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HB 551

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Health Occupations - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants - Qualifications

Sponsor: Harry Bhandari (District 8)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a certain educational qualification required for an applicant for a physical therapist assistant license who was educated in limited physical therapy outside of any state; and altering certain educational qualifications for applicants for physical therapy licenses or physical therapist assistant licenses who were educated in any state to require the applicant to have graduated from a certain accredited program and have satisfactorily completed certain clinical education requirements.

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Testimony (3)

MGA witness list
FAV 3Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPlatt, KevinAPTA MDWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, SumeshMD Bd of Physical TherapistsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bhandari, Delegate BhandarilegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

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