Colorado PT and PTA license renewal and continuing professional competency
Colorado’s State Physical Therapy Board states: “Physical Therapists must complete at least 30 PDA during each 2-year license period.” Physical therapist assistants complete at least 20 PDA during each 2-year certification period.
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Source read on November 12, 2026: the Colorado Physical Therapy CPC page of the Division of Professions and Occupations. It covers physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The CPC Program Manual it links was not read for this page.
Category minimums
“A minimum of 20 of the 30 required PDA hours must be completed in one or more of the following PDA categories: Educational Coursework Fellowships Residencies”. For assistants, “A minimum of 15 of the 20 required PDA hours must be completed” in those categories.
Ways to comply
The page lists the State Board’s Continuing Professional Development program, Deemed Status, or an Active Duty Military Exemption (paraphrased). Under the program, a licensee completes a Self-Assessment Tool, creates a Learning Plan, and completes the activities (paraphrased).
First renewal
“CPC requirements do not begin until after the first renewal of a Physical Therapist’s initial license or a Physical Therapist Assistant's initial certification.”
Records and audits
“Documentation of completed activities must be retained for at least five years.” “Audits of compliance are conducted after each license/certification period.” The page read does not name a carryover allowance.
What this page does not do
It covers the state physical therapy license only, and only what the official page or pages named above say. It does not list fees and does not replace the board’s own instructions. Rules change; check the board before you renew.