2026 FULL PRACTICE TEST
◉ PT: renewal, inactive status, reactivation of license; fees.—
Answer: renewal $200 biennial
fees: application, renewal, delinquency, reactivation not to exceed
$200
inactive renewal: con ed 10 hours per year inactive
OR
evidence actively practice PT in another state for 4 years preceding
OR
application & passes examination
◉ Address of Licensee. Answer: current address for any notice of
law to be served
provide board of address change within 60 days in writing
,◉ Requirements for Reactivation of an Inactive or Retired License.
Answer: An inactive or retired license shall be reactivated upon
receipt by the Board office of the following:
(1) Payment of all applicable fees, including:
(a) The biennial renewal fee as specified by subsection 64B17-
2.005(1), F.A.C.;
(b) The unlicensed activity fee as specified by subsection 64B17-
2.001(5), F.A.C.;
(c) The reactivation fee as specified by subsection 64B17-2.005(6),
F.A.C.;
(d) The change of status fee as specified by subsection 64B17-
2.001(7), F.A.C.;
(2) Documentation of compliance with all continuing education
requirements as provided in Rule 64B17-9.001, F.A.C.,
including prevention of medical errors, for the biennium during
which the licensee last held an active license; and,
(3)(a) Documentation of completion of ten (10) hours of continuing
education for each year the license was inactive, including
two (2) hours on the prevention of medical errors. No more than six
(6) hours of continuing education may be completed by home
study per year of inactive status. In addition, the applicant must
document completion of two (2) hours of continuing education
specifically on Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules within the
twelve (12) months immediately preceding application for
reactivation;
, (b) Documentation that the applicant is licensed and in good
standing in another state and has actively engaged in the practice
of physical therapy for the four (4) years immediately preceding
application for reactivation. For purposes of this paragraph, "actively
engaged in the practice of physical therapy" means the applicant
practiced at least four hundred (400) hours per year in a state or
states where the applicant maintained licensure; or
(c) Documentation of application for and successful passage of the
National Physical Therapy Examination, including payment
of all associated fees.
◉ False representation of licensure, or willful misrepresentation or
fraudulent representation to obtain
license, unlawful.— Answer: (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person who
is not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist, or whose
license has
been suspended or revoked, to use in connection with her or his
name or place of business the words "physical therapist,"
"physiotherapist," "physical therapy," "physiotherapy," "registered
physical therapist," or "licensed physical therapist"; or
the letters "P.T.," "Ph.T.," "R.P.T.," or "L.P.T."; or any other words,
letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying
that she or he is a physical therapist or to represent herself or
himself as a physical therapist in any other way, orally, in