Physical Therapy

​Fee Information

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

The below forms may be completed online but must be physically signed and dated. Please fill out the form, then print, sign, and date it and mail it to our office with the appropriate fee.

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
Nebraska candidate handbook CDs are no longer mailed to applicants.

All study materials are located in the links below. 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
• Statutes Relating to Physical Therapy
• Statutes Relating to Medical Records
• Physical Therapy Regulations​ Chapter 137
  
• Statutes Relating to the Uniform Credentialing Act
• Statutes Relating to Mandatory Reporting
• Regulations Relating to Mandatory Reporting​ Chapter 5
  

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

Please refrain from visiting the below website if you are not a licensed Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant. Overuse of the site can prevent licensed individuals from accessing it as needed.
Nebraska Law Tutorial – requirement for license renewals and reinstatements only 

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