{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-216","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 34-24-216","heading":"Renewal of License; Continuing Education.","body":"(a) All licenses issued by the board to physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall expire on the first day of October of the year next succeeding the issuance thereof. A license may be renewed on the payment, on or before November first of each year, to the board of a fee set by the board. A license which has expired may, within five years of its expiration date, be renewed on the payment to the board of a fee set by the board for each year or part thereof during which the license was ineffective and the payment of a restoration fee set by the board. After the five-year period, a license may be obtained only by complying with the provisions hereinabove relating to the issuance of an original license.\n(b) The board shall adopt a program of continuing education for its licensees not later than October 1, 1991. After such date, successful completion of the annual continuing education program shall be a requisite for the renewal of licenses issued pursuant to this chapter.\n(c) Provided, however, under the provisions of this chapter, continuing education shall not result in a passing or failing grade.","path":["Title 34 Professions and Businesses.","Chapter 24 Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.","Article 5 Physical Therapists.","Division 2 Registration and Licenses."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-24-216","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"27de7e03f399839ec3e09df72931fd9e232a7da67a9a1ef8132b077d6cbf3c10","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-215","next":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}