New York PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
36 contact hours
PTA hours
36 contact hours
Renewal cycle
3 years (triennial registration)
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
No mandated topic hours for PTs/PTAs in 8 NYCRR §77.10. Coursework must fall within the listed subject areas (e.g., examination/intervention, communication and recordkeeping, supervision/business practice, law/ethics).…
Live vs. online limits
Self-study counts only if offered by a NYSED-approved sponsor (8 NYCRR §77.10). Part 77 sets no numeric cap on self-study hours. Courses designed solely to maximize practice profits are not accepted.
Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 36 contact hours (NY Law Art. 136 §6742-a(2))
Source: [6] - PTA hours required
- 36 contact hours (NY Law Art. 136 §6742-a(2))
Source: [6] - Renewal cycle
- 3 years (triennial registration)
Source: [3] [4] [5] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Triennial registration; registration periods are adjusted so renewals fall in your birth month. Shorter periods are prorated at 1 hour per month.
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs.
Source: [3] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Self-study counts only if offered by a NYSED-approved sponsor (8 NYCRR §77.10). Part 77 sets no numeric cap on self-study hours. Courses designed solely to maximize practice profits are not accepted.
Source: [4] - Required topics
- No mandated topic hours for PTs/PTAs in 8 NYCRR §77.10. Coursework must fall within the listed subject areas (e.g., examination/intervention, communication and recordkeeping, supervision/business practice, law/ethics). NYSED's infection-control and child-abuse training mandates do not list physical therapists.
Source: [4] [1] [2]- Course approval rules
- Coursework must come from NYSED-approved sponsors. Other activities (e.g., the NY laws/rules test = 2 hours, CPR with AED = 2 hours, clinical instruction up to 10 hours) earn set credit.
Source: [3] [4] [5] - First renewal
- Exempt during the first triennial registration period after NY licensure.
Source: [3] [4] [5] - Official state board
- Physical Therapy, Podiatry & Ophthalmic Dispensing
(518) 474-3817 x180 · [email protected]
Notes
- Hours cannot be carried over to the next registration period. Keep records 6 years.
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.op.nysed.gov/about/training-continuing-education/mandated-training-related-infection-control
- https://www.op.nysed.gov/mandated-training-related-child-abuse
- https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/physical-therapists/continuing-education/faqs
- https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/physical-therapists/laws-rules-regulations/part-77
- https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/physical-therapists/laws-rules-regulations/article-136
- 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.op.nysed.gov/professions/physical-therapists/continuing-education/faqs