PT Compact States 2025 Map | Summer Practice Guide for PTs

Salt air drifts through the window of Alex’s rental as he refreshes the PT Compact site. He is an Ohio PT with a 13-week Oregon contract that starts July 1, and he still needs legal permission to practice.

Landing a summer travel assignment can feel like a race against the clock. Just ask Alex, our imaginary Ohio-based PT, who has only twelve days to clear licensure before his 13-week contract on the Oregon coast kicks off. With the PT Compact States 2025 map open on his laptop and the tide already rolling in, Alex needs a fast way to confirm which states issue privileges, what fees apply, and how quickly the paperwork can land in his inbox. If you are in the same crunch, follow along, this guide shows where you can practice right now and walks you through the exact six-step process Alex uses to get certified before day one.

Check out the live state list

The interactive map on the PT Compact website (Compact States) updates daily. Below is the list verified on June 4, 2025.

 

Pending implementation: Connecticut, Kansas, Maine, Pennsylvania

Legislation introduced: Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island

No compact activity: California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

1. Verify home-state eligibility

“My Ohio license is unencumbered and clean for two years.”

2. Pass Oregon’s jurisprudence quiz

“Open book. Ten minutes during lunch.”

3. Log in with my FSBPT ID at https://ptcompact.org

4. Select Oregon and pay fees

• PT Compact fee $45

• Oregon privilege fee $50

Total $95

5. Receive the privileged email

“It landed two minutes after payment.”

6. Verify publicly with the PT Compact “Verify” tool so the hospital can confirm clearance.

Time saved: about six to eight weeks compared with a full Oregon license

Money saved: roughly $150 in application and fingerprinting costs

• Keep the privilege confirmation PDF in your credential file.
• Renew your home-state license first; your privilege shares that expiry date.
• Follow the scope-of-practice rules in the patient’s state.
• Notify the PT Compact within 30 days if you change your driver's license state.

FlexCare compliance specialists track PT Compact changes every day. Check out our two-minute licensure checklist navigating-licensing-across-states, or contact our compliance team. We will walk you through Alex’s six steps and prep your file before your first interview. (Ninety-seven percent of clinicians who finish the checklist clear credentialing on the first try.)

“On June 28, I park near the boardwalk and message my FlexCare recruiter, ‘Badge picked up. First patient in 30.’ The compact privilege shaved two months off onboarding and let me start and finish my 13-week adventure exactly on schedule. Ready for your own boardwalk moment?”

• PT Compact interactive map – https://ptcompact.org/ptc-states
• How to get privileges – https://ptcompact.org/How-to-Get-Privileges
• State fee and jurisprudence chart – https://ptcompact.org/Compact-Privilege-Fee-Jurisprudence-and-Waiver-Table

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  This article provides general information. Always confirm requirements with each state board and the PT Compact Commission before applying.