Connecticut PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Partial Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
20 contact hours
PTA hours
0 contact hours
Renewal cycle
1 year (20 hours per 12-month registration period)
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
PT: at least 2 hours on screening for PTSD, suicide risk, depression and grief, plus suicide prevention training, in the first registration period CE is required and at least once every 6 years (C.G.S. 20-73b)
Live vs. online limits
Internet-based and distance learning are acceptable if related to PT practice. The Department does not pre-approve courses.
Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 20 contact hours (CT Chapter 36 Sec. 20-73b)
Source: [3] - PTA hours required
- 0 contact hours
Source: [3] - Renewal cycle
- 1 year (20 hours per 12-month registration period)
Source: [2] [1] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Check with your board
- Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Check with your board
- Live / in-person / online limits
- Internet-based and distance learning are acceptable if related to PT practice. The Department does not pre-approve courses.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- PT: at least 2 hours on screening for PTSD, suicide risk, depression and grief, plus suicide prevention training, in the first registration period CE is required and at least once every 6 years (C.G.S. 20-73b)
Source: [2]- Course approval rules
- FSBPT approval model: Type 1 (No evaluation required).
Source: [6] - First renewal
- Exempt at the first license renewal.
Source: [2] [1] - Official state board
- Office of Practitioner Licensing and Certification
(860)-509-7603 - Menu Option 7 · [email protected]
Notes
- FSBPT lists 0 required hours for PTAs in this state. Confirm with the board.
- C.G.S. 20-73b applies the CE requirement to physical therapists; it sets no CE requirement for PTAs (matching FSBPT's 0 hours). FSBPT lists a 2-year term, but the statute counts 20 hours per 12-month registration period.
- We could not find an official page stating the PT renewal month, so the deadline is left blank.
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/physicaltherapist/physical-therapist-continuing-education
- https://cga.ct.gov/current/PUB/chap_376.htm
- 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://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/physicaltherapist/physical-therapist-continuing-education