The 38 Jurisdictions Issuing PT Compact Privileges, and How to Check the List Yourself

A privilege is only useful in a state that is actively issuing and accepting them. That word, issuing, is doing real work. The commission's list distinguishes it from states that have merely passed the compact into law, and the difference decides whether a privilege exists at all.

Issuing today

On the commission's state list, fetched on September 7, 2026 and checked again the following day, these 38 jurisdictions were issuing and accepting privileges:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Any of these can serve two roles. It can be a remote state where you buy a privilege, and, if you live there and hold your primary license there, it can be the home state your privileges are issued against.

Close but not usable

Maine, Michigan and Rhode Island have enacted the compact and are not issuing. For planning purposes they behave like non-member states: you cannot buy a privilege there, and a license from one of them cannot support privileges elsewhere. Illinois and Massachusetts have legislation introduced only. Everything else, ten jurisdictions including California, Florida and New York, sits outside the compact.

Checking status on your own

Go to ptcompact.org and open the state list the commission maintains, rather than a map image or a third-party summary. Find the state you care about and read its status label, not just its color. The label tells you whether the state is issuing, enacted but not issuing, or has legislation pending.

Then look at the commission's fees and jurisprudence chart for the same state. A state that appears on that chart with a privilege fee is one where a privilege can be purchased. If a state is on the member list but you cannot find a fee for it, treat that as a reason to look closer before assuming anything.

If you want a second source, the remote state's board site often notes whether it accepts compact privileges. Treat that as corroboration. Where the board page and the commission list disagree, ask the board in writing and keep the dated reply.

Last, confirm the home-state half. Your own home state must be issuing too, or you have no privileges to buy anywhere. This is the step people skip, because they are thinking about where they want to work rather than where they live.

Using the list for a real decision

A list of names answers one question: can a privilege exist here? It does not tell you whether you qualify, what the state charges, or whether you need a jurisprudence exam. Once a state passes the status check, move on to your own eligibility and the commission's fee and jurisprudence chart for that state. Then read that state's practice act, because it governs your care there.

Keeping this list honest

The names above are a snapshot with a date on it. States have joined the issuing group over time and more may follow, so read this list as a starting point and the commission's page as the answer.