CPhT State Requirements
| STATE | Age Requirement | High School Diploma/GED Required? | CPhT Exam Required? | Registration/Licensure Required? | Background Check Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA | 17 | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| ALASKA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| ARIZONA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| ARKANSAS | YES | NO | YES | YES | |
| CALIFORNIA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| COLORADO | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| CONNECTICUT | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| DELAWARE | 18 | YES | NO | NO | YES |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| FLORIDA | 17 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| GEORGIA | 17 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| HAWAII | 18 | YES | NO | NO | YES |
| IDAHO | 16 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| ILLINOIS | 16 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| INDIANA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| IOWA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| KANSAS | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| KENTUCKY | 16 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| LOUISIANA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| MAINE | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| MARYLAND | 17 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| MICHIGAN | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| MINNESOTA | 18 | YES | NO | NO | YES |
| MISSISSIPPI | 18 | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| MISSOURI | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| MONTANA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| NEBRASKA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| NEVADA | 18 | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| NEW JERSEY | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| NEW MEXICO | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| NEW YORK | 18 | YES | NO | NO | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| OHIO | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| OKLAHOMA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| OREGON | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| PENNSYLVANIA | NO | NO | |||
| RHODE ISLAND | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | |
| TENNESSEE | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| TEXAS | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| UTAH | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| VERMONT | 18 | YES | YES | YES | |
| VIRGINIA | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| WASHINGTON | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| WISCONSIN | 18 | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| WYOMING | 18 | YES | YES | YES | YES |