California Physical Therapist Continuing Education

California Accepts OnlineCE.com Courses

California Continuing Education Requirements:

PT: 30 hrs biennially - California Accepts 30 hours of Online Continuing Education Courses

Requires 2 hours in ethics, laws, and regulations

4 hours in life support for health professionals

OnlineCE.com courses are approved by CERS, an approval agency for the Physical Therapy Board of California. OnlineCE.com courses meet the continuing education competency requirements for PT license renewal in CA.

Please scroll down to view courses accepted and their approval code/langauge.  When logged in, as long as your licenses are entered on your account, each course is clearly identified as being approved or not approved.

Continuing Education Requirements for Certified Hand Therapists:  

The Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) is the governing body that is responsible for credentialing certified hand therapists (CHT). In order to maintain the CHT credential, a CHT must accumulate a minimum of 80 contact hours of professional development activities during their five-year accrual period. Professional development hours may be earned in seven different categories. OnlineCE.com offers courses in 3 Categories: A, B and C.

Category A - Formal Courses in Upper Extremity Therapy, 3 hours or more in length. All 80 hours can be earned in this category. HTCC Accepts OnlineCE courses.

Category B - Informal Courses in Upper Extremity Therapy, less than 3 hours in length. Maximum accepted: 30 hours per 5-year accrual cycle. HTCC Accepts OnlineCE courses.

Category C - Formal Courses with General Clinical OT or PT content. Maximum accepted: 20 hours per 5-year accrual cycle. HTCC Accepts OnlineCE courses.

State of California Continuing Education Requirements

California Continuing Education requirements posted on this page are based upon the most up to date information available. California continuing education requirements are subject to change and therefore, California PT/PTA licensee's are ultimately responsible for being up to date with the California continuing education requirements.

Continuing education courses offered on OnlineCE.com provide Online CEU for California Physical Therapists (PT) and California Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA). The online courses enhance the knowledge bases of PT/PTA to enhance clinical therapy practice. Free 1 hour online home study CE credit course for new California Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy Assistant registered users at www.OnlineCE.com