Vermont § 2132 - Purpose

§ 2132. Purpose

• (a) The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy
  with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice
  of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the
  time of the patient/client encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority
  of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state
  licensure. (b) This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition
  of other member state licenses; (2) Enhance the states’ ability to protect the public’s health and safety; (3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state physical therapy
  practice; (4) Support spouses of relocating military members; (5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between
  member states; and (6) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that
  state accountable to that state’s practice standards. (Added 2023, No. 35, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)