HB164 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim McClendon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Board of Physical Therapy, impaired professional wellness committee and program created; executive director appointment, licensing in lieu of registration of physical therapists assistants, Secs. 34-24-191, 34-24-193, 34-24-194, 34-24-195, 34-24-210, 34-24-211, 34-24-212, 34-24-213, 34-24-217 am'd

Description

Under existing law, the Board of Physical Therapy is responsible for regulating the practice of physical therapy in the state.

This bill would define an impaired licensee and would provide for the creation and operation of an impaired practitioner program.

This bill would change references to physical therapists from registered to licensed.

This bill would clarify and remove inconsistencies in the definitions of physical therapist assistant, physical therapy technician, and physical therapy aide.

This bill would change references to foreign physical therapists from foreign trained to foreign educated.

This bill would transfer the responsibility for certain duties from the secretary of the board to the executive director and would authorize the board to establish the compensation of the executive director.

This bill would authorize the board to place restrictions on licenses as a part of the disciplinary process.

This bill would also authorize the board to collect a fee from continuing education providers.

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Subjects

Physical Therapy, Board of