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HB 2087 Physical therapists; allows patients to seek treatment therefrom.
Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Health professions; direct access to physical therapists. Allows patients to seek treatment from a licensed physical therapist, who also holds a certain certificate, without a referral when the following conditions are met: (i) the patient, at the time of presentation to a physical therapist, is not under the care of a physician; (ii) the patient identifies a practitioner from whom he intends to seek treatment if his condition does not improve; (iii) the patient gives written consent for the physical therapist to release all personal health information and treatment records to the identified practitioner; and (iv) the physical therapist notifies the identified practitioner no later than three days after treatment commences and provides the practitioner with a copy of the initial evaluation along with a copy of the patient history obtained by the physical therapist. The bill also contains requirements for a certificate allowing physical therapists to provide such services. This bill is identical to SB 1305 (Newman).
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072428348 pdf | impact statement
- 01/18/07 House: Printed as engrossed 072428348-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2087ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072428348
- 01/08/07 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/07 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/07 House: Read first time
- 01/18/07 House: Read second time
- 01/18/07 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/18/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2087E
- 01/18/07 House: Printed as engrossed 072428348-E
- 01/19/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/22/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/22/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/01/07 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/05/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/05/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/05/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/05/07 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/07 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 House: Enrolled
- 02/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2087ER)
- 02/12/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 18 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/13/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018)