Physical Therapist Forms & Instructions

Physical therapy advisors, together with the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation (OPR), work to administer licensing for your profession. The documents on this page serve to guide applicants and licensees through initial application or renewal. Before you begin your initial, renewal, or reinstatement application, please review OPR’s application fees and 90 Day Initial Licensing Policy.

Vermont is now part of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. Please visit the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact webpage for more information.

Fingerprint-supported background checks are required for physical therapist licensure in Vermont. If you have done a criminal background check for OPR physical therapist licensure and have not had a lapse in licensure you DO NOT have to complete another criminal background check. Learn more about Vermont’s new criminal background check requirements.

A 90-day provisional license can be issued if all application requirements are complete EXCEPT for the official verification of licensure or the results of a criminal background check. Apply online and request your 90-day temporary license today.

Please log in to our Online Services System, to apply, renew, update an application/license, request a verification, and more.

• Verification of Licensure Form
• FBI Background Check Release Form

Physical Therapist

• Physical Therapist Application Instructions
• Physical Therapist Renewal Instructions
• Verification of Education Form

Physical Therapist Assistant

• Physical Therapist Assistant Application Instructions
• Physical Therapist Assistant Renewal Instructions
• Verification of Employment form
• Verification of Education Form

Exam Information

Please contact the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) for more information.

FSBPT Score Transfer Service

• Physical Therapists Score Transfer

Continuing Education

• Physical Therapist School Code Listings
• Continuing Competence Table
• Institutions that can Approve Continuing Competence Units
• Course Provider Fee Exemption Guidance

Per H.305 (2023), where administrative rules require in-person or face-to-face continuing education, synchronous (live or interactive and not pre-recorded) virtual continuing education courses qualify as live, in-person training and will be accepted for renewal.

• I forgot my user ID or password. What do I do?
• How do I apply for licensure?
• How do I request an official verification be sent from Vermont to another state?

For more answers to commonly asked questions, please visit our General FAQ page.

For more information, please contact us.