HB247 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Parker MooreRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, established to authorize licensed physical therapists and assistant to practice among compact member states

Summary

HB247 would create the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact to let licensed physical therapists and assistants practice across member states under a shared framework and central commission.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact and a Physical Therapy Compact Commission to govern multi-state practice. It allows a compact privilege for PTs and PTAs to practice in remote states under those states' rules, with eligibility and reporting requirements. It creates a coordinated data system for licensure, adverse actions, and investigations, and sets up investigations and disciplinary processes. It outlines rulemaking, enforcement, dispute resolution, and withdrawal procedures for member states.

Who It Affects

• Licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, who could practice in other member states under a compact privilege if they meet requirements and remain in good standing.
• Licensing boards and the Physical Therapy Compact Commission, which would manage licensure data, process adverse actions, oversee investigations, and enforce the compact.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact and the Physical Therapy Compact Commission, including member states, powers, duties, rulemaking, enforcement, dispute resolution, and withdrawal.
• Allows interstate practice through a compact privilege for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants; remote states can enforce their standards; requires home-state license, no encumbrances, eligibility for the compact, and reporting of adverse actions; may require payment of fees.
• Creates a coordinated Data System containing licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information accessible to member states; mandates uniform data reporting and prompt notification of adverse actions.
• Designates home state as possessing exclusive power to impose adverse action; permits joint investigations and cross-state sharing of investigative materials; outlines procedures for alternative programs and remedies.
• Forms the commission’s structure, including an executive board and open meetings, with rulemaking authority, budgeting, and authority to enforce compliance among member states; provides for immunity and legal defense for commissioners and staff.
• Provides for active duty military personnel and spouses to designate a home state, and addresses implementation timing, withdrawal rules, and amendments requiring enactment by all member states.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Physical Therapists