Wyoming Physical Therapist Assistant license renewal and CE requirements
Wyoming physical therapist assistants must complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years to renew their license with the Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy.
A license or certificate not renewed annually by October 1 is expired, and it is the holder's responsibility to renew before that deadline (Rules Ch. 3, Sec. 4). Continuing competence is reported every other year: the reporting cycle runs October 2 through October 1 of the second year, and renewal in a reporting year also requires a passing score of at least 75 percent on the jurisprudence examination. Wyoming's rules describe the physical therapist assistant credential as a certificate while the board's application and renewal pages refer to a PT or PTA license.
Summary
Wyoming physical therapist assistants must complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years to renew their license with the Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy. A license or certificate not renewed annually by October 1 is expired, and it is the holder's responsibility to renew before that deadline (Rules Ch. 3, Sec. 4). Continuing competence is reported every other year: the reporting cycle runs October 2 through October 1 of the second year, and renewal in a reporting year also requires a passing score of at least 75 percent on the jurisprudence examination. Wyoming's rules describe the physical therapist assistant credential as a certificate while the board's application and renewal pages refer to a PT or PTA license. Wyoming also mandates specific subjects. Wyoming jurisprudence examination: required every renewal cycle. No more than 15 contact hours may be self-study or online and hours do not carry over between cycles.
Wyoming Physical Therapist Assistant renewal and continuing education rules
"Not stated" means the board's pages and rules we read do not address it. We do not fill in typical values.
| Renewal cycle | Annual (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Renewal deadline | Same date for every licensee, 10/01 each cycle |
| Continuing education required | Yes |
| Hours per cycle | 30 contact hoursCounted over a two-year window, separate from the renewal cycle. |
| Category 1 minimum | 15 contact hours |
| Live or interactive minimum | 15 contact hours |
| Self-study or online cap | At most 15 contact hours |
| Carryover to next cycle | No |
| First renewal exempt | Not stated |
| Other accepted activities | Category B: self-study directed by a correspondence course, video, internet, or satellite program; Category B: in-service education on safety or governmental regulation; Category B: teaching or lecturing principally for health care professionals; Category B: authoring a peer-reviewed publication; Category B: clinical instruction (not to exceed 5 hours); Category B: physical therapy board or committee work; Category B: structured interactive group study |
Rules Chapter 6, Section 1 states that all physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall obtain thirty continuing competence units (CCUs) every two years to be eligible for renewal, so the PTA total is the same as the PT total. At least 15 of the 30 must come from Category A: registered attendance at courses or conferences offered live, in person or virtually through a live audio and video connection, from approved providers including the APTA and its sections, state APTA chapters, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and accredited organizations, plus Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Education activities directly related to physical therapy. Category B, which includes self-study, may supply the remaining 15, which is why max_self_study_or_online is recorded as 15. Clinical instruction within Category B is capped at five hours. There is no carryover of units to the next reporting period. Renewal itself is annual while the continuing competence reporting cycle is two years, running October 2 through October 1. Excluded from credit: staff meetings, presentations or publications directed at lay groups, routine job-related teaching, scheduled institutional rounds, instruction breaks, and repetitions of the same activity. The rules state no first-renewal exemption.
Required CE topics for Wyoming physical therapist assistants
State-specific subject mandates. Where a mandate applies only to some licensees, the scope is listed.
| Topic | Hours | Frequency | Applies to | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming jurisprudence examinationRenewal of a license or certificate includes successful completion of thirty continuing competence units, including successful completion of the jurisprudence examination every two years, with a score of at least 75 percent required. The rule applies to license and certificate holders alike, so it reaches physical therapist assistants. The exam is completed and submitted online through the board website using access code WYPTJAM. The rules do not assign it a CCU value, so hours is null. | Not stated | Every renewal | All licensees | Rules Ch. 3, Sec. 4(c)(i) |
Documentation and audit
| Proof submitted at renewal | No, attestation only |
|---|---|
| Keep records for | 1 years |
| Board audits compliance | Yes |
| Approved providers | The rules do not provide for board pre-approval of individual courses. Category A credit requires a live or live-interactive course from an approved provider (the APTA and its sections, state APTA chapters, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and accredited organizations, or Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Education activities directly related to physical therapy); everything else falls to Category B. At renewal the holder submits a signed statement on the form provided by the Board listing the CCUs taken and indicating compliance with the required thirty CCUs. The Board periodically selects a sample of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants for audit, who must supply supporting evidence directly or through state or national organizations that maintain the records, and holders retain evidence of continuing competence activities for one year after the reporting period. The Board notifies audited holders of the outcome within 30 working days of its determination. |
Common questions
- How many CE hours does a Wyoming PTA need to renew?
- Wyoming physical therapist assistants must complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years to renew their license with the Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy. Rules Chapter 6, Section 1 states that all physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall obtain thirty continuing competence units (CCUs) every two years to be eligible for renewal, so the PTA total is the same as the PT total. At least 15 of the 30 must come from Category A: registered attendance at courses or conferences offered live, in person or virtually through a live audio and video connection, from approved providers including the APTA and its sections, state APTA chapters, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and accredited organizations, plus Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Education activities directly related to physical therapy. Category B, which includes self-study, may supply the remaining 15, which is why max_self_study_or_online is recorded as 15. Clinical instruction within Category B is capped at five hours. There is no carryover of units to the next reporting period. Renewal itself is annual while the continuing competence reporting cycle is two years, running October 2 through October 1. Excluded from credit: staff meetings, presentations or publications directed at lay groups, routine job-related teaching, scheduled institutional rounds, instruction breaks, and repetitions of the same activity. The rules state no first-renewal exemption.
- How often does a Wyoming PTA license need to be renewed?
- Physical Therapist Assistant licenses in Wyoming renew every year. A license or certificate not renewed annually by October 1 is expired, and it is the holder's responsibility to renew before that deadline (Rules Ch. 3, Sec. 4). Continuing competence is reported every other year: the reporting cycle runs October 2 through October 1 of the second year, and renewal in a reporting year also requires a passing score of at least 75 percent on the jurisprudence examination. Wyoming's rules describe the physical therapist assistant credential as a certificate while the board's application and renewal pages refer to a PT or PTA license.
- What specific CE topics are required for Wyoming physical therapist assistants?
- Wyoming jurisprudence examination: required every renewal cycle. Citations: wyoming jurisprudence examination (Rules Ch. 3, Sec. 4(c)(i)).
- Do Wyoming physical therapist assistants have to submit CE certificates at renewal?
- Licensees attest to completion at renewal rather than submitting certificates, the board audits a sample of renewals and asks for documentation, and records must be kept for 1 years. The rules do not provide for board pre-approval of individual courses. Category A credit requires a live or live-interactive course from an approved provider (the APTA and its sections, state APTA chapters, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and accredited organizations, or Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Education activities directly related to physical therapy); everything else falls to Category B. At renewal the holder submits a signed statement on the form provided by the Board listing the CCUs taken and indicating compliance with the required thirty CCUs. The Board periodically selects a sample of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants for audit, who must supply supporting evidence directly or through state or national organizations that maintain the records, and holders retain evidence of continuing competence activities for one year after the reporting period. The Board notifies audited holders of the outcome within 30 working days of its determination.
Sources
Last verified September 8, 2026. Every value above was read from one of these.
- 062-6 Wyo. Code R. 6-1 Hours and requirements (30 CCUs every two years for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants), Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 062-6 Wyo. Code R. 6-2 Categories (Category A and Category B activities and exclusions), Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 062-6 Wyo. Code R. 6-3 Affirmation of compliance with continuing competency requirements, Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 062-6 Wyo. Code R. 6-4 Continuing competence audits, Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 062-3 Wyo. Code R. 3-4 Renewal of license and certification (October 1 deadline, 30 CCUs, jurisprudence examination), Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 062-1 Wyo. Code R. 1-4 Definitions (certificate of a physical therapist assistant), Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- Physical Therapists and Assistants forms page (PT and PTA applications, 2026 renewal forms, Statement of Continuing Competence, jurisprudence examination), Wyoming Board of Physical TherapyState board page, accessed September 8, 2026
- Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy homepage (October 1 renewal deadline)State board page, accessed September 8, 2026
- Jurisprudence Examination (online submission, access code WYPTJAM), Wyoming Board of Physical TherapyState board page, accessed September 8, 2026
Chapter 6 Section 1 names physical therapist assistants explicitly and gives them the same thirty CCUs every two years as physical therapists, with the same fifteen unit Category A minimum and no carryover, so this is one of the states where the PTA requirement genuinely matches the PT requirement. Chapter 3 Section 4 is written for a license or certificate holder and so covers PTAs; it sets the October 1 annual deadline and the jurisprudence examination every two years at a minimum score of 75 percent. Chapter 1 refers to the certificate of a physical therapist assistant, while the board's own forms page refers to applying for a PT or PTA license and to PT and PTA applications by examination, endorsement, and reissuance; that wording difference is recorded in the deadline description rather than resolved. The Wyoming Secretary of State rules search at https://rules.wyo.gov/Search.aspx?Agency=062 returned no results to an automated client and serves rule chapters as PDF downloads, and the board's renewal application and Statement of Continuing Competency Units are Google Drive PDFs, so none of those were fetched under the no-download rule and the rule text was read on the Cornell LII mirrors instead. max_self_study_or_online is recorded as 15 because Category B, which contains self-study, can supply only the fifteen units not required to come from Category A; the rules state no separate self-study cap.
Provided for general reference. Requirements change through legislative sessions and rulemaking, so confirm with the Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy before relying on them for a renewal. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.