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Physical Therapy License from Ohio to Minnesota: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-09-01 · source: Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy ↗

A physical therapy license transfers from Ohio to Minnesota by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy, verify your Ohio license, and meet Minnesota's endorsement requirements. The NPTE is not retaken. Minn. Stat. 148.723 requires a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by FSBPT (or a board-determined equivalent national examination); an already-licensed applicant moves that score to the Board through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service rather than re-testing..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Moving from Ohio into Minnesota leaves the compact behind: Minnesota has not joined the compact, so no Ohio privilege reaches it. You transfer by licensure by endorsement with the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy — your NPTE score moves through the FSBPT rather than being retaken, and Minnesota adds its own jurisprudence exam and background check. Your Ohio license and any privileges you hold elsewhere stay valid as long as your residence remains in Ohio; file Minnesota's application before you rely on income there.

What changes, Ohio → Minnesota

Side-by-side: Ohio vs Minnesota (Physical Therapy (PT/PTA)), verified 2026-09-01
Ohio (current)Minnesota (destination)
PT Compact statusPT Compact member — multistate license honoredLicensure by endorsement
Application fee$100 (The Board's current PT/PTA endorsement application instructions - the packet linked from its PT-PTA Endorsement Application page - state a non-refundable application fee of $100.00, paid by card with the online eLicense application. That equals the one-hundred-dollar ceiling OAC 4755-4-01(B)(1) (effective August 21, 2025) sets for the initial licensing fee. Billed separately: the criminal records check ($22 to BCI plus $25.25 to the FBI, and whatever the fingerprinting vendor charges), the FSBPT NPTE score transfer, and the Ohio Jurisprudence Assessment Module ($48, paid to FSBPT). The application fee is waived for an applicant who is a current member of the armed forces - that waiver is imposed by OAC 4755-3-04(G) in the Board's LSC-authenticated laws-and-rules compilation cited in this row, NOT by the endorsement packet, which does not mention it. Biennial renewal is a separate fee, likewise capped at $100 by rule. This is not the PT Compact privilege fee.)$100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.)
Processing timeNeither the Ohio Revised Code nor the Board's rules state a processing timeframe; OAC 4755:2-1-01(E) provides only that an application still incomplete one year after filing is abandoned.the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered
Licensing authorityOhio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainers Board (OTPTAT Board) - Physical Therapy SectionMinnesota Board of Physical Therapy

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Minnesota sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Minnesota's current requirements on the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Complete a CAPTE-accredited physical therapist education program (Minn. Stat. 148.721, subd. 1).
  5. Complete 60 additional academic semester credits, beyond the accredited PT program, from a regionally accredited institution (Minn. Stat. 148.721, subd. 2).
  6. Complete a fingerprint-based criminal background check.
  7. Submit a certified transcript, a notarized recent full-face photograph, and recommendations from two licensed physical therapists attesting to your ethical and moral character.
  8. List every U.S. jurisdiction and country where you hold or have held a license, with license number, date and method of licensure.
  9. Pay the fees ($100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.)) and allow the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered.

Official links

Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy ↗Minnesota application ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Minnesota → OhioPhysical Therapy in OhioPhysical Therapy in MinnesotaAll physical therapy statesThe PT Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Minnesota accept a Ohio physical therapy license?

A physical therapy license transfers from Ohio to Minnesota by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy, verify your Ohio license, and meet Minnesota's endorsement requirements. The NPTE is not retaken. Minn. Stat. 148.723 requires a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by FSBPT (or a board-determined equivalent national examination); an already-licensed applicant moves that score to the Board through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service rather than re-testing..

Do I retake the NPTE moving from Ohio to Minnesota?

No — the NPTE is taken once and your score transfers through the FSBPT. The NPTE is not retaken. Minn. Stat. 148.723 requires a passing score on the National Physical Therapy Examination administered by FSBPT (or a board-determined equivalent national examination); an already-licensed applicant moves that score to the Board through the FSBPT Score Transfer Service rather than re-testing..

What does the move cost?

$100–$160 (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.) (Minn. Stat. 148.715 fixes the board application fee at $100 and annual licensure at $60, so roughly $160 is due to become licensed in year one; a temporary permit is a further $25. The fingerprint-based criminal background check is billed separately by the vendor. The Board's own fee page could not be retrieved during research (mn.gov bot protection), so only the statutory amounts are stated. Minnesota is NOT a PT Compact state, so no compact privilege fee exists here.).

How long will it take?

the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered — the Board publishes no processing timeframe; under Minn. Stat. 148.71, subd. 2(b) an applicant already licensed in good standing in another state may practise on a temporary permit WITHOUT supervision, but only until the board meeting at which the application is considered.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-09-01.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-09-01

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