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Idaho PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details
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- PT hours required
- 32 contact hours
Source: [2] [1] - PTA hours required
- 32 contact hours
Source: [2] [1] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years (32 hours every two years; licenses moving from 1-year to 2-year terms)
Source: [3] [1] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Licenses expire on your birthday. Idaho DOPL is moving to 2-year licenses: odd birth years started 2-year renewals on October 14, 2025; even birth years move over in 2026. Renew up to 60 days early.
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs.
Source: [3] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Live interactive electronic conferences and home study courses with a certificate of completion count. Videotaped presentations count only with a sponsor and a facilitator present.
Source: [2] - Required topics
- None. The Board's CE guidance lists no mandatory topics.
Source: [2]- Course approval rules
- The Board does not pre-approve courses. Activities must be germane to the profession and taught by qualified presenters. Recommended sources: APTA (including sections and chapters), CAPTE, NATA, and accredited colleges.
Source: [2] [1] - Official state board
- Bureau of Occupational Licenses
(208) 334-3233 · pht@ibol.idaho.gov
Notes
- FSBPT lists 16 hours per 1 year; the Idaho Board states 32 hours every two years (annual renewals may ask for 16 or 32).
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://dopl.idaho.gov/pht/
- https://dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PHT-CE-Guidance-Document.pdf
- https://dopl.idaho.gov/pressrelease/big-changes-are-on-the-way-stay-informed-about-important-licensure-updates-that-may-impact-your-renewal-cycle-20/
- 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://dopl.idaho.gov/pht/