NEW JERSEY
Continuing education requirements for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants
Continuing education requirements for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants
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Our Seminars are approved + Courses meet the continued education standards for PTs and PTAs established by the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners and in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C. 13:39A-9.3; 9.6)
Continuing Education Requirements
a) Except as provided in (b) below, each applicant for biennial license renewal as a licensed physical therapist and as a licensed physical therapist assistant shall complete during the preceding biennial period a minimum of 30 credits of continuing education, which shall include four credits of jurisprudence and professional ethics.
b) An applicant for biennial license renewal as a licensed physical therapist or as a licensed physical therapist assistant who receives an initial license in the first year of a biennial period shall complete a minimum of 15 of the 30 required credits of continuing education during that biennial renewal period. An applicant for biennial license renewal as a licensed physical therapist or as a licensed physical therapist assistant who receives an initial license in the second year of a biennial period shall be exempt from completing continuing education credits during that biennial renewal period.
Last Modified: 02/27/2020