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CS/CS/HB 515: Physical Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Cummings ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Perry ; Rogers

Physical Therapy; Revising the definition of the term "practice of physical therapy"; providing that a licensed physical therapist who holds a specified doctoral degree may use specified letters in connection with her or his name or place of business; prohibiting a physical therapist with a specified doctoral degree from using the title "doctor" without informing the public of his or her profession as a physical therapist; prohibiting an unlicensed person from using specified letters, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/2015 House • Filed
2/5/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 43
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 43
3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
3/12/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 3 -HJ 236
3/16/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 233
3/17/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 249
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 249
3/30/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/01/15, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
4/1/2015 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 4 -HJ 440
4/3/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 433
4/6/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 440
4/22/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/15
4/24/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 825
• Amendment(s) adopted (793381) -HJ 826
• Read 3rd time -HJ 826
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 4 -HJ 826
4/24/2015 Senate • In Messages
4/27/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 682
• Received -SJ 682
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Health Policy