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Transfer Your Physical Therapy License to Connecticut: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure ↗

Connecticut issues and accepts compact privileges as an active PT Compact member. If your home state is a member, you can practice in Connecticut on a purchased privilege without a Connecticut license; otherwise, or if you are moving to Connecticut, the route is licensure by endorsement with the Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure — $285 ($285.00 online application fee stated on the DPH Physical Therapist Licensing Requirements page; this is the fee for a PT licensed elsewhere applying by endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee.), no NPTE retake, the score transferred through the FSBPT.

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Verdict

PT Compact member — multistate license honored

Whether Connecticut costs you a full license or just a privilege depends on what you are actually doing. Working in Connecticut while your license and residence stay in another member state — a travel assignment, a satellite clinic, telehealth across the line — means buying a Connecticut compact privilege and keeping your home license; Connecticut charges no full-license fee for that path, though it may require its jurisprudence exam first. Relocating to Connecticut is the other case: your residence changes, Connecticut becomes your home state, and that is licensure by endorsement with the Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure, after which Connecticut can anchor privileges of its own.

Connecticut became an ACTIVE PT Compact member: the commission map listed it under 'Actively Issuing and Accepting Compact Privileges' when re-checked on 2026-08-07, having shown it as enacted-but-not-yet-issuing on 2026-07-21. No primary source publishes the exact go-live date. A PT or PTA whose home state is a compact member can therefore now buy a Connecticut privilege instead of a full license; relocating to Connecticut still requires endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). Connecticut has no PT jurisprudence exam. The current operative DPH application fee is $285.00; the statutory text of Sec. 20-71 still cites an older $225 figure, so the $285.00 shown on the DPH requirements page governs. Applications are accepted online only.

Connecticut requirements at a glance

Out-of-state physical therapy license transfer requirements for Connecticut, verified 2026-07-21
ExamNPTE is not retaken; Connecticut requires proof of passing the NPTE (administered by FSBPT), and the score is verified to the Department. Connecticut does not administer a separate state jurisprudence or law exam.
Additional requirements
  • Hold a physical therapist license or registration in another U.S. state or territory, a Canadian province, or another country whose requirements the Department deems equivalent to or higher than Connecticut's
  • Successful completion of the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)
  • Graduate of an approved physical therapy education program
  • Submit an official license-verification form directly from every jurisdiction where you hold or have ever held a license
Fees$285 ($285.00 online application fee stated on the DPH Physical Therapist Licensing Requirements page; this is the fee for a PT licensed elsewhere applying by endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee.)
Processing timeDPH does not publish a processing timeframe for physical therapist applications.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Connecticut's current requirements on the Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure website — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure (application linked on this page).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold a physical therapist license or registration in another U.S. state or territory, a Canadian province, or another country whose requirements the Department deems equivalent to or higher than Connecticut's.
  5. Successful completion of the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).
  6. Graduate of an approved physical therapy education program.
  7. Submit an official license-verification form directly from every jurisdiction where you hold or have ever held a license.
  8. Pay the fees ($285 ($285.00 online application fee stated on the DPH Physical Therapist Licensing Requirements page; this is the fee for a PT licensed elsewhere applying by endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee.)) and allow DPH does not publish a processing timeframe for physical therapist applications..

Official links

Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure ↗Connecticut application ↗Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ↗

Coming from a specific state?

Direction matters — these guides cover the exact move into Connecticut:

Alabama → ConnecticutAlaska → ConnecticutArizona → ConnecticutArkansas → ConnecticutCalifornia → ConnecticutColorado → ConnecticutDelaware → ConnecticutDistrict of Columbia → ConnecticutFlorida → ConnecticutGeorgia → ConnecticutIllinois → ConnecticutIndiana → ConnecticutIowa → ConnecticutKansas → ConnecticutKentucky → ConnecticutLouisiana → ConnecticutMaryland → ConnecticutMichigan → ConnecticutMississippi → ConnecticutMissouri → Connecticut
All 42 origin states
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Frequently asked questions

Does my physical therapy license transfer to Connecticut?

Connecticut issues and accepts compact privileges as an active PT Compact member. If your home state is a member, you can practice in Connecticut on a purchased privilege without a Connecticut license; otherwise, or if you are moving to Connecticut, the route is licensure by endorsement with the Connecticut Department of Public Health — Physical Therapist Licensure — $285 ($285.00 online application fee stated on the DPH Physical Therapist Licensing Requirements page; this is the fee for a PT licensed elsewhere applying by endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee.), no NPTE retake, the score transferred through the FSBPT.

Do I have to retake the NPTE to get licensed in Connecticut?

No. NPTE is not retaken; Connecticut requires proof of passing the NPTE (administered by FSBPT), and the score is verified to the Department. Connecticut does not administer a separate state jurisprudence or law exam.. No state requires a second NPTE.

How much does it cost to transfer a PT license to Connecticut by endorsement?

$285 ($285.00 online application fee stated on the DPH Physical Therapist Licensing Requirements page; this is the fee for a PT licensed elsewhere applying by endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee.) ($285.00 online application fee stated on the DPH Physical Therapist Licensing Requirements page; this is the fee for a PT licensed elsewhere applying by endorsement (licensure without examination under C.G.S. Sec. 20-71). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee.).

How long does Connecticut take to process an endorsement application?

DPH does not publish a processing timeframe for physical therapist applications. — DPH does not publish a processing timeframe for physical therapist applications..

Is Connecticut in the PT Compact?

Yes — Connecticut is an active member as of 2026-07-21. A PT or PTA whose home state is also a member can buy a Connecticut compact privilege instead of a full license; relocating to Connecticut still requires licensure by endorsement.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21

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