Oregon PT & PTA continuing education requirements

Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17

PT hours

24 contact hours

PTA hours

24 contact hours

Renewal cycle

2 years

Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics

Oregon Pain Management Commission module, every renewal (currently 1 hour); Cultural competency course, at least 1 hour, every renewal period

Live vs. online limits

No limit on online courses; courses may be online, in person or hybrid, synchronous or asynchronous. Minimum course length 30 minutes. Non-clinical content max 8 hours; Business/Leadership max 4.

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Full requirements

PT hours required
24 contact hours (OAR 848-035-0020)
Source: [2]
PTA hours required
24 contact hours (OAR 848-035-0020)
Source: [2]
Renewal cycle
2 years
Source: [3]
Deadline pattern (PT)
Certification period runs April 1 of an even-numbered year to March 31 of the next even-numbered year (current: April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028). CC is reported at renewal.
Source: [1]
Deadline pattern (PTA)
Same as PTs.
Source: [1]
Live / in-person / online limits
No limit on online courses; courses may be online, in person or hybrid, synchronous or asynchronous. Minimum course length 30 minutes. Non-clinical content max 8 hours; Business/Leadership max 4.
Source: [1]
Required topics
  • Oregon Pain Management Commission module, every renewal (currently 1 hour)
  • Cultural competency course, at least 1 hour, every renewal period

Source: [1]
Course approval rules
FSBPT approval model: Type 1 (No evaluation required).
Source: [5]
Official state board
Oregon Board of Physical Therapy
(971) 673-0200 · [email protected]
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Before buying, check that a course is approved for Oregon (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.oregon.gov/pt/pages/continuing-competency.aspx
  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.oregon.gov/pt/pages/continuing-competency.aspx