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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 300<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57386,"identifier":"54.1-3485","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3485","url":"\/54.1-3485\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3485\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3485","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form of compact; declaration of purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3485","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby enters into, the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact with any and all jurisdictions<\/span> legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form substantially as follows. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy<\/span> with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy<\/span> 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.\n\t\t\tThis Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Enhance the states’ ability to protect the public’s health and safety; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state physical therapy practice; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Support spouses of relocating military members; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege<\/span> in that state accountable to that state’s practice standards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM OF COMPACT; DECLARATION OF PURPOSE (\u00a7 54.1-3485)\n\nA. The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby\nenters into, the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact with any and all\njurisdictions legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form\nsubstantially as follows.\n\nB. The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical\ntherapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services.\nThe practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient is\nlocated at the time of the patient encounter. The Compact preserves the\nregulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the\ncurrent system of state licensure.\n\t\t\tThis Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:\n\n 1. Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the\n mutual recognition of other member state licenses;\n\n 2. Enhance the states’ ability to protect the public’s health and\n safety;\n\n 3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state\n physical therapy practice;\n\n 4. Support spouses of relocating military members;\n\n 5. Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary\n information between member states; and\n\n 6. Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact\n privilege in that state accountable to that state’s practice standards.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 300.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}