Accredited Course Search

In accordance with Florida Statute 486.109, Florida Physical Therapy Association approves courses that are required under this statute to be completed by Florida Licensed Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants. This database may be searched by provider, date, location or key word to determine if the course has been accredited, the accreditation approval number and the number of hours approved. This database is not designed to locate courses by area of practice, nor specific geographical search. ONLY courses accredited by FPTA are contained on the database.

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Continuing Education in the State of Florida

In 1992, the Florida State Legislature passed a law requiring continuing education as a part of license renewal for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in the State of Florida. From this law the continuing education requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are defined in our state practice acts and in the rules of the Board of Physical Therapy Practice.

Within that law, the APTA and the FPTA have been given general jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the administration of Continuing Education as outlined in the Rules 64B17-8 (Instruction on HIV/AIDS) and 64B17-9 (Continuing Education), and may be no more extensive than necessary to ensure minimum standards as set forth in FS 486.109 and the Florida Administrative Rule 64B17-9.001. (You can view Chapter 64B17 by going to http//fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter64.pdf.) These documents define specific areas as outlined by the law that the FPTA Continuing Education Accreditation Policies and Procedures Committee looks for when accrediting courses, they are: professional ethics, clinical education, clinical management, clinical science, Florida law relating to physical therapy, basic sciences, risk management, and HIV/AIDS. No more than 5 hours may be received in the area of risk management, 3 hours in HIV/AIDS and (as of May 5, 2002) 12 hours in home study per biennium. The current biennium began December 1, 2005 and will end November 30, 2007.

This web site is designed to walk you through:
1. the continuing education requirements for licensure in the State of Florida,
2. the laws pertaining to these requirements and
3. how to obtain approval for courses for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in the State of Florida.

To learn more about any of these topics, click on the topic listed below.

Requirements for renewal of licensure

Continuing Education Accreditation Policies and Procedures Committee Guidelines

Application For Course Providers

Application For Individuals Seeking Course Approval

For Accredited Education Programs

APTA Approved Courses

Lecturing or Written Works

Florida Statute 456.013 - Florida law pertaining to continuing education

FLORIDA STATUTE 486.109 – Continuing Education

Rules 64B17-8.001 - Requirement for Instruction on Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Prevention of Medical Errors

CHAPTER 64B17-9 CONTINUING EDUCATION

Chapter 64B17-8.002 Requirements for Prevention of Medical Errors Education