Iowa PT CEU Courses

The following excerpts were retrieved from the Iowa Physical & Occupational Therapy webpage and 481 IAC 803 on 9/22/2026. Please note that we are providing this for your information only. It is the responsibility of the licensee to know and keep up to date with their state’s regulations.

• • • Iowa Physical & Occupational Therapy webpage:
      • “How to Select and Document Continuing Education
        The licensing board does not pre-approve continuing education providers, sponsors or individual programs. It is the licensees’ responsibility to determine if the continuing education programs they attend meet the requirements of their professional licensing board.”
    • 481 IAC 803
      • “481—803.2(148A) Continuing education requirements.
        • 803.2(1) The biennial continuing education compliance period shall extend for a two-year period that begins on the sixteenth day of the birth month and ends two years later on the fifteenth day of the birth month.
          • a. Requirements for physical therapist licensees. Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as a physical therapist in this state will be required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of continuing education approved by the board.
          • b. Requirements for physical therapist assistant licensees. Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as a physical therapist assistant in this state will be required to complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education approved by the board…”
      • “481—803.3(148A,272C) Standards.
        • 803.3(1) General criteria. Appropriate continuing education activity for purposes of license renewal will support each of the following:
          • a. Constitutes an organized program of learning that contributes directly to the professional competency of the licensee;
          • b. Pertains to subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of the profession;
          • c. Is conducted by individuals who have specialized education, training and experience by reason of which said individuals should be considered qualified concerning the subject matter of the program. At the time of audit, the board may request the qualifications of presenters;
          • d. Fulfills stated program goals, objectives, or both; and
          • e.Provides proof of attendance to licensees including:
            • (1) Date, location, course title, presenter(s);
            • (2) Number of program contact hours; and
            • (3) Certificate of completion or evidence of successful completion of the course provided by the course sponsor.
        • 803.3(2) Specific criteria.
          • a. Licensees may obtain continuing education hours of credit by:
            • (1) Attending workshops, conferences, or symposiums.
            • (2) Accessing online training, such as viewing interactive conferences, attending webinars, or completing online training courses…”