |
Yes |
Yes |
BW 13 Credits |
2/20/08-1/31/2010 - #057-2008 ;
5/3/12 - 4/30/14 - #531-2012 ; 12/16/14 - 1/31/16 - #2014-1173 ; #2016-1130 Expires 1/31/18 |
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NM | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
NV | Yes | Yes | BW 1.4; HOTM .7; T .7 |
BW Expires 7/2009 |
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NY |
Yes |
Yes |
BW 15.6 Contact Hours |
Approved by NYPTA - Good for NY PT Board CEU Requirement
4/9/12 - 4/9/13 ; NYS Ed Dept State Board of PT 15.6 - expires 1/31/18 |
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OH | Yes | Yes |
BW 13.25 Hours |
4/13/10 to 4/13/11 (Approval #10S0644) |
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OK | Yes | Yes |
BW 13 Contact Hours; HOTM 7 Contact Hours; T 7 Contact hours |
BW expires 12/31/09 (Category A) |
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OR |
Yes |
No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
PA |
Yes, if Direct Access Provider |
Yes, for direct access provider courses |
BW 13;
HOTM .6 & T .7 |
BW approved as a direct access course ; expires 12/31/16 |
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RI | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
SC | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
SD | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
TN |
Yes |
No |
BW 1.3 - TPTA Approval Code 1972; OS per Tennessee PT Board - BW 1.3, HOTM .6 & T .6 |
BW via TPTA - 8/23/03 - 8/22/04 & 5/31/08 - 5/30/09 (Optional pre-approval); BW, HOTM & T - No expiration |
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TX | Yes | Yes | BW 1.4 (#33391A) | BW Expires January 2004 | click to visit website |
UT |
Yes |
No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
VA | Yes | Yes | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | SAO | click to visit website |
VT | No | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | OS | click to visit website |
WA | Yes | No | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 | MC | click to visit website |
WI | Yes | Yes | BW 1.3; HOTM .6; T .7 |
SAO; BW via WPTA - 11/27/06 to 11/27/07(#11878); 2/9/13 to 2/8/14(#14795) |
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WV | Yes | Yes | BW - 16 contact hours (Approval #ABCMD03) | August 2003 - August 2004 | click to visit website |
Abbreviations | AS - Application Submitted for CEUs/Contact Hours MC - Meets Criteria for CEUs/Contact Hours, no expiration NA - No CEU application has been submitted at this time OS - Due to lack of CEU requirement - CEUs determined per out-of-state boards/associations. No expiration. SAO - State accepts courses approved by other state boards/associations. No expiration. |
BW - Bells & Whistles Course T - Telemetry Course HOTM - Hands on Tone Management Course *1 CEU = 10 Contact Hours unless otherwise stated |