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Physical Therapy License from Michigan to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Michigan to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your Michigan license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; FSBPT certification of the passing score is the exam requirement. New Hampshire additionally requires the New Hampshire Jurisprudence Assessment Module, completed through the FSBPT JAM service..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

This direction has a payoff. Michigan is outside the active compact, so you have had no privileges to work with — but New Hampshire is an active member. Endorse into New Hampshire with the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), establish it as your home state and primary residence, and New Hampshire 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, Michigan → New Hampshire

Side-by-side: Michigan vs New Hampshire (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-08-07
Michigan (current)New Hampshire (destination)
PT Compact statusPT Compact enacted — not yet issuingPT Compact member — multistate license honored
Application fee$319.75 (single combined charge labelled 'Application Fee + 3 year license fee', identical for a Physical Therapist license by examination OR by endorsement; payable only by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover. LARA does not publish the application/license split anywhere on its live site, so the two components are not separately stated. The PSI jurisprudence exam fee and criminal background check costs are billed separately and are not published by LARA. Michigan licenses on a 3-year cycle; renewal is $297.75 and relicensure $339.75.)$121 (Physical Therapy Governing Board application fee (identical for PT and PTA); renewal and reinstatement are also $121. Paper reciprocity applications must be paid by check or money order to 'Treasurer, State of New Hampshire'. Excludes the applicant's own cost of the FBI criminal history records check. NOT the PT Compact privilege fee.)
Processing timeLARA's Physical Therapist Licensing Guide states no processing timeframe for endorsement applicationsOPLC publishes no processing timeframe; under Plc 313.07(c) it may issue an 'Active-Provisional' license to an endorsement-qualified applicant who has filed everything and submitted fingerprints while the criminal history results are still outstanding
Licensing authorityMichigan Board of Physical Therapy (Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs)New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Graduate of a CAPTE-accredited or otherwise board-approved physical therapy education program.
  5. Complete the New Hampshire Jurisprudence Assessment Module through FSBPT.
  6. Submit an FBI criminal history records check.
  7. Have letters of verification sent directly to the board from every state where you are or were licensed.
  8. If applying by reciprocity under RSA 310:17, file the paper Universal Application for Initial Licensure by mail rather than the online application.
  9. Pay the fees ($121 (Physical Therapy Governing Board application fee (identical for PT and PTA); renewal and reinstatement are also $121. Paper reciprocity applications must be paid by check or money order to 'Treasurer, State of New Hampshire'. Excludes the applicant's own cost of the FBI criminal history records check. NOT the PT Compact privilege fee.)) and allow OPLC publishes no processing timeframe; under Plc 313.07(c) it may issue an 'Active-Provisional' license to an endorsement-qualified applicant who has filed everything and submitted fingerprints while the criminal history results are still outstanding.

Official links

New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗New Hampshire application ↗License verification ↗Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: New Hampshire → MichiganPhysical Therapy in MichiganPhysical Therapy in New HampshireAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does New Hampshire accept a Michigan physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Michigan to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your Michigan license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; FSBPT certification of the passing score is the exam requirement. New Hampshire additionally requires the New Hampshire Jurisprudence Assessment Module, completed through the FSBPT JAM service..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Michigan to New Hampshire?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. NPTE is not retaken; FSBPT certification of the passing score is the exam requirement. New Hampshire additionally requires the New Hampshire Jurisprudence Assessment Module, completed through the FSBPT JAM service..

What does the move cost?

$121 (Physical Therapy Governing Board application fee (identical for PT and PTA); renewal and reinstatement are also $121. Paper reciprocity applications must be paid by check or money order to 'Treasurer, State of New Hampshire'. Excludes the applicant's own cost of the FBI criminal history records check. NOT the PT Compact privilege fee.) (Physical Therapy Governing Board application fee (identical for PT and PTA); renewal and reinstatement are also $121. Paper reciprocity applications must be paid by check or money order to 'Treasurer, State of New Hampshire'. Excludes the applicant's own cost of the FBI criminal history records check. NOT the PT Compact privilege fee.).

How long will it take?

OPLC publishes no processing timeframe; under Plc 313.07(c) it may issue an 'Active-Provisional' license to an endorsement-qualified applicant who has filed everything and submitted fingerprints while the criminal history results are still outstanding — OPLC publishes no processing timeframe; under Plc 313.07(c) it may issue an 'Active-Provisional' license to an endorsement-qualified applicant who has filed everything and submitted fingerprints while the criminal history results are still outstanding.

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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