Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB248: Ratifies the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. (BDR 54-566)
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to physical therapy; enacting and entering into the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing the sharing of certain information with the data system created pursuant to the Compact; providing a person practicing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under the Compact with the same legal status as a person practicing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under a license issued by the Nevada Physical Therapy Board; revising certain terminology relating to physical therapists; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to physical therapy; enacting and entering into the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing the sharing of certain information with the data system created pursuant to the Compact; providing a person practicing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under the Compact with the same legal status as a person practicing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under a license issued by the Nevada Physical Therapy Board; revising certain terminology relating to physical therapists; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in this State by the Nevada Physical Therapy Board. (Chapter 640 of NRS) Section 1 of this bill enacts the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, which allows a person who is licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a state that is a member of the Compact to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in other states that are members of the Compact. In order to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under the Compact, the Compact requires a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant (2) have no encumbrances on his or her license; (3) meet certain other requirements for eligibility; (4) have had no adverse actions taken …