- APTA
Applies To:
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Tennessee
Physical Therapists
- PT
- PTA
The Board of Physical Therapy is responsible for safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of Tennesseans, by requiring that all who practice physical therapy within the state be qualified to practice. The Board interprets the laws, rules, and regulations to determine the appropriate standards of practice in an effort to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct.
All licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are required to obtain 30 hours of credits for the 24 months that precede their licensure renewal month.
- Class 1 Activities – At least 20 of the required 30 hours must be from Class I activities, and only 10 of these hours may be acquired online. (Courses on our site qualify as Class 1).
- Class 2 Activities – Up to 10 of the required 30 hours may be from Class II activities.
- Ethics & Jurisprudence – 4 of the required 30 hours must consist of ethics and jurisprudence education courses. The Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) is the sole approval entity for ethics and jurisprudence courses. All ethics and jurisprudence courses approved by the TPTA shall be deemed approved by the Board. Any ethics and jurisprudence course not approved by the TPTA will fail to meet the requirements of this rule. The TPTA shall only approve courses that are a minimum of 2 hours each in duration. They shall be Class I continuing education.
- Audits – Licensees must retain these hours up to 5 years after completion and submit proof of these hours to the Board upon request.
Board Contact Info
Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy
665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3807
[email protected]
Physical Therapist
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At least 20 of the required 30 hours must be from Class I activities, and only 10 of these hours may be acquired online. (Courses on our site qualify as Class 1).
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Up to 10 of the required 30 hours may be from Class II activities.
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4 of the required 30 hours must consist of ethics and jurisprudence education courses.
Credential Renewal
30 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PT credential.
Any course accepted by Tennessee Dept. of Health: Board of Physical Therapy is applicable to the PT credential.
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Physical Therapist Assistant
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At least 20 of the required 30 hours must be from Class I activities, and only 10 of these hours may be acquired online. (Courses on our site qualify as Class 1).
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Up to 10 of the required 30 hours may be from Class II activities.
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4 of the required 30 hours must consist of ethics and jurisprudence education courses.
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PTA credential.
Any course accepted by Tennessee Dept. of Health: Board of Physical Therapy is applicable to the PTA credential.
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Ethics and Jurisprudence, 4.00 CE credit hours
The Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) is the sole approval entity for ethics and jurisprudence courses. All ethics and jurisprudence courses approved by the TPTA shall be deemed approved by the Board. Any ethics and jurisprudence course not approved by the TPTA will fail to meet the requirements of this rule. The TPTA shall only approve courses that are a minimum of 2 hours each in duration. They shall be Class I continuing education.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
| Course Description | Medium |
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A Scoping Review of the Individual, Socio-cultural, Environmental and Commercial Determinants of Gambling for Older Adults:: Implications for Public Health Research and Harm Prevention
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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STAT: Schema Therapy for Addiction Treatment, a Proposal for the Integrative Treatment of Addictive Disorders
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are At Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Gambling; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Compassion Fatigue for Clinicians and Mental Health Providers
3 CE credit hours
Consulting, Workplace; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Characterizing Dementia Caregiver Style in Managing Care Challenges:: Cognitive and Behavioral Components
1 CE credit hour
Aging, Long Term Care; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Substance Use in Pregnancy:: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Evidence-based Brief Interventions Targeting Acute Mental Health Presentations for Children and Adolescents:: Systematic Review
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents |
Reading-Based Online |
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Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step Facilitation Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder:: A Distillation of a 2020 Cochrane Review for Clinicians and Policy Makers
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Crisis Intervention; Group Counseling; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Cultural Adaption of a Sobriety Support App for Alaska Native and American Indian People:: Qualitative Feasibility and Acceptability Study
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Service Coordination |
Reading-Based Online |
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Exploring Stress, Cognitive, and Affective Mechanisms of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Trauma and Opioid Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
