Interstate compacts are contracts between two or more states creating an agreement on a particular policy issue, adopting a certain standard or cooperating on regional or national matters. Compacts are the most powerful, durable and adaptive tools for ensuring cooperative action among states. Unlike federally imposed mandates that often dictate unfunded and rigid requirements, interstate compacts provide a state-developed structure for collaborative action, while building consensus among states and federal partners.
Each state’s legislature must adopt the PT Compact language to join the PT Compact.
The PT Compact Commission is the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have joined the PT Compact. The Commission’s purpose is to increase consumer access to physical therapy services by reducing regulatory barriers to interstate mobility and cross-state practice.
The interactive state map lists the current PT Compact member states and other states that have introduced legislation to join the PT Compact.
The PT Compact Commission is a governmental entity established through the PT Compact language. The Commission consists of Delegates from each member state, led by an Executive Board, and staffed by a Compact Administrator.
Each member state appoints a Delegate to represent the state on the PT Compact Commission. A list of all Commission Delegates is available hereWho are the Executive Board members of the PT Compact Commission?
The PT Compact Commission Executive Board consists of nine (9) members. Seven (7) members are elected by the full PT Compact Commission and two non-voting ex officio members are appointed by and represent the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). A list of Executive Board members is available here.
Information about Commission meetings is available here.
The Commission Rules are available here and the Bylaws are available here.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) 2014 House of Delegates passed a motion supporting the concept of a physical therapy licensure compact. APTA has an Ex Officio member on the PT Compact Commission Executive Board.
Contact the PT Compact Commission through the contact form, by calling 703-562-8500, or emailing info@ptcompact.org
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