Rhode Island 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
None. 216-RICR-40-05-13 lists no mandatory topics (CE must be scope-of-practice specific).
Live vs. online limits
Formal presentations, conferences, accredited college coursework and self-study such as online courses all count, 1 hour per hour. Teaching or clinical supervision of students max 3 hours per cycle.
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Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 24 contact hours (R5-40-PT/PTA Section 6.6)
Source: [2] - PTA hours required
- 24 contact hours (R5-40-PT/PTA Section 13.6)
Source: [2] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Licenses expire May 1 of the next even-numbered year after issuance (biennial). Renewing after March 31 of that even year incurs a late fee.
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs (24 hours biennially).
Source: [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Formal presentations, conferences, accredited college coursework and self-study such as online courses all count, 1 hour per hour. Teaching or clinical supervision of students max 3 hours per cycle.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- None. 216-RICR-40-05-13 lists no mandatory topics (CE must be scope-of-practice specific).
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- Must be approved or sponsored by a Board-approved organization. The list includes APTA, any state PT association, FSBPT, ACCME, AOTA, ASHA, NATA, NSCA, and courses approved by other state PT licensing boards (216-RICR-40-05-13.4.5(D)(3)).
Source: [1] - First renewal
- Licensed by exam after the May 1 renewal date: exempt until the next renewal cycle.
Source: [1] - Official state board
- Rhode Island Dept. of Health
(401) 222-1392 · [email protected]
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-13
- 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://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-13