Louisiana PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
30 contact hours
PTA hours
30 contact hours
Renewal cycle
2 years
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
Jurisprudence: at least 2 hours (online exam or live seminar); Ethics or professionalism: at least 2 hours; Clinical and/or administrative: at least 26 hours
Live vs. online limits
No live-hour requirement since 2021: all 30 hours may be board-approved online courses. Courses must be board-approved and taken in the year the course was approved.
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Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 30 contact hours (LA Rule Title 46 §194(A))
Source: [2] - PTA hours required
- 30 contact hours (LA Rule Title 46 §194(A))
Source: [2] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Biennial, by birth year: odd-birth-year licensees renew February 1 to March 31 of odd years, even-birth-year in even years. April renewals pay a late fee. Licenses expire April 30.
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs.
Source: [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- No live-hour requirement since 2021: all 30 hours may be board-approved online courses. Courses must be board-approved and taken in the year the course was approved.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- Jurisprudence: at least 2 hours (online exam or live seminar)
- Ethics or professionalism: at least 2 hours
- Clinical and/or administrative: at least 26 hours
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.
Source: [5] - Other renewal requirements
- Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)
Source: [4]- Official state board
- Louisiana Physical Therapy Board
(337) 262-1043 · [email protected]
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.laptboard.org/page/182
- 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://www.laptboard.org/page/182