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2012 SESSION

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SB 340 Occupational therapy; definition.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Practice of occupational therapy. Provides that the definition of "practice of occupational therapy" is amended to make clear that it includes the therapeutic use of occupations for habilitation and rehabilitation to enhance physical health, mental health, and cognitive functioning and that it includes the design of adaptive equipment and assistive technologies and consultation concerning the adaptation of sensory and social, as well as physical, environments. The bill requires the Board of Medicine to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment. This bill is identical to HB 268.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102894D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB340ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102894D
• 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/02/12  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/16/12  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/12  House: Read second time
• 02/20/12  House: Read third time
• 02/20/12  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/12  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/20/12  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/12  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/22/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB340ER)
• 02/22/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/22/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/06/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)