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

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners) ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Minnesota to Texas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners), verify your Minnesota license, and meet Texas's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; a score report must be sent directly to the board by the board-approved reporting service (FSBPT Score Transfer Service, $90 per report), and the reported score must have satisfied licensure requirements in a state at the time the exam was taken. Texas additionally requires a passing score on the board's jurisprudence exam, the Texas Jurisprudence Assessment Module (TX JAM), before a license is issued..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

This direction has a payoff. Minnesota is outside the active compact, so you have had no privileges to work with — but Texas is an active member. Endorse into Texas with the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners), establish it as your home state and primary residence, and Texas 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, Minnesota → Texas

Side-by-side: Minnesota vs Texas (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-08-07
Minnesota (current)Texas (destination)
PT Compact statusLicensure by endorsementPT Compact member — multistate license honored
Application fee$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.)the non-refundable application fee is set by the Executive Council in 22 TAC 651.2 (Physical Therapy Board Fees); ECPTOTE publishes no amount on its own pages and links out to the Texas Secretary of State TAC viewer, which is a JavaScript portal that could not be retrieved on 2026-08-07, so no figure is asserted here. The fee is WAIVED for military service members, military spouses and military veterans. Separate from this: the PT Compact privilege costs $50 to Texas plus the Commission's fee, and the FSBPT score transfer costs $90.
Processing timethe 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 consideredECPTOTE states it is not publishing current processing times because of high application volume; the only fixed period in rule is that an application for licensure is valid for one year after the board receives it
Licensing authorityMinnesota Board of Physical TherapyTexas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Texas's current requirements on the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Pass the board's jurisprudence exam (TX JAM) on the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act and board rules.
  5. Provide license verification from every jurisdiction in which you hold or have held a PT/PTA license, sent directly by the issuing jurisdiction.
  6. Have an official transcript sent directly from the degree-granting institution showing the date the degree was conferred.
  7. Complete a fingerprint-based criminal history record check through the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI.
  8. Submit a recent 2x2 inch passport-style color photograph with the application.
  9. Pay the fees (the non-refundable application fee is set by the Executive Council in 22 TAC 651.2 (Physical Therapy Board Fees); ECPTOTE publishes no amount on its own pages and links out to the Texas Secretary of State TAC viewer, which is a JavaScript portal that could not be retrieved on 2026-08-07, so no figure is asserted here. The fee is WAIVED for military service members, military spouses and military veterans. Separate from this: the PT Compact privilege costs $50 to Texas plus the Commission's fee, and the FSBPT score transfer costs $90.) and allow ECPTOTE states it is not publishing current processing times because of high application volume; the only fixed period in rule is that an application for licensure is valid for one year after the board receives it.

Official links

Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners) ↗Texas application ↗License verification ↗Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Texas → MinnesotaPhysical Therapy in MinnesotaPhysical Therapy in TexasAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Texas accept a Minnesota physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Minnesota to Texas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners), verify your Minnesota license, and meet Texas's endorsement requirements. NPTE is not retaken; a score report must be sent directly to the board by the board-approved reporting service (FSBPT Score Transfer Service, $90 per report), and the reported score must have satisfied licensure requirements in a state at the time the exam was taken. Texas additionally requires a passing score on the board's jurisprudence exam, the Texas Jurisprudence Assessment Module (TX JAM), before a license is issued..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Minnesota to Texas?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. NPTE is not retaken; a score report must be sent directly to the board by the board-approved reporting service (FSBPT Score Transfer Service, $90 per report), and the reported score must have satisfied licensure requirements in a state at the time the exam was taken. Texas additionally requires a passing score on the board's jurisprudence exam, the Texas Jurisprudence Assessment Module (TX JAM), before a license is issued..

What does the move cost?

the non-refundable application fee is set by the Executive Council in 22 TAC 651.2 (Physical Therapy Board Fees); ECPTOTE publishes no amount on its own pages and links out to the Texas Secretary of State TAC viewer, which is a JavaScript portal that could not be retrieved on 2026-08-07, so no figure is asserted here. The fee is WAIVED for military service members, military spouses and military veterans. Separate from this: the PT Compact privilege costs $50 to Texas plus the Commission's fee, and the FSBPT score transfer costs $90. (the non-refundable application fee is set by the Executive Council in 22 TAC 651.2 (Physical Therapy Board Fees); ECPTOTE publishes no amount on its own pages and links out to the Texas Secretary of State TAC viewer, which is a JavaScript portal that could not be retrieved on 2026-08-07, so no figure is asserted here. The fee is WAIVED for military service members, military spouses and military veterans. Separate from this: the PT Compact privilege costs $50 to Texas plus the Commission's fee, and the FSBPT score transfer costs $90.).

How long will it take?

ECPTOTE states it is not publishing current processing times because of high application volume; the only fixed period in rule is that an application for licensure is valid for one year after the board receives it — ECPTOTE states it is not publishing current processing times because of high application volume; the only fixed period in rule is that an application for licensure is valid for one year after the board receives it.

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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