Hawaii PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
30 contact hours
PTA hours
0 contact hours
Renewal cycle
2 years
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
PT: at least 24 CCUs in professional practice of PT or patient/client management; PT: 2 CCUs in ethics, laws and rules covering Hawaii law (Hawaii Board-approved courses only); PT: 4 CCUs in life support comparable to…
Live vs. online limits
Continuing education courses, including home and self-study courses, from Board-recognized agencies count. Ethics/laws/rules courses must be Hawaii Board-approved and cover Hawaii law. Life support must be at least 4…
Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 30 contact hours (HI Statute §461J-10.1)
Source: [4] - PTA hours required
- 0 contact hours
Source: [4] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [5] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Licenses expire December 31 of every even-numbered year; 30 CCUs (1 CCU = 50+ minutes) must be done by then.
Source: [2] [3] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- PTAs are currently not subject to continuing competence requirements (Board FAQ).
Source: [2] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Continuing education courses, including home and self-study courses, from Board-recognized agencies count. Ethics/laws/rules courses must be Hawaii Board-approved and cover Hawaii law. Life support must be at least 4 CCUs and comparable to AHA BLS for healthcare providers.
Source: [1] [2] - Required topics
- PT: at least 24 CCUs in professional practice of PT or patient/client management
- PT: 2 CCUs in ethics, laws and rules covering Hawaii law (Hawaii Board-approved courses only)
- PT: 4 CCUs in life support comparable to or above AHA BLS for healthcare providers
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- Accepted: APTA or Hawaii APTA chapter courses (not other state chapters), FSBPT ProCert-approved courses, courses approved by another state PT board, and other Board-approved providers. Courses on techniques outside Hawaii scope (e.g., dry needling) are not accepted.
Source: [1] [2] - First renewal
- Initial license issued less than 12 months before renewal: no CCUs. Issued more than 12 months before: 15 CCUs.
Source: [2] - Official state board
- Board of Physical Therapy
(808) 586-2701 · [email protected]
Notes
- FSBPT lists 0 required hours for PTAs in this state. Confirm with the board.
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ImportantAnnouncementRegardingPTCCUs-rev.pdf
- https://www.cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PT_CCFAQs-20_02.pdf
- https://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/pvl/hrs/hrs_pvl_461j.pdf
- 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://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ImportantAnnouncementRegardingPTCCUs-rev.pdf