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

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Florida to Minnesota by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy, verify your Florida license, and meet Minnesota's endorsement requirements. The NPTE is not retaken. Minn. Stat. 148.723 requires a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by FSBPT (or a board-determined equivalent national examination); an already-licensed applicant moves that score to the Board through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service rather than re-testing..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

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

What changes, Florida → Minnesota

Side-by-side: Florida vs Minnesota (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-08-07
Florida (current)Minnesota (destination)
PT Compact statusLicensure by endorsementLicensure by endorsement
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.)$100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.)
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; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered
Licensing authorityFlorida Board of Physical Therapy Practice (Department of Health)Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Minnesota's current requirements on the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Complete a CAPTE-accredited physical therapist education program (Minn. Stat. 148.721, subd. 1).
  5. Complete 60 additional academic semester credits, beyond the accredited PT program, from a regionally accredited institution (Minn. Stat. 148.721, subd. 2).
  6. Complete a fingerprint-based criminal background check.
  7. Submit a certified transcript, a notarized recent full-face photograph, and recommendations from two licensed physical therapists attesting to your ethical and moral character.
  8. List every U.S. jurisdiction and country where you hold or have held a license, with license number, date and method of licensure.
  9. Pay the fees ($100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.)) and allow the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered.

Official links

Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy ↗Minnesota application ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Minnesota → FloridaPhysical Therapy in FloridaPhysical Therapy in MinnesotaAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Minnesota accept a Florida physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Florida to Minnesota by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy, verify your Florida license, and meet Minnesota's endorsement requirements. The NPTE is not retaken. Minn. Stat. 148.723 requires a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by FSBPT (or a board-determined equivalent national examination); an already-licensed applicant moves that score to the Board through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service rather than re-testing..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Florida to Minnesota?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. The NPTE is not retaken. Minn. Stat. 148.723 requires a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by FSBPT (or a board-determined equivalent national examination); an already-licensed applicant moves that score to the Board through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service rather than re-testing..

What does the move cost?

$100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.) (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.).

How long will it take?

the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered — the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07

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