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If you have any questions during this process, please contact IdentoGO at (855) 845-7434.
Overview for all Applicants and Licensees
Note: Certain application requirements concerning fingerprinting for applicants for initial
licensure have been temporarily suspended in response to COVID-19. Refer to the links below
for further information. The information that follows on this page does not reflect this
temporary suspension. Please note that applicants may still submit fingerprints by following
the instructions in this document.
PT Apply for License page: https://www.ptot.texas.gov/page/apply-for-a-license
OT Application page: https://www.ptot.texas.gov/page/ot-application
In order to obtain or renew a Texas physical therapist (PT), physical therapist assistant (PTA),
occupational therapist (OT), or occupational therapy assistant (OTA) license, an individual must
submit fingerprints for state and national criminal history background checks.
This is required by statutory amendments concerning criminal background checks that were
made to the PT and OT Practice Acts during the 85th Legislative Session.
Note that licensees renewing their license on inactive status, or changing their status from
active to inactive, will need to comply with the fingerprinting requirement when reinstating
their license to active or retired status.
Prior fingerprinting for any other purpose will not satisfy this requirement as other entities are
not allowed to share criminal history background check results with us.
Once an applicant or licensee has satisfied this requirement for the issuance or renewal of their
license, the individual will not be required to submit fingerprints as part of the renewal of their
license in the future.
Results of the fingerprinting will be sent directly to the Executive Council of Physical Therapy
and Occupational Therapy Examiners (ECPTOTE) both from the Texas Department of Public
Safety Criminal Records and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
You will not be given a copy of your fingerprinting results by ECPTOTE. You may check the status
of your submission through IdentoGo (not ECPTOTE) by following the instructions written
below.
Make sure your physical, mailing, and email addresses are up to date. Follow this link for any
updates/corrections: https://www.ptot.texas.gov/forms/public/change_contact_info
Note: Applicants for initial licensure should not submit fingerprints for review until after they
have submitted the online application.