Missouri 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

None. 20 CSR 2150-3.201 and 3.203 list no mandatory topic hours.

Live vs. online limits

20 CSR 2150-3.203 accepts home study courses for the hours on the completion certificate and sets no online cap. Caps: presentations max 15 hours; clinical instruction max 5; CPR once per period.

Rules change. This summary is for orientation only and may be out of date or incomplete. Confirm with your state board. Fields marked “Check with your board” could not be verified.

Full requirements

PT hours required
30 contact hours (MO 20 CSR §2150-3.201(1))
Source: [2]
PTA hours required
30 contact hours (MO 20 CSR §2150-3.201(1))
Source: [2]
Renewal cycle
2 years
Source: [3]
Deadline pattern (PT)
Biennial renewal is due before January 31 of the renewal year (20 CSR 2150-3.060). CE is completed over a 24-month period ending December 31 and reported on even-numbered years (20 CSR 2150-3.201).
Source: [1]
Deadline pattern (PTA)
Same as PTs (renew before January 31, 20 CSR 2150-3.180; same 30-hour CE rule).
Source: [1]
Live / in-person / online limits
20 CSR 2150-3.203 accepts home study courses for the hours on the completion certificate and sets no online cap. Caps: presentations max 15 hours; clinical instruction max 5; CPR once per period.
Source: [1]
Required topics
  • None. 20 CSR 2150-3.201 and 3.203 list no mandatory topic 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: FSBPT (incl. ProCert), State PT association, APTA, AMA, Other.
Source: [5]
Other renewal requirements
  • Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)

Source: [4]
Official state board
Advisory Commission for Professional PTs and PTAs
(573) 751-0098 · [email protected]

Notes

Before buying, check that a course is approved for Missouri (look for the state on the course’s approval statement).

Sources

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

  1. https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/adrules/csr/current/20csr/20c2150-3.pdf
  2. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
  3. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
  4. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
  5. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval

Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/adrules/csr/current/20csr/20c2150-3.pdf