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Committee hears bills to join Physical Therapy Licensure Compact to ease cross‑state practice
Summary
House Bills 4101 and 4102 would let Michigan join the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, enabling licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to obtain compact privileges to practice in other member states without separate full licensure in each state.
Representatives Rob Beierlein and Tom Fitzgerald (co-sponsors) offered HB 4101 and HB 4102 to join the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. The bills would add the compact’s framework to Michigan law and authorize participation in the compact’s data system, a prerequisite for granting compact privileges to licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
"Currently, 32 states have joined the compact," Representative Beierlein told the committee, arguing that Michigan should join to improve access to physical therapy services, especially in rural and underserved communities.…
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