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Transfer Your Physical Therapy License to New Hampshire: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

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

Yes — New Hampshire participates in the PT Compact as an active member. A PT or PTA whose home state is also a member purchases a New Hampshire compact privilege rather than a second license, keeping their home credential in place; relocating to New Hampshire or coming from a non-member home state means licensure by endorsement through the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ($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.)), NPTE score moved by FSBPT transfer, processing 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.

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Verdict

PT Compact member — multistate license honored

Whether New Hampshire costs you a full license or just a privilege depends on what you are actually doing. Working in New Hampshire while your license and residence stay in another member state — a travel assignment, a satellite clinic, telehealth across the line — means buying a New Hampshire compact privilege and keeping your home license; New Hampshire charges no full-license fee for that path, though it may require its jurisprudence exam first. Relocating to New Hampshire is the other case: your residence changes, New Hampshire becomes your home state, and that is licensure by endorsement with the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), after which New Hampshire can anchor privileges of its own.

New Hampshire is an ACTIVE PT Compact member, so a PT whose home state is also an active member can work in New Hampshire on a compact privilege ($121 state privilege fee + $45 commission fee = $166) instead of endorsing; the NH jurisprudence module must be passed before the initial privilege is issued, but not again at renewal, and there is no military fee waiver. Unusually for PT, New Hampshire runs a statutory reciprocity route: under RSA 310:17 OPLC may license someone already licensed in a 'qualifying jurisdiction' whose requirements are substantially similar, and Plc 313.47 publishes the physical-therapist list - 46 states as of 2026-08-07, omitting Alaska, Kansas, Nevada, and the District of Columbia. That is still an application with a fee and a background check, not automatic recognition, so full_reciprocity remains false and reciprocity_partners is left empty per the PT dataset convention; applicants from the omitted jurisdictions use the standard online initial application instead of the paper Universal Application.

New Hampshire requirements at a glance

Out-of-state physical therapy license transfer requirements for New Hampshire, verified 2026-08-07
ExamNPTE 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.
Additional requirements
  • Graduate of a CAPTE-accredited or otherwise board-approved physical therapy education program
  • Complete the New Hampshire Jurisprudence Assessment Module through FSBPT
  • Submit an FBI criminal history records check
  • Have letters of verification sent directly to the board from every state where you are or were licensed
  • If applying by reciprocity under RSA 310:17, file the paper Universal Application for Initial Licensure by mail rather than the online application
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.)
Processing timeOPLC 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

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 — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked on this page).
  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 ↗

Coming from a specific state?

Direction matters — these guides cover the exact move into New Hampshire:

Alabama → New HampshireAlaska → New HampshireArizona → New HampshireArkansas → New HampshireCalifornia → New HampshireColorado → New HampshireConnecticut → New HampshireDelaware → New HampshireDistrict of Columbia → New HampshireFlorida → New HampshireGeorgia → New HampshireIllinois → New HampshireIndiana → New HampshireIowa → New HampshireKansas → New HampshireKentucky → New HampshireLouisiana → New HampshireMaryland → New HampshireMichigan → New HampshireMississippi → New Hampshire
All 42 origin states
Missouri → New HampshireMontana → New HampshireNebraska → New HampshireNevada → New HampshireNew Jersey → New HampshireNew York → New HampshireNorth Carolina → New HampshireNorth Dakota → New HampshireOhio → New HampshireOklahoma → New HampshireOregon → New HampshirePennsylvania → New HampshireSouth Carolina → New HampshireSouth Dakota → New HampshireTennessee → New HampshireTexas → New HampshireUtah → New HampshireVermont → New HampshireVirginia → New HampshireWashington → New HampshireWest Virginia → New HampshireWisconsin → New Hampshire

Frequently asked questions

Does my physical therapy license transfer to New Hampshire?

Yes — New Hampshire participates in the PT Compact as an active member. A PT or PTA whose home state is also a member purchases a New Hampshire compact privilege rather than a second license, keeping their home credential in place; relocating to New Hampshire or coming from a non-member home state means licensure by endorsement through the New Hampshire Governing Board of Physical Therapists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ($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.)), NPTE score moved by FSBPT transfer, processing 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.

Do I have to retake the NPTE to get licensed in New Hampshire?

No. 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.. No state requires a second NPTE.

How much does it cost to transfer a PT license to New Hampshire by endorsement?

$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 does New Hampshire take to process an endorsement application?

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.

Is New Hampshire in the PT Compact?

Yes — New Hampshire is an active member as of 2026-08-07. A PT or PTA whose home state is also a member can buy a New Hampshire compact privilege instead of a full license; relocating to New Hampshire still requires licensure by endorsement.

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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