Overview

• Renewals are annual. Each license expires on October 1 of the year following its issuance.
• Annual renewal period is July 1 through September 30 at midnight.
• Annual renewal fees ($93 for PTA and $130 for PT).
• 10 hours of continuing education required with renewal application. (Details below).
• All licensees who received their initial license in 2023 must submit a minimum of two (2) hours of Alabama Jurisprudence continuing education with their 2024 renewal.
• Licensees who were licensed by endorsement/score transfer must submit an additional 8 hours of continuing education (10 hours total).
• Licensees who plan to see patients without a referral (Direct Access) between June 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024, must have an additional 2 hours of CEU completed and reported during this year’s renewal cycle (total of 12 hours of CEU Credit).
• Continuing education certificates will be submitted/uploaded with your renewal application.
• Continuing education certificates must clearly show course date of completion; times of instruction or activity (contact hours); objectives/goals; and identify target audience or describe prerequisite level of experience needed. Courses must be conducted by experts in the subject matter (either by education, training, or experience).
• Practicing without a valid license can include a fine of up to $500, a term of imprisonment, or both.

2024 Licensee Renewal Requirements

• All licensees are required to have a minimum of ten (10) hours of continuing education unless license was obtained by exam within the past calendar year.
• All licensees licensed by endorsement in 2023 must provide 8 hours of continuing education and 2 hours of Alabama Jurisprudence continuing education.
• Licensees who plan to see patients without a referral (Direct Access) between June 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024, must have an additional 2 hours of CEU completed and reported during this year’s renewal cycle (total of 12 hours of CEU Credit).
• Continuing education submitted must be within the current two-year compliance period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024.
• Instructions for the renewal application

Expired License Renewal and Restoration

• Expired licenses may be renewed online within 5 years of its expiration date upon application and payment to the board. To renew your license, you must upload certificate(s) of attendance at board acceptable continuing education (10 hours per year expired) and pay the appropriate fees of $230 (PT) or $193 (PTA), plus a $50 restoration fee. You will also be required to upload a current, non-expired government issued ID and proof of legal presence in the U.S.*
• Licenses expired more than 5 years may be renewed online only by complying with the provisions relating to the issuance of an original license. This includes holding a license in another state during the time expired, payment of the fees listed above, uploading certificate(s) documenting 10 hours of attendance at board acceptable continuing education, and uploading a current, non-expired government ID and proof of legal presence in the U.S.
• If you have been expired for more than 5 years and have not held an active license in the U.S. within the last five years, you will be required to sit for the NPTE again. Please contact the board if you have any questions.
• Practicing without a license is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by a term of imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both. ALA. CODE Section 34-24-196 (1975)

*Government issued ID includes, but is not limited to, unexpired driver’s license, unexpired state issued ID card, unexpired military ID, or unexpired passport. Proof of legal presence in the U.S. includes, but is not limited to, a U.S. birth certificate, unexpired passport, certificate of naturalization, certificate of U.S. citizenship, unexpired Visa, or permanent resident card. An unexpired Star ID driver’s license or U.S. passport meets both of these requirements.