Nevada PT and PTA license renewal and continuing education
Nevada rule NAC 640.400 states that “every physical therapist or physical therapist assistant must complete 1.5 units of an approved course within the year immediately preceding his or her application for the renewal of his or her license, of which not more than 0.8 units may be completed in nonclinical courses.”
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: Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 640, Physical Therapists on the Nevada Legislature site, sections 640.0045, 640.006, and 640.400.
Units and hours
NAC 640.006 states that a unit of continuing education “means 10 hours of instruction in an approved course,” so 1.5 units is 15 hours (paraphrased). NAC 640.0045 defines an hour as “not less than 50 minutes nor more than 60 minutes.”
Cycle
The requirement applies to each annual renewal, and the licensing year ends in July (paraphrased). People first licensed partway through a licensing year owe no hours or a prorated amount, depending on when they were licensed (paraphrased).
New graduates
A licensee who graduated from a board-approved program and was licensed within 12 months before the renewal date “is not required to complete the requirements for continuing education for the year in which the initial license is issued.”
Repeat courses
Hours from a specific course “may be counted only once toward the units of continuing education required by this section during a 3-year period”.
What the sections read do not say
The sections read do not set a record retention period for licensees or 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.