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Massachusetts PT & PTA continuing education requirements
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- PT hours required
- 24 points (259 CMR 7.01)
Source: [1] - PTA hours required
- 24 points (259 CMR 7.01)
Source: [1] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [4] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- License expires every two years on your birthday (259 CMR 2.04). Points must be earned in the 24 months before the renewal date.
Source: [2] [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs.
Source: [2] - Live / in-person / online limits
- 259 CMR 7.01 sets no online/home-study limit; completed continuing competence programs may count for all 24 points. Caps: presenting/teaching max 10, academic coursework max 6, other APTA/AOTA-approved activities max 6, book chapter or article max 2 each.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- 2 points in ethics and/or Massachusetts laws and regulations governing practice, every renewal
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- FSBPT approval model: Type 5 (Hybrid: some activities approved by virtue of sponsor, others require evaluation). Recognized approvers listed by FSBPT: Licensing Board, Regionally accredited colleges/universities, Government agencies, APTA.
Source: [6] - First renewal
- New PTs/PTAs licensed by exam: requirement starts after the first renewal period.
Source: [1] - Official state board
- Board of Allied Health Professionals
(617) 624-6148 · [email protected]
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.mass.gov/doc/259-cmr-7-continuing-competence/download
- https://www.mass.gov/doc/259-cmr-2-general-provisions/download
- 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.mass.gov/doc/259-cmr-7-continuing-competence/download