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Board approves two initial licenses, tables NPTE appeal pending applicant information
Summary
The Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy approved initial licenses for Keegan W. Smith (PT7276) and Jeffrey Jadczak (PT7279) and voted to table an NPTE appeal from Thomas Mourinho while staff gathers additional information.
The Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy approved two initial licenses at its Nov. 13, 2025 virtual meeting and tabled an NPTE appeal pending further information. Scott Stackhouse moved to approve and issue license No. PT7276 to Keegan W. Smith, finding Kentucky and Florida substantially equivalent to Maine; the motion was seconded by Ashley Gagnon and passed unanimously. Chair Leslie Anderson moved to approve and issue license No. PT7279 to Jeffrey Jadczak, finding Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey substantially equivalent; that motion passed unanimously.
The Board also addressed an NPTE appeal by Thomas Mourinho. Anderson moved to table the appeal and directed Board staff to gather additional information about the applicant’s preparation steps for the NPTE exam; Gagnon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. No specific deadline for the staff report was recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: licensure determinations and exam appeals affect whether individuals may practice in the state and are central to the Board's public-protection role. The approvals included explicit findings about out-of-state substantial equivalence that permit issuance under the Board’s procedures.
