Alaska PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
24 contact hours
PTA hours
24 contact hours
Renewal cycle
2 years
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
Board jurisprudence questionnaire at each renewal, plus 60 hours of PT services in the period or an approved alternative (12 AAC 54.405)
Live vs. online limits
At least half of the required hours must be from an accredited academic institution or a board-approved professional organization (12 AAC 54.420(a)). Routine employment courses (CPR, first aid, OSHA), staff meetings and…
Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 24 contact hours (AK Admin. Code §12 AAC 54.410(a))
Source: [3] - PTA hours required
- 24 contact hours (AK Admin. Code §12 AAC 54.410(a))
Source: [3] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [4] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- All licenses expire June 30 of even-numbered years (cycle July 1 of an even year to June 30 two years later). No grace period.
Source: [1] [2] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs.
Source: [1] [2] - Live / in-person / online limits
- At least half of the required hours must be from an accredited academic institution or a board-approved professional organization (12 AAC 54.420(a)). Routine employment courses (CPR, first aid, OSHA), staff meetings and rounds do not count.
Source: [1] [2] - Required topics
- Board jurisprudence questionnaire at each renewal, plus 60 hours of PT services in the period or an approved alternative (12 AAC 54.405)
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- Approved: courses recognized by the Alaska PT Association, APTA, FSBPT, other state PT associations or other state PT boards; AMA Category 1/2 courses involving PT; activities by organizations approved by APTA or the Alaska PT Association (12 AAC 54.420).
Source: [1] - First renewal
- Licensed less than 12 months of the period: 12 hours, or pass the NPTE in that time.
Source: [1] [2] - Official state board
- State Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/phy4116.pdf
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/phy4585.pdf
- 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.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/phy4116.pdf