HOUSE BILL 796

Sponsored By:

Delegate Kach

Entitled:

Health Occupations - Physical Therapists - Licensure and Regulation

Synopsis:

Expanding the authority of a physical therapy aide to practice physical therapy or limited physical therapy under specified circumstances; altering the English proficiency requirements for licensure; altering certain education requirements; and limiting the number of physical therapy aides a physical therapy assistant may supervise.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/19

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DISCIPLINE

EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

LANGUAGE

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

NOTICES

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 13-301 , 13-302 , 13-303 , 13-306 , 13-310 , 13-313 , 13-316 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)