                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT (§ 54.1-3487)

A. To participate in the Compact, a state must:

   1. Participate fully in the Commission&#8217;s data system, including using
   the Commission&#8217;s unique identifier as defined in rules;

   2. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about
   licensees;

   3. 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;

   4. 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;

   5. Comply with the rules of the Commission;

   6. Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure
   pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and

   7. Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.

B. 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.

C. 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.

D. Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.

HISTORY: 2019, c. 300.