Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 2086. Patient care management (a) A physical therapist shall be professionally responsible and legally liable for all aspects of the physical therapy care of each of his or her patients. The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall identify by rule physical thera…

§ 2091. Director of the Office of Professional Regulation; duties The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation, with the advice of the advisors appointed under this chapter, shall: (1) provide general information to applicants for admission to licensure as physical thera…

§ 2092. Advisor appointees (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two physical therapists to serve as advisors in matters relating to physical therapy. They shall be appointed for staggered five-year terms and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. One of the initial app…

§ 2101. Eligibility (a) An applicant for a license as a physical therapist shall: (1) be a graduate of a professional physical therapy education program accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the Director; (2) pass an examination approved by the Director; and (…

§ 2102. Application Unless entitled to licensure under section 2104 of this title, and according to the procedures outlined in the rules of the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation, a person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist ass…

§ 2103. Examination (a) The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall provide for examinations for licensure as physical therapists or physical therapist assistants at such times and places as he or she may determine. (b) Examinations administered and procedures fol…

§ 2104. Licensure by endorsement A person who is licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction and who desires licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall apply to the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation in writing on a form furnished b…

§ 2105. Temporary licensure pending endorsement The Director may issue a temporary license to practice as a physical therapist for a period not to exceed 90 days to a physical therapist currently licensed in another jurisdiction who has applied for licensure by endorsement in acc…

§ 2107. Renewals (a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee. (b) Biennially, the Director shall forward a renewal form to each license holder. Upon receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee, the Director shall issue a new license. (c) A…

§ 2108. Reinstatement If a physical therapist’s license has lapsed for more than five consecutive years, that person may have his or her license reinstated upon payment of all applicable renewal and reinstatement fees, and demonstration of competence to practice the profession by…

§ 2121. Unprofessional conduct (a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a, whether or not taken by a license holder. (b) Unprofessional conduct shall include: (1) sexual harassment of a patient; (2) engaging in a sexual act as defi…

§ 2131. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; adoption This subchapter is the Vermont adoption of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. The form, format, and text of the Compact have been conformed to the conventions of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. It is the intent of the Gene…

§ 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 …

§ 2133. Definitions As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Active Duty Military” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve o…

§ 2134. State participation in the Compact (a) To participate in the Compact, a state must: (1) participate fully in the Commission’s data system, including using the Commission’s unique identifier as defined in rules; (2) have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating…

§ 2135. Compact privilege (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall: (1) hold a license in the home state; (2) have no encumbrance on any state license; (3) be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in ac…

§ 2136. Active duty military personnel or their spouses A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate one of the following as the home state: (1) home of record; (2) permanent Change of Station (PCS); or (3) sta…

§ 2137. Adverse actions (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state. (b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, provided the home state follows its own proc…

§ 2138. Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Physical Therapy Compact Commission. (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states. (2) Venue is proper a…

§ 2139. Data system (a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states. (b) Notwithstand…

§ 2140. Rulemaking (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) If a majority of the l…

§ 2141. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement (a) Oversight. (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and …

§ 2142. Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for physical therapy practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions,…

§ 2143. Construction and severability This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitut…

§ 2144. State administration of the Compact (a) The Office of Professional Regulation shall have the power to oversee the administration and enforcement of the Compact within the State of Vermont subject to the provisions and rules of the Compact. (b) The Director of the Office o…