The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 2083)
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§ 2083. Exemptions from licensure
The following persons shall be permitted to practice as a physical therapist or physical
therapist assistant in this State without obtaining a license under this chapter upon
the following conditions:
(1) students enrolled in accredited physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
educational programs, while engaged in completing a clinical requirement for graduation,
which must be performed under the supervision and direction of a licensed physical
therapist;
(2) physical therapists licensed in other jurisdictions while enrolled in this State in
postprofessional educational programs that include the evaluation and treatment of
patients as part of their experience required for credit, as long as the student’s
practice is limited to the scope of the educational program;
(3) physical therapists and physical therapist assistants employed in the U.S. Armed Services,
U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or by another federal
agency;
(4) physical therapists or physical therapist assistants licensed or regulated in another
jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice physical therapy in
another country if that person is teaching, demonstrating, or providing physical therapy
in connection with teaching or participating in an educational seminar of no more
than 60 days in a calendar year;
(5) a physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States
if that person is providing distance consultation to a physical therapist licensed
pursuant to this chapter;
(6) a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed in another jurisdiction
of the United States or credentialed in another country, if that person by contract
or employment is providing physical therapy to individuals affiliated with or employed
by an athletic team, an athletic organization, or a performing arts company temporarily
practicing, competing, or performing in the State for no more than 60 days in a calendar
year. (Added 1981, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2005, No. 27, § 56; 2007, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 278.)