Oklahoma PT and PTA license renewal and professional development
Oklahoma rule 435:20-9-2 states: “Effective February 1, 2022 and every two years thereafter, physical therapists will be required to show proof of forty (40) approved contact hours and/or PDU equivalent and Physical Therapist Assistants will be required to show proof of thirty (30) approved contact hours and/or PDU equivalent.”
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: Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 435, Chapter 20, Physical Therapists and Assistants (PDF) from the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, section 435:20-9-2.
Content
“At least half of the required hours must be professional development coursework.” And: “Three of the required hours must contain ethics education that includes the APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and the APTA Code of Ethics.”
Carryover
“No professional development hours may be carried over from one compliance period to another.”
Records and audits
Each licensee keeps proof of participation “for a minimum of four years, two compliance periods.” The Physical Therapy Committee “shall conduct random audits of the professional development records of the number of licensees that time and resources permit.”
First renewal
“Any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant initially licensed in Oklahoma during the second year of a compliance period shall be exempt from the professional development requirements for that first renewal period.”
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.