Florida Physical Therapy CE

Florida Physical Therapy CE Requirements (Florida Board of Physical Therapy): Click Here

• Twenty-four (24) contact hours of continuing education (CE/CEU*) must be completed within the current biennium for which the license is being renewed. (Bienniums run from 12/1/odd year-11/30/next odd year. For example, 12/1/2017 – 11/30/2019 is a licensure biennium. Note: Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on November 30, 2019).
  • General Hours – 22 Hours
  • Medical Errors – 2 Hours (Medical Error courses approved by any Board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance are approved by the Board of Physical Therapy.)
  • HIV/AIDS – 1 Hours (HIV/AIDS course required for first renewal only and are accepted if approved by any Board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance.)

• Continuing Education Unit (CEU): One continuing educational unit shall be considered equivalent to 10 contact hours. Florida Physical Therapy professionals must complete 24 contact hours of approval continuing education per biennium.
• No more than 12 hours may come from home study/online courses. All Florida Physical Therapy licensees must complete 2 hours on the Prevention of Medical Errors for each licensure renewal cycle.
• Licenses issued in the second half of the biennium are exempt from the renewal requirements with the exception of 2 hours of Prevention of Medical Errors and 1 Hours of HIV/AIDS.
• No more than 12 hours can be earned by home study/online courses
• No more than five contact hours of courses in risk management shall be accepted within a biennium.
• No more than three contact hours in HIV/AIDS education.
• No more than three contact hours in prevention of medical errors education.