The Federation of
State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) is in the nascent stage of developing
a Physical Therapy license compact. FSBPT’s
aim is to reduce regulatory burdens by allowing cross-state practice for licensed
Physical Therapists. The nursing
profession has had a nursing compact since 2000. According to FSPBT, 24
states participate in the nursing compact.
FSBPT’s Advisory
Task Force has
recommended a similar model to the nursing compact.
The licensee
participant must hold one valid, current, unrestricted license his or her
primary state of residence, notify any remote states in which s/he will be
practicing and pay a fee to the remote state.
The final language is
expected to be ready for review in mid-2015.
If a state wishes to participate in the PT license compact, that state
will need to pass the final language into law.
This likely requires state legislative action.
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