Approval for Physical Therapists in Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy CE Information

Accepted Approvals

APTA New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy

The Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy protects the public by ensuring that licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants provide safe and effective care to patients.

Continued competency is required for renewal and reinstatement of licenses/certificates.  All active licenses/certificates expire on March 31 of every uneven year. 

PTs
Physical Therapists must complete no fewer than 30 hours of continued competency each biennium. All credential holders must also complete the 2-hour Jurisprudence Exam on the Board’s website.

PTAs
Physical Therapist Assistants are required to complete no fewer than 20 hours of continued competency each biennium. All credential holders must also complete the 2-hour Jurisprudence Exam on the Board’s website.

Recent PT and PTA Graduates
Those who have completed their academic and clinical requirements for their degrees within the current biennium have met the continued competency requirements for that biennium. Accordingly, no additional contact hours for this biennium are required in order to renew a PT license or a PTA certificate during the renewal cycle. Recent PT and PTA graduates must still renew their credentials during the fixed date renewal cycle. All credential holders must also complete the 2-hour Jurisprudence Exam.

Board Contact Info

Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy
312 Whittington Parkway #102
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 429-7140
Fax: (502) 429-7142
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://pt.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx

Continuing Education Requirements: https://pt.ky.gov/education/Pages/Continued-Competency-.aspx

Jurisprudence Exam: https://pt.ky.gov/continuing-practice/Pages/Jurisprudence-Exam.aspx

Applies To:

  • Kentucky Physical Therapists
    • PT
    • PTA
Select credential:

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapists must complete no fewer than 30 hours of continued competency each biennium. All credential holders must also complete the 2-hour Jurisprudence Exam on the Board’s website.

Credential Renewal
30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your PT credential.

Any course accepted by Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy is applicable to the PT credential.

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Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapists must complete no fewer than 20 hours of continued competency each biennium. All credential holders must also complete the 2-hour Jurisprudence Exam on the Board’s website.

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your PTA credential.

Any course accepted by Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy is applicable to the PTA credential.

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Jurisprudence Exam

2.00 CE credit hours

All credential holders must complete the 2-hour KY Jurisprudence Exam: https://pt.ky.gov/continuing-practice/Pages/Jurisprudence-Exam.aspx

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Currently 25 of our courses are available for Physical Therapists regulated by Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy. These are just a few examples!
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