Physical Therapy License from District of Columbia to Nevada: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Yes — both District of Columbia and Nevada are members of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (PT Compact). If District of Columbia is your primary state of residence and you hold a multistate license, you can practice in Nevada now; if you are moving your residence to Nevada, apply for licensure by endorsement there and declare Nevada your new primary state of residence — your multistate privilege continues.

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. NPTE is not retaken; the score must be transferred to the Nevada jurisdiction through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service and the Board states you cannot be licensed until it arrives. Nevada also requires the Nevada Jurisprudence Assessment Module (NV JAM), an open-book exam on NRS/NAC Chapter 640 that must be passed at 80% (16 correct)..

If you are buying a Nevada compact privilege to work while living in District of Columbia: the commission's uniform fee plus Nevada's privilege fee. If you are relocating and taking a full Nevada license by endorsement: $300 (Physical Therapist application fee on the Board's published fee schedule; the $25 exam processing fee applies only to examination candidates, not endorsement candidates. + $39 fingerprint fee, which the Department of Public Safety will only accept as a money order or cashier's check. PT license then renews annually at $150. NOT the PT Compact privilege fee.) (Physical Therapist application fee on the Board's published fee schedule; the $25 exam processing fee applies only to examination candidates, not endorsement candidates. + $39 fingerprint fee, which the Department of Public Safety will only accept as a money order or cashier's check. PT license then renews annually at $150. NOT the PT Compact privilege fee.).

A compact privilege issues quickly once your eligibility and any Nevada jurisprudence exam are cleared — usually faster than a full license. A relocation endorsement runs the Board publishes no overall processing timeframe; it warns that the fingerprint/background check alone may take up to 2 months and asks applicants to allow 10 days after submission before requesting a status update (the Board publishes no overall processing timeframe; it warns that the fingerprint/background check alone may take up to 2 months and asks applicants to allow 10 days after submission before requesting a status update).