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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71548</law_id><section_number>54.1-3488</section_number><catch_line>Compact privilege</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>54.1-3487</reference><reference>54.1-3490</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="34.1">Physical Therapy</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Physical Therapy Licensure Compact</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> To exercise the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall: <a id="paragraph-257906" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Hold a license in the home state; <a id="paragraph-257907" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Have no encumbrance on any state license; <a id="paragraph-257908" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Be eligible for a compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in any member state in accordance with subsections D, G, and H; <a id="paragraph-257909" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> within the previous two years; <a id="paragraph-257910" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> within a remote state or remote states; <a id="paragraph-257911" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span>; <a id="paragraph-257912" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Meet any <span class="dictionary">jurisprudence</span> requirements established by the remote state or states in which the licensee is seeking a compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span>; and <a id="paragraph-257913" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken. <a id="paragraph-257914" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#A8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> is valid until the expiration date of the home license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection A to maintain the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in the remote state. <a id="paragraph-257915" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state under the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> shall function within the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations of the remote state. <a id="paragraph-257916" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state is subject to that state&#x2019;s regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with <span class="dictionary">due process</span> and that state&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">laws</span>, remove a licensee&#x2019;s compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee is not eligible for a compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid. <a id="paragraph-257917" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in any remote state until the following occur: <a id="paragraph-257918" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The home state license is no longer encumbered; and <a id="paragraph-257919" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#E1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action. <a id="paragraph-257920" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#E2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection A to obtain a compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in any remote state. <a id="paragraph-257921" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> If a licensee&#x2019;s compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in any remote state is removed, the individual shall lose the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in any remote state until the following occur: <a id="paragraph-257922" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The specific period of time for which the compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> was removed has ended; <a id="paragraph-257923" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#G1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> All fines have been paid; and <a id="paragraph-257924" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#G2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action. <a id="paragraph-257925" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#G3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">H.</span> Once the requirements of subsection G have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in subsection A to obtain a compact <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> in a remote state. <a id="paragraph-257926" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3488/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2019, c. 300.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
