A. The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby enters into, the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form substantially as follows.
B. The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient is located at the time of the patient encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.
This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:
1. Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;
2. Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;
3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state physical therapy practice;
4. Support spouses of relocating military members;
5. Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; and
6. Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards.
2019, c. 300.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 34.1 - Physical Therapy
§ 54.1-3474. Unlawful to practice without license; continuing competency requirements
§ 54.1-3475. Board of Physical Therapy; appointment; qualifications; officers; nominations
§ 54.1-3477. Requirements for licensure as a physical therapist
§ 54.1-3478. Requirements for licensure as a physical therapist assistant
§ 54.1-3479. Licensure by examination or endorsement; traineeships
§ 54.1-3480. Refusal, revocation or suspension
§ 54.1-3480.1. Continuing education
§ 54.1-3481. Unlawful designation as physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; penalty
§ 54.1-3482.1. Certain certification required
§ 54.1-3483. Unprofessional conduct
§ 54.1-3484. Criminal history background checks
§ 54.1-3485. Form of compact; declaration of purpose
§ 54.1-3487. State participation in the Compact
§ 54.1-3488. Compact privilege
§ 54.1-3489. Active duty military personnel or their spouses
§ 54.1-3491. Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission