Restore a License  

1.  If you are currently licensed as a PT or PTA in good standing in another state, district, or territory of the U.S. you must submit:

• a completed PT Restoration Form (including a passport-type photo*);
• a passing score on the Jurisprudence Assessment Module (TX JAM);
• Human Trafficking Prevention Training;
• verification of licensure from all states in which you currently hold or have held a license**; 
• the restoration fee; and
• a criminal history record report obtained through fingerprinting. See New Fingerprinting Requirement Effective 1/01/2019.

2.  If you are NOT currently licensed in another state, district or territory of the U.S. you must submit the following based on how long your Texas license has been expired.

Expired 1 – 5 years

• a completed PT Restoration Form (including a passport-type photo*);
• a passing score on the Jurisprudence Assessment Module (TX JAM);
• Human Trafficking Prevention Training;
• verification of licensure from all states in which you have held a license**;
• a criminal history record report obtained through fingerprinting. See New Fingerprinting Requirement Effective 1/01/2019.
• the restoration fee; and one of the following:
  • PT
    • completion of an advanced degree in PT within the last five years; or
    • 480 hours of Supervised Clinical Practice completed over a continuous 12-month period and 30 CCUs, (SCP/CC). Required CCUs must be board-approved, including 2 CCUs for the TX JAM and Human Trafficking Prevention Training, and taken within the previous 24 months; or
    • a retake score report showing a passing score on the national examination.
  • PTA
    • completion of an advanced degree in PT within the last five years; or
    • 320 hours of Supervised Clinical Practice completed over a continuous 12-month period and 20 CCUs, (SCP/CC). Required CCUs must be board-approved, including 2 CCUs for the TX JAM and Human Trafficking Prevention Training, and taken within the previous 24 months; or
    • a retake score report showing a passing score on the national examination.

Expired 5 years or more

• the PT License Application ;
• a passing score on the Jurisprudence Assessment Module (TX JAM);
• the application fee; 
• a retake score report showing a passing score on the national examination; and
• a criminal history record report obtained through fingerprinting. See New Fingerprinting Requirement Effective 1/01/2019.

*PASSPORT-TYPE PHOTO: A recent, 2 in. x 2 in. passport-type photo must be submitted to the Board either attached to the Restoration Form or digitally.             

If the photo is attached to the Restoration form, the photo must be on standard photographic paper. Computer-printed photos are not acceptable and will delay the processing of your application. For information regarding passport-type photo requirements, click here.   

OR                                                                    

A digital photo can be emailed if it adheres to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) specifications found here.    

Email a digital photo as an attachment to exam@ptot.texas.gov. Include your name as it appears on your application and your birthdate in the text of the email.  

**LICENSE VERIFICATION: Your license status in the states in which you hold or have held a license will be verified online by staff once your application is received. At least one verification needs to show current, active licensure without any encumbrance. 

States and territories that do not have sufficient information on their websites for primary source verification and are excluded from staff verification are Arkansas, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you hold or have held a license from any of the excluded states/territories, contact that state board and request license verification be sent to Texas. The verification can be emailed to exam@ptot.texas.gov or mailed directly from the other state board to the address below.