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New Hampshire PT & PTA continuing education requirements
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- PT hours required
- 24 contact hours (NH Rule Chap. Phy §406.01(a))
Source: [4] - PTA hours required
- 24 contact hours (NH Rule Chap. Phy §406.01(a))
Source: [4] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [5] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Licenses issued on or after July 15, 2023 expire two years from the date of issuance (RSA 310:8). Check your own expiration date.
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs (24 hours per 2-year cycle).
Source: [3] [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- OPLC states there is no restriction on CE delivery method. Category caps per cycle include facility in-service 8, mentored independent study 8, presentations 8, journal study 4, and infection control/BLS/onboarding-type training 2.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- At least 12 of 24 hours directly and primarily on clinical application of physical therapy (PT and PTA)
- NH Jurisprudence Assessment Module in renewal years ending in 0 and 5 (Phy 402.03)
Source: [1] [2]- Course approval rules
- The Board does not pre-approve courses; requirements are in Phy 406.01.
Source: [1] [2] - Other renewal requirements
- Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)
Source: [6]- First renewal
- OPLC: requirements are the same for the first renewal.
Source: [1] - Official state board
- PT Governing Board of New Hampshire
(603) 271-2152 · OPLCLicensing3@oplc.nh.gov
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/physical-therapy-governing-board/physical-therapy-continuing-education
- https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/physical-therapy-governing-board/physical-therapy-faqs
- https://www.oplc.nh.gov/oplc-licensing-faqs
- 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://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/physical-therapy-governing-board/physical-therapy-continuing-education