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New Mexico PT & PTA continuing education requirements
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- PT hours required
- 30 contact hours (NM Rule 16.20.8.9(A))
Source: [2] - PTA hours required
- 30 contact hours (NM Rule 16.20.8.9(A))
Source: [2] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Licenses renew every two years and expire February 1. CE must be earned in the current February 1 to January 31 period; renewals postmarked after February 1 pay a late fee.
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs (30 hours per biennium).
Source: [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Internet courses max 30 hours per biennium; home study max 30 (each with certificate, schedule, objectives and instructor info). Management courses max 15; journal reading max 15 (1/2 hour per article); clinical supervision max 15; legislative-update sessions max 8.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- None. 16.20.8 NMAC lists no mandatory topics.
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- The Board or its designee approves CE. APTA and NM APTA courses are accepted automatically. Licensees do not have to get approval but may ask before or after a course (16.20.8.12 NMAC).
Source: [1] - First renewal
- No CE required for the first renewal.
Source: [1] - Official state board
- NM Physical Therapy Board
(505) 476-4880 · physicaltherapy@state.nm.us
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title16/16.020.0008.html
- 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.srca.nm.gov/parts/title16/16.020.0008.html