SB226 Alabama 2012 Session

Under existing law, the Board of Physical Therapy is responsible for regulating the practice of physical therapy in the state

This bill would define an impaired licensee and would provide for the creation and operation of an impaired practitioner program

This bill would change references to physical therapists from registered to licensed

This bill would clarify and remove inconsistencies in the definitions of physical therapist assistant, physical therapy technician, and physical therapy aide

This bill would change references to foreign physical therapists from foreign trained to foreign educated

This bill would transfer the responsibility for certain duties from the secretary of the board to the executive director and would authorize the board to establish the compensation of the executive director

This bill would authorize the board to place restrictions on licenses as a part of the disciplinary process

This bill would also authorize the board to collect a fee from continuing education providers

To amend Sections 34-24-191, 34-24-193, 34-24-194, 34-24-195, 34-24-210, 34-24-211, 34-24-212, 34-24-213, and 34-24-217, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Physical Therapy Practice Act; to define an impaired licensee; to provide for the creation and operation of an impaired practitioner program; to change references to physical therapists from registered to licensed; to clarify and remove inconsistencies in the definitions of physical therapist assistant, physical therapy technician, and physical therapy aide; to change references to foreign physical therapists from foreign trained to foreign educated; to transfer the responsibility for certain duties from the secretary of the board to the executive director; to authorize the board to establish the compensation of the executive director; to authorize the board to place restrictions on licenses as a part of the disciplinary process; and to authorize the board to collect a fee from continuing education providers.