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Arkansas PT & PTA continuing education requirements
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- PT hours required
- 20 contact hours (AR Rules & Regulations Section XI(A))
Source: [2] - PTA hours required
- 10 contact hours (AR Rules & Regulations Section XI(B))
Source: [2] - Renewal cycle
- 1 year
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- CE (2 CEUs = 20 hours) must be completed by December 31 of each biennium and is attested at odd-numbered-year renewals (renewal deadline March 1).
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same timing as PTs (1 CEU = 10 hours).
Source: [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- No more than 50% of CE may be online courses. Live, interactive webinars count as in-person. The jurisprudence exam counts as a 1-hour online course.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- Board-approved jurisprudence exam (PT and PTA), counts as 1 hour
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- FSBPT approval model: Type 5 (Hybrid: some activities approved by virtue of sponsor, others require evaluation). Recognized approvers listed by FSBPT: Licensing Board, FSBPT (incl. ProCert), State PT association, Regionally accredited colleges/universities, Government agencies, APTA, AMA, Other.
Source: [5] - Other renewal requirements
- Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)
Source: [4]- Official state board
- Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy
(501) 228-7100 · [email protected]
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Sources
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- https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?chapterID=86&levelType=section&partID=420§ionID=26265&subChapterID=111&subPartID=4203&titleID=17
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval
Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?chapterID=86&levelType=section&partID=420§ionID=26265&subChapterID=111&subPartID=4203&titleID=17