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CS/SB 710: Physical Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Grimsley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ring

Physical Therapy; Redefining 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, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | 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
2/5/2015 Senate • Filed
2/13/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 80
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
4/2/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/07/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/7/2015 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 372
4/8/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 374
4/9/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 372
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services