§ 2601C. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; purpose. (a) The State hereby enters into the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (“Compact”) as set forth in this chapter. The text of the Compact is as set forth in this chapter. (b) The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of […]
§ 2602C. Definitions. As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions apply: (1) “Active duty military” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. §§ 1209 and 1211. (2) […]
§ 2603C. State participation in the Compact. (a) To participate in the Compact, a state must do all of the following: (1) Participate fully in the Commission’s data system, including using the Commission’s unique identifier as defined in rules. (2) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees. (3) Notify the […]
§ 2604C. Compact privilege. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall: (1) Hold a license in the licensee’s home state. (2) Have no encumbrance on any state license. (3) Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state under subsections (d), (f), and (h) […]
§ 2605C. Active duty military personnel or their spouses. A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate 1 of the following as the home state: (1) Home of record. (2) Permanent change of station ( “PCS” ). (3) State of current residence […]
§ 2606C. Adverse actions. (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state. (b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, so long as the home state follows its own procedures for imposing adverse action. […]
§ 2607C. Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission. (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Physical Therapy Compact Commission: (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states. (2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall be brought solely […]
§ 2608C. Data system. (a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data […]
§ 2609C. Rulemaking. (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, […]
§ 2610C. Oversight; dispute resolution; enforcement. (a) Oversight. — (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated under this Compact shall have […]
§ 2611C. Date of implementation of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers […]
§ 2612C. Construction and severability. This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or […]
