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1998 SESSION

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SB 550 Health professions; physical therapist.

Introduced by: Jane H. Woods | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Health Professions; physical therapists. Allows licensed physical therapists to practice without referral when providing services to (i) a student athlete participating in a school-sponsored athletic activity, while the student is at such activity, if the physical therapist is certified as an athletic trainer by the National Athletic Training Association or as a sports certified specialist by the America Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, or (ii) employees for the purpose of evaluation and consultation related to workplace ergonomics. Currently, licensed physical therapists are prohibited from practice except upon referral and direction of a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry or dental surgery.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 989033760  pdf
• 02/16/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 989033760-E  pdf
• 03/18/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB550ER)  pdf
• 04/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 989033760
• 01/26/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/12/98  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/16/98  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/16/98  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/16/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/16/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 989033760-E
• 02/16/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/18/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/98  House: Read first time
• 02/19/98  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/20/98  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
• 03/03/98  House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  House: Read second time
• 03/05/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/98  House: Read third time
• 03/06/98  House: Passed House (94-Y 3-N)
• 03/06/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
• 03/18/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB550ER)
• 03/24/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/25/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 316 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)