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Physical Therapy License from Florida to Maine: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Florida to Maine by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation), verify your Florida license, and meet Maine's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; the FSBPT forwards the passing score directly to the Board (Score Transfer Service). The Board may waive the examination requirement for an applicant currently licensed in another state who previously passed an equivalent qualifying examination. No state jurisprudence exam..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Neither Florida nor Maine is an active member of the PT Compact, so this is a straightforward endorsement move: the Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) verifies your Florida license, your NPTE score transfers through the FSBPT, and you complete Maine's jurisprudence exam and background check. Nothing about Florida speeds up or slows down Maine's standard out-of-state process.

What changes, Florida → Maine

Side-by-side: Florida vs Maine (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-07-21
Florida (current)Maine (destination)
PT Compact statusLicensure by endorsementPT Compact enacted — not yet issuing
Application fee$180 ($180 total to the Board = $100 endorsement application fee + $75 initial license fee + $5 unlicensed-activity fee (FAC 64B17-2.001). A separate $90 FSBPT score-transfer fee and the electronic-fingerprint fee are additional. Florida is not a PT Compact state, so there is no compact privilege alternative.)$30 (PT license fee for the endorsement applicant; + $21 criminal-background-check fee (in notes, not the range). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee — Maine is not yet issuing privileges.)
Processing time2–3 weeks (The Board conducts initial review within 10 business days of receipt and issues the license within about 7 days once all requirements are met; this excludes time for NPTE score transfer, license verifications, and fingerprint results.)the Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications
Licensing authorityFlorida Board of Physical Therapy Practice (Department of Health)Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation)

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Maine sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Maine's current requirements on the Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Graduate of a board-approved, CAPTE-accredited physical therapy educational program.
  5. Submit the Application by Endorsement (for applicants currently licensed in another state).
  6. Have the NPTE passing score transferred to the Board via the FSBPT Score Transfer Service.
  7. Submit verification of every license ever held, even if not currently active.
  8. Submit a reference form and an official transcript (if not previously on file).
  9. Criminal background check.
  10. Pay the fees ($30 (PT license fee for the endorsement applicant; + $21 criminal-background-check fee (in notes, not the range). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee — Maine is not yet issuing privileges.)) and allow the Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications.

Official links

Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) ↗Maine application ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Maine → FloridaPhysical Therapy in FloridaPhysical Therapy in MaineAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Maine accept a Florida physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Florida to Maine by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Maine Board of Physical Therapy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation), verify your Florida license, and meet Maine's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; the FSBPT forwards the passing score directly to the Board (Score Transfer Service). The Board may waive the examination requirement for an applicant currently licensed in another state who previously passed an equivalent qualifying examination. No state jurisprudence exam..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Florida to Maine?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. NPTE is not retaken; the FSBPT forwards the passing score directly to the Board (Score Transfer Service). The Board may waive the examination requirement for an applicant currently licensed in another state who previously passed an equivalent qualifying examination. No state jurisprudence exam..

What does the move cost?

$30 (PT license fee for the endorsement applicant; + $21 criminal-background-check fee (in notes, not the range). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee — Maine is not yet issuing privileges.) (PT license fee for the endorsement applicant; + $21 criminal-background-check fee (in notes, not the range). NOT a PT Compact privilege fee — Maine is not yet issuing privileges.).

How long will it take?

the Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications — the Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications.

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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