Nevada Physical Therapy CE Requirements (2026): 15 Hours Every Year

Requirements Overview

The Nevada Physical Therapy Board runs an annual Continuing Competency Unit (CCU) system rather than a biennial CE-hours model. Licensees must earn 15 CCUs every 1-year cycle, reported through CeBroker.com. CCUs come from Approved Courses and Conferences (capped at 14 CCUs, of which no more than 8 may be Non-Clinical), Advanced Competency like ABPTS certification or an accredited residency (also capped at 14 CCUs), or Professional Activities such as board work or publications (capped at 8 CCUs alone).

Since January 1, 2025, 1 of the 15 CCUs must specifically address Cultural, Access, and Ethical Standards (DEI) topics, counting toward the total rather than on top of it. Excess CCUs do not carry over. New licensees are exempt for their first license period.

Mandatory Topics

First Renewal vs. Standard Renewal

Exemptions

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  New Licensee Feb To Jul — A person initially licensed between February 1 and July 31 is not required to complete continuing education for the license period ending July 31 of that same year.
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  New Graduate Within 12 Months — A PT/PTA who graduated from a Board-approved curriculum and is licensed within 12 months immediately preceding the renewal date is not required to complete CE for the year the initial license is issued.

How You Can Complete Your CE

Nevada CE Rules & Limits

Details specific to Nevada that generic CE guides tend to miss:

• Annual minimum — at least 15 hours must be completed each year of the cycle, not just by the renewal deadline.
• CCU (Continuing Competency Unit) = 1 hour, per the Continuing Competency Model PDF's Definitions page. Older codified NAC 640.006 instead defines a 'unit of continuing education' (CEU) as 10 hours; NAC 640.400's '1.5 units' figure is the CEU-based equivalent of the current 15 CCUs (1.5 x 10 = 15), so no numeric conversion issue exists between the two sources.
• The 15 CCUs must come from a mix of categories with per-category caps: Approved Courses and Conferences (max 14 CCUs, of which max 8 CCUs may be Non-Clinical courses), OR Advanced Competency (ABPTS certification / accredited residency or fellowship, max 14 CCUs), OR Professional Activities (max 8 CCUs, e.g. Board/committee work, mentorship, pro-bono service, publications, teaching) -- but Professional Activities alone cannot fulfill the full 15 CCUs; at least 6 additional CCUs must come from the other two categories, plus the mandatory 1 CCU Cultural/Access/Ethical Standards (DEI) activity.
• Cultural, Access, and Ethical Standards (DEI) 1 CCU requirement took effect January 1, 2025 and counts toward, not in addition to, the 15 CCU annual total.
• For licensees whose initial license is issued between August 1 and January 31, the CE requirement for that first period is prorated at 0.125 units (1.25 hours) per month licensed (NAC 640.400(4)), rather than being either the full 15 hours or a full exemption.
• Nevada requires physical therapists to complete at least 150 hours of separate didactic education/training before performing dry needling (NAC 640.552); this is a one-time procedural prerequisite, not part of the recurring annual 15-CCU continuing competency requirement.
• All CCU documentation and course/conference submissions are handled through CeBroker.com, used by both licensees (to log activities at renewal) and CCU providers (to submit courses for ACCC approval).
• The Board conducts random post-renewal audits of licensees' CE compliance (NAC 640.510(4)); licensees must retain certificates/documentation for 4 years after course completion (NAC 640.510(3)).
• Purely self-paced reading of textbooks/chapters/articles with only a post-test is explicitly listed among courses likely to be DENIED; genuinely interactive or rigorously-tested self-paced/recorded courses are acceptable, so 'online allowed' should not be read as 'any self-study format automatically qualifies.'
• The Advisory Committee is named 'Advisory Committee on Continuing Education' in the still-codified NAC 640.415/640.420 text (last amended 2010) but 'Advisory Committee on Continuing Competency (ACCC)' on the current Board website and in the Continuing Competency Model PDF; this reflects a Board branding/practice update to the CCU-based model that has not yet been re-codified into NAC 640's text online, not two different committees.

Provider Requirements

Courses and conferences are submitted through CeBroker.com and reviewed/approved (with awarded CCU value) by the Board's Advisory Committee on Continuing Competency (ACCC). Nevada grants blanket approval for courses/conferences directly presented by APTA (including the APTA Learning Center, Combined Sections Meeting, and official Section/Academy conferences), but NOT for APTA-Chapter-hosted events or other third-party 'accredited' providers, which must be individually ACCC-approved. Advanced Competency activities (ABPTS specialist certification, accredited residencies/fellowships) and defined Professional Activities (board/committee work, mentorship, publications, etc.) are pre-deemed acceptable by the Board without ACCC course review, subject to documentation.

Tips for Nevada PTs

• Budget for the 1-CCU Cultural, Access, and Ethical Standards (DEI) requirement separately — it must specifically address topics like ethics, bias, or cultural competency, so a generic clinical course won't satisfy it.
• Don't lean entirely on Professional Activities (board work, mentorship, publications) to hit your 15 CCUs — that category tops out at 8 CCUs, so you'll need at least 6 more from Courses/Conferences or Advanced Competency.
• If you're newly licensed, confirm your exact exemption window with the Board — Nevada waives the CCU requirement for your first license period, but the cutoff dates depend on when you were initially licensed.
• Log every activity in CeBroker as you complete it rather than waiting until renewal — Nevada runs random post-renewal audits and expects certificates retained for 4 years.
• Avoid banking hours for next year: Nevada CCUs earned above the 15-hour minimum do not carry over to the following annual cycle.

Sources

Each figure on this page is taken directly from the Nevada Physical Therapy Board's official rules and continuing-education sources and recorded with the exact source excerpt. Last verified Jul 2026. Read how we compile and verify this data.

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