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

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board) ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Florida to Oregon by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board), verify your Florida license, and meet Oregon's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; if Oregon was not designated as a score recipient when you sat the exam, request a Score Transfer directly from FSBPT and it is sent to the Board. Oregon additionally requires the Oregon Jurisprudence Examination (OR-JAM), a timed 90-minute, 50-question multiple-choice exam on Oregon statutes and administrative rules, which must be taken within the six months immediately preceding approval of your application..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

This direction has a payoff. Florida is outside the active compact, so you have had no privileges to work with — but Oregon is an active member. Endorse into Oregon with the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board), establish it as your home state and primary residence, and Oregon becomes your springboard: from there you can buy compact privileges into every other active member state without another full license. Your NPTE score transfers through the FSBPT; you do not re-sit the exam.

What changes, Florida → Oregon

Side-by-side: Florida vs Oregon (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-08-07
Florida (current)Oregon (destination)
PT Compact statusLicensure by endorsementPT Compact member — multistate license honored
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.)$187 (OAR 848-005-0020(1) sets the PT/PTA Endorsement Application fee at $187.00 plus the actual cost to the Board of conducting a nationwide background verification. Distinct items in the same rule: PT license renewal $200 (plus workforce survey and background verification costs), PTA renewal $130, military spouse temporary permit $99, temporary permit $50. The PT/PTA compact privilege fee of $102.00 in that rule is the PT Compact privilege charge, not the endorsement fee.)
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 in its rules or on its Applying for Licensure page.
Licensing authorityFlorida Board of Physical Therapy Practice (Department of Health)Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Oregon's current requirements on the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Pass the Oregon Jurisprudence Examination (OR-JAM) within the six months before your application is approved.
  5. Complete a fingerprint-based nationwide criminal background check; results must be no more than six months old at approval.
  6. Submit verification of every physical therapy, PTA or other healthcare license you hold or have held.
  7. Request an FSBPT score transfer if Oregon was not an original recipient of your NPTE score.
  8. Pay the fees ($187 (OAR 848-005-0020(1) sets the PT/PTA Endorsement Application fee at $187.00 plus the actual cost to the Board of conducting a nationwide background verification. Distinct items in the same rule: PT license renewal $200 (plus workforce survey and background verification costs), PTA renewal $130, military spouse temporary permit $99, temporary permit $50. The PT/PTA compact privilege fee of $102.00 in that rule is the PT Compact privilege charge, not the endorsement fee.)) and allow The Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications in its rules or on its Applying for Licensure page..

Official links

Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board) ↗Oregon application ↗License verification ↗Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Oregon → FloridaPhysical Therapy in FloridaPhysical Therapy in OregonAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Oregon accept a Florida physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Florida to Oregon by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy (Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board), verify your Florida license, and meet Oregon's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; if Oregon was not designated as a score recipient when you sat the exam, request a Score Transfer directly from FSBPT and it is sent to the Board. Oregon additionally requires the Oregon Jurisprudence Examination (OR-JAM), a timed 90-minute, 50-question multiple-choice exam on Oregon statutes and administrative rules, which must be taken within the six months immediately preceding approval of your application..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Florida to Oregon?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. NPTE is not retaken; if Oregon was not designated as a score recipient when you sat the exam, request a Score Transfer directly from FSBPT and it is sent to the Board. Oregon additionally requires the Oregon Jurisprudence Examination (OR-JAM), a timed 90-minute, 50-question multiple-choice exam on Oregon statutes and administrative rules, which must be taken within the six months immediately preceding approval of your application..

What does the move cost?

$187 (OAR 848-005-0020(1) sets the PT/PTA Endorsement Application fee at $187.00 plus the actual cost to the Board of conducting a nationwide background verification. Distinct items in the same rule: PT license renewal $200 (plus workforce survey and background verification costs), PTA renewal $130, military spouse temporary permit $99, temporary permit $50. The PT/PTA compact privilege fee of $102.00 in that rule is the PT Compact privilege charge, not the endorsement fee.) (OAR 848-005-0020(1) sets the PT/PTA Endorsement Application fee at $187.00 plus the actual cost to the Board of conducting a nationwide background verification. Distinct items in the same rule: PT license renewal $200 (plus workforce survey and background verification costs), PTA renewal $130, military spouse temporary permit $99, temporary permit $50. The PT/PTA compact privilege fee of $102.00 in that rule is the PT Compact privilege charge, not the endorsement fee.).

How long will it take?

The Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications in its rules or on its Applying for Licensure page. — The Board publishes no processing timeframe for endorsement applications in its rules or on its Applying for Licensure page..

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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