Iowa PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
40 contact hours
PTA hours
20 contact hours
Renewal cycle
2 years
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
None. 645 IAC 203 lists no mandatory topics.
Live vs. online limits
Live, virtual, online and prerecorded activities all count (an hour = 50+ minutes with proof of completion). Business, personal-skills and general-health topics max 10 hours (PT) / 5 (PTA). Clinical supervision max 8…
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Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 40 contact hours (IA Chapter 203.2(1)(a))
Source: [2] - PTA hours required
- 20 contact hours (IA Chapter 203.2(1)(a))
Source: [2] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Two-year compliance period starts on the 16th of your birth month and ends on the 15th of your birth month two years later.
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs (20 hours per biennium).
Source: [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Live, virtual, online and prerecorded activities all count (an hour = 50+ minutes with proof of completion). Business, personal-skills and general-health topics max 10 hours (PT) / 5 (PTA). Clinical supervision max 8 (PT) / 4 (PTA); residency max 20.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- None. 645 IAC 203 lists no mandatory topics.
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- FSBPT approval model: Type 1 (No evaluation required).
Source: [5] - First renewal
- New licensees: no CE required for the first renewal.
Source: [1] - Official state board
- Iowa Dept of Public Health
(515) 281-4413 · [email protected]
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://rules.iowa.gov/Notice/Details/7981C
- 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://rules.iowa.gov/Notice/Details/7981C