Act No. 35 Page 1 of 1
2023
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Act No. 35 (H. 77). An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Physical Therapy
Licensure Compact
Subjects: Professions and occupations; Office of Professional Regulation; interstate
compact; physical therapists
This act is Vermont’s adoption of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact into
Vermont law. This act will allow physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
licensed out of state to practice in the State of Vermont through the Compact’s “privilege
to practice” process if the practitioner is licensed in another compact member state and
pays the required fees. This act also authorizes the Office of Professional Regulation to
conduct background checks on physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and
establishes a separate “privilege to practice” fee for out-of-state practitioners practicing in
Vermont through the Compact.
Effective Date: Multiple effective dates, beginning on July 1, 2023
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Statutes affected:
As Passed By the House -- Official: 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 3-125
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 3-125
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 3-125
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 3-125
As Enacted: 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 3-125