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Physical therapy compact goes live; fingerprinting, background checks to affect processing times
Summary
The board was told the interstate physical therapy compact is live; new applicants must complete fingerprinting and background checks, which will slow processing; about 14 people were pre‑enrolled for fingerprinting and roughly 15–20 have purchased compact privileges so far.
The Connecticut Physical Therapy Board heard that the physical therapy compact has gone live and that new applicants are being required to complete fingerprinting and federal background checks, steps expected to increase processing time.
"We are go live on compact for the physical therapy, compact," Steve Carriger said during the update, noting the board is notifying applicants they must be fingerprinted and have background checks completed. Carriger said he had seen about 14 people pre‑enrolled to get fingerprinted and "about 15 or 20 people who have purchased the privilege," the compact's term for authorization to practice in Connecticut under the compact.
Carriger also said the board is exchanging data with the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) so credential records will include updated FSBPT IDs and the board's database will be synchronized. He pointed meeting members to the board's compact information on the Department of Public Health website (ct.gov/dph/license) for guidance to the public. The Chair thanked Carriger for his work implementing the compact and noted office staff will coordinate website updates as needed.
The board did not take any formal action on the compact in this meeting; Carriger's remarks described operational implementation steps and early participation counts.
