CEU MANAGEMENT

APTA Montana manages CEU Provider applications and CEU Holder (PT/PTA) storage with our partner CEU Locker. PT/PTAs wishing to subscribe to the CE tracking service, view their CE reports, or locte pre-approved CE courses will find information and application at ceulocker.com. This system is free for all APTA MT Members.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Please refer to the Montana Board of PT Examiners website for statute and FAQs regarding CEs. There, you will find a link to the statutes, a link to the APTA and FSBPT lists of requirements. Please also note the FAQ page which answers MANY of your questions.

Montana licensed PTs and PTAs must complete 30 hours of continuing education during each two-year cycle in order to renew his or her license, with a minimum of 15 coming from Category A programs. Courses put on by or approved by APTA Montana are considered Category A, see full list of Category A requirements. This includes online/virtual programming. 

Note that Course APPROVAL in Montana is not a requirement. APTA MT is offering review and approval to ensure your course meets Montana regulations.

Looking for APTA MT Approved Courses

Look for the seal on any CEU course you are considering attending. The seal certifies the course meets Montana's requirements for licensure renewal. Beginning in Fall 2020, search for approved courses here. 

Applications and Course Management 

Beginning in 2020, all CEU Providers (of courses) in Montana seeking APTA Montana approval will utilize our new CEU Locker system for making course approval applications, maintaining list of credits and submitting payments for all aspects of this process.

The new CEU Locker system is a shared system for many Physical Therapy Components that provides a fast, convenient centralized location to get approvals in several states by completing and storing your paperwork requirements only one time.

You can get started by creating a CEU Provider account here.