Initial/Examination CAPTE Graduates

1. Using a non-university/student email account, select New License Applicant account and create your account.
2. Complete the online application. Ensure that you include your FSBPT ID, your PT/PTA program's name, and your anticipated graduation date on your application. The application fee is payable via credit/debit card only. Please be advised that once you complete the online application, you will not be able to go back and edit it.
3. Pass the Jurisprudence exam. The exam is linked to your New License Applicant checklist. All applicants must make a 75% or higher to pass the Board's online jurisprudence.  The exam is free of charge and consists of 40 questions from the Louisiana Practice Act and Rules.
4. Complete the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Survey and the Privacy Statement. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. If the question is not applicable to your situation, enter n/a. We are aware that you will not have a PT/PTA license number to enter in the survey. Please enter n/a.

1. Official Transcript: The transcript must not be a copy and must be sent directly from the school to the Board. Transcripts may be sent via postal mail or emailed to the address below. Do not send transcripts to other board email addresses. Staff cannot gurantee the receipt of transcripts sent to any other email address. When you request a final transcript from your institution, verify that the transcript states that the degree was conferred or awarded. 
   

   Email transcripts to Transcripts@laptboard.org

2. Passport-Sized Photo: Upload one (1) 2 in. x 2in. recent passport-style photograph (taken within six (6) months of the application date) to be used for identification purposes. Photos must be only of the applicant and cannot include animals or other people. You must be fully dressed in the photo, no tank tops or other revealing clothing.
3. Forms of ID: Upload proper forms of identification to prove identity and authorization to work in the United States. A copy of your social security card must be submitted. You must also submit either a copy of your Driver's License (front and back) OR your passport. All copies must be in color. If you are not a citizen of the United States, submit proper documentation evidencing that you have obtained legal authority to work in the United States. Expired documentation will not be accepted. All documents should be scans of the original and not pictures taken with phones or tablets.

Background check results received without an active application on file first will be destroyed.  

Resources:

• Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights
• Privacy Statement

Louisiana is an Alternate Approval Pathway (AAP) state for those graduating from CAPTE accredited PT or PTA programs. After an individual has registered for the NPTE, FSBPT will be responsible for making them eligible to test if they have chosen Louisiana. It is still recommended that those seeking licensure in Louisiana begin their licensure process prior to receiving a passing score in order to avoid delays in license issuance upon graduation from their PT or PTA program.

For those seeking ADA accommodations to test, FSBPT will be responsible for reviewing and approving such requests. 

A provisional license is available when the NPTE is only offered on limited fixed dates (§172.A). A provisional license shall be issued for 90 days (§172.B). To obtain a provisional license, you must complete ALL steps above plus submit a Supervisory Request Form to the Board office. 

• Your Supervisory Request Form must be submitted no fewer than 5 business days (which excludes weekends and holidays) prior to your employment start date. Please fill in the form online and print. Please do not fill out by hand except for signatures.
  • Request start dates can be moved further into the future and will require a new form, but staff cannot accommodate changes which move the start date sooner. Please communicate with your employer prior to submitting. 
• For each supervisor and each worksite location, a separate form is required. Please do not combine multiple worksite locations on one form.
• When selecting your issue date for your provisional license, applicants are encouraged to consider the date they will sit for the NPTE. Your provisional license is only valid for 90 days.
• Provisional licenses will be issued after all application components are received and on the issue date entered on the form. The notice will be sent via email.
• If the provisional licensee does not pass their exam, they may continue to practice until the provisional license expiration date. Once their provisional license expires, they must cease practicing until they pass their exam and are issued a full license.

The application fee is electronic only and payable by all major credit/debit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.

A license issued to an applicant for the first time shall be for a term of one year or two years, to be determined by the birth year of the applicant (Rule §175.C).  THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.

• Even Birth Year & Odd Application Year  $250
• Odd Birth Year & Even Application Year  $250
• Even Birth Year & Even Application Year  $390
• Odd Birth Year & Odd Application Year  $390

Applicants that apply at the end of one calendar year and receive their license in the following year may either owe additional fees or be entitled to a partial refund per the Fee Schedule referenced above. Please contact the Licensing Analyst for guidance.