Physical Therapy

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​Fee Information

• Fee Schedule​ Title 172 NAC 2
  
• Fee waiver information 
  

If you qualify for a fee waiver, you may complete the ​​application forms and submit elecronically to the address below. If you do not qualify for a fee waiver, please print out, complete, and sign the application and submit, with the appropriate fee, to the mailing address listed below.​ 

Applications  

• Preliminary Application Conviction Review​ - If you have a criminal conviction, you may submit an application to determine if your conviction(s) would disqualify you from obtaining a license. The fee is $100 for each license type for which you are requesting a review.
  
• Physical Therapist License Application
• Physical Therapist Assistant Certification Application
  
• Physical Therapist Reinstatement Application
• Physical Therapist Assistant Reinstatement Application​​​

Examinations - Register and pay examination fee(s) and transfer exam scores with FSBPT​

NELAW (Jurisprudence) Examination Study Material

All study materials are located in the links below and in the Regulations and Statutes box on the right. Please download or review the Candidate Information Booklet and the Study Guide first. Then follow the Study Guide. The Study Guide indicates what category and section in a statute or regulation you should review for the NELAW examination. Anything not listed in the Study Guide will not be in the NELAW Examination.

• Candidate Information Booklet
• Study Guide - Nebraska Law Examination Content Outline
  

Foreign Trained Physical Therapists

• Substantially equivalent program of professional instruction (Coursework Tools)

Approved Education Credential Evaluators:

• Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT)
• International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
• International Education Research Foundation, Inc. 
• Proficiency in the English Language

The Physical Therapy Compact allows eligible licensed physical therapists to practice and licensed physical therapist assistants to work in a Compact member state, other than their home state, without going through the usual process for licensure in the remote state. 

In order to obtain a compact privilege in Nebraska, you must:

• Hold an unencumbered active license in a state that is a member of the Physical Therapy Compact and be a permanent resident in that state
• Be free of disciplinary actions for at least two years and have no encumbrances on any license

• Apply for the compact privilege throu​gh the Physical Therapy Compact's website: www.ptcompact.org.

For more information about the PT Compact, or to see if your state is a member, please visit www.ptcompact.org or:

• NEW! PT Compact Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking​ June 2024​
  
• PT Compact Commission Annual Meeting Minutes October 24, 2021​​
  
• PTC Commission
  
• PT Compact Commission Rules Effective October 24, 2021
  
• PT Compact Commission Bylaws Effective October 24, 2021
  
• PT Compact Commission Policy and Procedure Manual Effective 10-24-2021
  

If you did not find a licensee please also check the PT Compact Commission verification page to see if the PT or PTA holds a compact privilege in Nebraska.

The Board of Physical Therapy does not pre-approve Continuing Education or Continuing Education Providers.

Physical Therapist:

• Expiration date: November 1 of each odd-numbered year.
• Continuing Education (CE) Requirements: 20 hours of acceptable CE

Physical Therapist Assistant:

• Expiration date: November 1 of each odd-numbered year.
• Continuing Education (CE) Requirements: 10 hours of acceptable CE