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Professional Licensure Disclosure Physical Therapist Assistant

The Physical Therapist Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The program has determined its curriculum meets the state educational requirements for licensure or certification in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands secondary to its accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, based on the following:

CAPTE accreditation of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program satisfies state educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thus, students graduating from CAPTE-accredited physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements refer to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy website at Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).

For more information, please contact Betsy Conery, betsy.conery@nic.edu.

StateStatusDate Last ReviewedState Agency LinkState Agency Phone Number 
Alabama Meets 6/30/2020 Alabama Board of Physical Therapy  1-334-242-4064
Alaska Meets 6/30/2020 Alaska Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Board  1-907-465-5280
Arizona Meets 6/30/2020 Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy  1-602-274-0236
Arkansas Meets 6/30/2020 Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy  1-501-228-7100
California Meets 6/30/2020 Physical Therapy Board of California  1-916-561-8200
Colorado Meets 6/30/2020 Colorado State Physical Therapy Board  1-303-894-7800
Connecticut Meets 6/30/2020 Office of Practitioner Licensing and Certification  1-860-509-8377
Delaware Meets 6/30/2020 Delaware Division of Professional Regulation  1-302-744-4500
District of Columbia Meets 6/30/2020 D.C. Board of Physical Therapy  1-202-442-5955
Florida Meets 6/30/2020 Florida Board of Physical Therapy  1-850-245-4373
Georgia Meets 6/30/2020 Georgia Board of Physical Therapy  1-844-753-7825
Hawaii Meets 6/30/2020 Hawaii Board of Physical Therapy  1-808-586-2701
Idaho Meets 6/30/2020 Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses  1-208-334-3233
Illinois Meets 6/30/2020 Illinois Dept of Financial & Prof Regulation  1-800-560-6420
Indiana Meets 6/30/2020 Indiana Physical Therapy Committee  1-317-234-8800
Iowa Meets 6/30/2020 Iowa Dept of Public Health  1-515-281-4413
Kansas Meets 6/30/2020 Kansas State Board of Healing Arts  1-785-296-7413
Kentucky Meets 6/30/2020 Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy  1-502-429-7140
Louisiana Meets 6/30/2020 Louisiana Physical Therapy Board  1-337-262-1043
Maine Meets 6/30/2020 Maine Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation  1-207-624-8603
Maryland Meets 6/30/2020 Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners  1-410-764-4752
Massachusetts Meets 6/30/2020 Massachusetts Brd of Allied Health Professionals  1-617-727-0054
Michigan Meets 6/30/2020 Michigan Board of Physical Therapy  1-517-335-0918
Minnesota Meets 6/30/2020 Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy  1-612-627-5406
Mississippi Meets 6/30/2020 Mississippi State Board of PT  1-601-352-2918
Missouri Meets 6/30/2020 Missouri Advisory Commission for Professionals PTs and PTAs  1-573-751-0098
Montana Meets 6/30/2020 Montana Board of Physical Therapy  1-406-841-2395
Nebraska Meets 6/30/2020 Nebraska Board of Physical Therapy  1-402-471-2299
Nevada Meets 6/30/2020 Nevada Physical Therapy Board  1-702-876-5535
New Hampshire Meets 6/30/2020 PT Governing Board of New Hampshire  1-603-271-2152
New Jersey Meets 6/30/2020 New Jersey State Board of PT Examiners  1-973-504-6455
New Mexico Meets 6/30/2020 NM Physical Therapy Board  1-505-476-4880
New York Meets 6/30/2020 New York Physical Therapy, Podiatry & Ophthalmic Dispensing  1-518-474-3817
North Carolina Meets 6/30/2020 North Carolina board of Physical Therapy  1-919-490-6393
North Dakota Meets 6/30/2020 North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy  1-701-352-0125
Ohio Meets 6/30/2020 Ohio Occupational Therapy, PT & Athletic Trainers Board  1-614-466-3774
Oklahoma Meets 6/30/2020 Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision  1-405-962-1400
Oregon Meets 6/30/2020 Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board  1-971-673-0200
Pennsylvania Meets 6/30/2020 Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy  1-717-783-7134
Rhode Island Meets 6/30/2020 Rhode Island Dept. of Health  1-401-222-1392
South Carolina Meets 6/30/2020 South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy  1-803-896-4655
South Dakota Meets 6/30/2020 SD State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners  1-605-367-7781
Tennessee Meets 6/30/2020 TN Board of Physical Therapy  1-615-741-3807
Texas Meets 6/30/2020 Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners  1-512-305-6900
Utah Meets 6/30/2020 Utah Division of Occupational and Prof Licensing  1-801-530-6628
Vermont Meets 6/30/2020 Vermont Physical Therapy Advisors  1-802-828-3228
Virginia Meets 6/30/2020 Virginia Board of Physical Therapy  1-804-367-4674
Washington Meets 6/30/2020 Washington Board of Physical Therapy  1-360-236-4700
West Virginia Meets 6/30/2020 West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy  1-304-558-0367
Wisconsin Meets 6/30/2020 WI Dept of Safety & Prof Serv Physical Therapy Exam Brd  1-608-266-2112
Wyoming Meets 6/30/2020 Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy  1-307-777-5403
Puerto Rico Meets 6/30/2020 Puerto Rico Regulation & Cert of Health Prof  1-787-765-2929
Virgin Islands Meets 6/30/2020 US Virgin Islands Department of Health  1-340-718-1311
American Samoa Undetermined 6/30/2020 American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board  1-684-633-1222
Guam Undetermined 6/30/2020 Guam Division of Public Health  1-671-735-7404
Northern Mariana Islands Undetermined 6/30/2020 Northern Mariana Islands Prof/Hlth Care Licensing Brd  1-670-664-4808
Palau Undetermined 6/30/2020 Palau Bureau of Health  1-680-488-2552