Kentucky PT & PTA continuing education requirements

Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17

PT hours

30 contact hours

PTA hours

20 contact hours

Renewal cycle

2 years

Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics

Board Jurisprudence Examination each biennium (counts 2 hours), PT and PTA

Live vs. online limits

PT: at least 18 hours Category 1 (approved courses, including home study); Category 2 max 10. PTA: at least 10 Category 1; Category 2 max 8. No credit for repeating a course more than once in a biennium.

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Full requirements

PT hours required
30 contact hours (KY 201 KAR §22:045(2)(a))
Source: [3]
PTA hours required
20 contact hours (KY 201 KAR §22:045(3)(b))
Source: [3]
Renewal cycle
2 years
Source: [4]
Deadline pattern (PT)
All active licenses expire March 31 of odd-numbered years; credits count over the 2-year biennium (e.g., April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025).
Source: [2]
Deadline pattern (PTA)
Same as PTs (certificates expire March 31 of odd years).
Source: [2]
Live / in-person / online limits
PT: at least 18 hours Category 1 (approved courses, including home study); Category 2 max 10. PTA: at least 10 Category 1; Category 2 max 8. No credit for repeating a course more than once in a biennium.
Source: [1]
Required topics
  • Board Jurisprudence Examination each biennium (counts 2 hours), PT and PTA

Source: [1] [2]
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: [6]
Other renewal requirements
  • Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)

Source: [5]
Official state board
Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy
(502) 429-7140 · [email protected]
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Sources

Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.

  1. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/201/022/045/
  2. https://pt.ky.gov/education/Pages/Continued-Competency-.aspx
  3. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
  4. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
  5. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
  6. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval

Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/201/022/045/