SB164 Alabama 2020 Session

This bill would establish the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.

This bill would allow interstate practice by licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants among party states.

This bill would authorize regulatory authorities in party states to legally recognize, in a manner consistent with terms of the compact, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed within those states.

This bill would allow a remote state to hold a provider of physical therapy services with a compact privilege in that state accountable under that state's practice standards.

This bill would provide eligibility requirements for licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to practice pursuant to the compact.

This bill would provide for a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on licensees.

This bill would provide for investigations and disciplinary actions.

This bill would establish the Physical Therapy Compact Commission and would provide for membership, powers, and duties.

This bill would also provide for rulemaking functions of the commission, enforcement of the compact, dispute resolution, and withdrawal of party states.

Relating to the licensed practice of physical therapy; to provide and adopt the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact to allow interstate practice by licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants among party states; to authorize regulatory authorities in party states to legally recognize, in a manner consistent with terms of the compact, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed within those states; to provide eligibility requirements for licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to practice pursuant to the compact; to provide for a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on licensees; to provide for investigations and disciplinary actions; to establish the Physical Therapy Compact Commission, and to provide for membership, powers, and duties, and provide for rulemaking functions of the commission; and to provide for oversight of the compact, enforcement of the compact, dispute resolution, and withdrawal of party states.