{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/54.1-3487.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/54.1-3487.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/54.1-3487.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/54.1-3487.html"}],"law_id":80497,"edition_id":1,"section_id":80497,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3487","catch_line":"State participation in the Compact","history":"2019, c. 300.","full_text":"A\n\nTo participate in the Compact, a state must:1\n\nParticipate fully in the Commission&#8217;s data system, including using the Commission&#8217;s unique identifier as defined in rules;2\n\nHave a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;3\n\nNotify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and rules, of any adverse action or of the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;4\n\nFully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with subsection B of &#xA7; 54.1-3488;5\n\nComply with the rules of the Commission;6\n\nUtilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and7\n\nHave continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.B\n\nUpon adoption of this statute, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and shall submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. &#xA7; 534 and 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 14616.C\n\nA member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the Compact and rules.D\n\nMember states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288360,"text":"To participate in the Compact, a state must:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":288361,"text":"Participate fully in the Commission&#8217;s data system, including using the Commission&#8217;s unique identifier as defined in rules;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":288362,"text":"Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":288363,"text":"Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and rules, of any adverse action or of the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":288364,"text":"Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with subsection B of &#xA7; 54.1-3488;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":288365,"text":"Comply with the rules of the Commission;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":288366,"text":"Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"A7"},"7":{"id":288367,"text":"Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"A7","prefix_anchor":"A7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"B"},"8":{"id":288368,"text":"Upon adoption of this statute, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and shall submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. &#xA7; 534 and 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 14616.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A7","next_prefix":"C"},"9":{"id":288369,"text":"A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the Compact and rules.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"10":{"id":288370,"text":"Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13160,"edition_id":1,"name":"Physical Therapy Licensure Compact","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13028,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:22","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:22","permalink":{"id":243813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13160,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2","url":"\/54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13028,"edition_id":1,"name":"Physical Therapy","identifier":"34.1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":243753,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13028,"identifier":"34.1","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1","url":"\/54.1\/III\/34.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57386,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3485","catch_line":"Form of compact; declaration of purpose","url":"\/54.1-3485\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3485","metadata":false},{"id":65868,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3486","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/54.1-3486\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3486","metadata":false},{"id":80497,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3487","catch_line":"State participation in the Compact","url":"\/54.1-3487\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3487","metadata":false},{"id":71548,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3488","catch_line":"Compact privilege","url":"\/54.1-3488\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3488","metadata":false},{"id":82134,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3489","catch_line":"Active duty military personnel or their spouses","url":"\/54.1-3489\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3489","metadata":false},{"id":85386,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3490","catch_line":"Adverse actions","url":"\/54.1-3490\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3490","metadata":false},{"id":60676,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3491","catch_line":"Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission","url":"\/54.1-3491\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3491","metadata":false},{"id":58654,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3492","catch_line":"Data system","url":"\/54.1-3492\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3492","metadata":false},{"id":54181,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3493","catch_line":"Rulemaking","url":"\/54.1-3493\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3493","metadata":false},{"id":55587,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3494","catch_line":"Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement","url":"\/54.1-3494\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3494","metadata":false},{"id":74661,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3495","catch_line":"Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment","url":"\/54.1-3495\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3495","metadata":false},{"id":84688,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3496","catch_line":"Construction and severability","url":"\/54.1-3496\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3496","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":65868,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3486","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/54.1-3486\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3486","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":71548,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3488","catch_line":"Compact privilege","url":"\/54.1-3488\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3488","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-3487\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0300\">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":[{"id":71548,"section_number":"54.1-3488","catch_line":"Compact privilege","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3488\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243823,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80497,"identifier":"54.1-3487","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3487","url":"\/54.1-3487\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3487\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3487","dublin_core":{"Title":"State participation in the Compact","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3487","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> To participate in the Compact, a state must: <a id=\"paragraph-288360\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Participate fully in the Commission&#8217;s data system, including using the Commission&#8217;s unique identifier as defined in rules; <a id=\"paragraph-288361\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees; <a id=\"paragraph-288362\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and rules, of any adverse action or of the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee; <a id=\"paragraph-288363\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with subsection B of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Compact privilege\" href=\"\/54.1-3488\/\">54.1-3488<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-288364\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Comply with the rules of the Commission; <a id=\"paragraph-288365\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and <a id=\"paragraph-288366\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A7\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal. <a id=\"paragraph-288367\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#A7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Upon adoption of this <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span>, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and shall submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. &#xA7; 534 and 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 14616. <a id=\"paragraph-288368\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> A member state shall grant the compact <span class=\"dictionary\">privilege<\/span> to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the Compact and rules. <a id=\"paragraph-288369\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact <span class=\"dictionary\">privilege<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-288370\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3487\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT (\u00a7 54.1-3487)\n\nA. To participate in the Compact, a state must:\n\n   1. Participate fully in the Commission&#8217;s data system, including using\n   the Commission&#8217;s unique identifier as defined in rules;\n\n   2. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about\n   licensees;\n\n   3. Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and\n   rules, of any adverse action or of the availability of investigative\n   information regarding a licensee;\n\n   4. Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time\n   frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of\n   Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results\n   in making licensure decisions in accordance with subsection B of &#xA7;\n   54.1-3488;\n\n   5. Comply with the rules of the Commission;\n\n   6. Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure\n   pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and\n\n   7. Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.\n\nB. Upon adoption of this statute, the member state shall have the authority to\nobtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure\napplicant and shall submit this information to the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C.\n&#xA7; 534 and 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 14616.\n\nC. A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a\nvalid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms\nof the Compact and rules.\n\nD. Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.\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}}