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All Minnesota PT and PTA licenses expire on December 31. The annual renewal fee is $60 and the late fee is $20. You are able to make a secure payment through US Bank with a MasterCard or Visa credit card. You are strongly encouraged to renew early online, allowing time for any technical difficulties which may occur. Our online services are most compatible with Google Chrome.

You must have an active license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in Minnesota. Practice under a lapsed or non-renewed credential is a basis for discipline under MS 148.75 (a) (18). Any practice after December 31, 2024, will be looked at as practicing without a license until your license has been renewed for 2025.

Jurisprudence Exam

5601.1700 RENEWAL OF LICENSURE; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL  THERAPIST ASSISTANTS. Subpart 2.
Jurisprudence continuing education; physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

Beginning January 1, 2019, when a license is renewed each year in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 148.73, a licensee must complete self-study and take a jurisprudence examination on the Board of Physical Therapy Practice Act, and receive a passing score as established by the board on an open-book examination. The examination may be retaken as many times as is necessary to pass.

The required Jurisprudence Exam is part of the annual online renewal. To view the MN Board of  PT Practice Act

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License Renewal Information

Our online services are most compatible with Google Chrome as your web browser to renew your license. If you are unable to install Google Chrome on your computer, please try updating your current web browser to the most current version if you are running into problems with your online renewal.

Name changes :  Prior to renewing your license, please submit a certified copy or notarized copy of the legal document specifying the name change. Your renewal card will be printed with the name you view when you log into your online account. If you have submitted a name change that is not reflected on your account, contact the Board office before renewing your license. Replacement license cards will not be printed without a replacement/duplicate license request form and fee for name changes that are processed after you renew your license. To change your name on your license, please review the name change process and instructions.

Renewal Tips: 

  • When completing the renewal please note that you must include January 2020 - December 2024 in your work history entry. 
  • The first four practice questions have the options “yes” or “unanswered”. If your answer is “no” please select “unanswered”
  • Review the continuing education requirement for renewing license: CE Requirement & Rules 
  • If you do not remember your username/password for logging into your online account, select “Forgot Username/Password” and follow the account verification and password reset steps. Please note, the Board does not store password information so you will need to follow the online account password reset steps.

If you do not intend to renew your MN PT license for 2025, then please notify the Board via email:  physical.therapy@state.mn.us or in writing:  MN Board of Physical Therapy, 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 285, St. Paul, MN 55102.

Late License Renewal

All Minnesota Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant licenses expire on December 31. The annual renewal fee is $60.00 and the late fee is $20.00.

You must have an active license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in Minnesota. Practice with a lapsed or non-renewed license is subject to discipline under MS 148.75 (a) (18). If your license has not been renewed by December 31, 2024, will be looked at as practicing without a license until your license has been renewed. 

Confirm license renewal status by using the Licensee Lookup tool.

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