Indiana Senate Bill 586 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Passed on May 1 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-01 - Public Law 160
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Regulation of physical therapists. Establishes the Indiana board of physical therapy (board). (Current law regulates physical therapy under the medical licensing board, with certain functions delegated to the Indiana physical therapy committee.) Creates a new definition of "physical therapy" and adds or amends other definitions. Amends certain prohibited acts to include business entities. Adds physician assistants and nurse practitioners to the list of persons who may issue an order to a physical therapist. Allows a physical therapist to treat a patient for 42 days without a referral from a provider. (Current law allows treatment for 24 days.) Provides that certain individuals are exempt from license and certification requirements. Adds a physical therapist assistant to the board and removes the physician member. Establishes requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who have been educated outside the United States. Establishes requirements to sit for the licensure and certification examinations. Allows the applicant to take the examination not more than six times. Allows the board to disqualify an applicant for certain acts related to the examination. Requires a person who seeks reinstatement for a lapsed license to demonstrate evidence of continuing competence. Establishes certain responsibilities for physical therapists. Allows a physical therapist assistant to work under a physical therapist. Transfers the rules, duties, and records concerning physical therapy from the medical licensing board to the board. Makes conforming changes.

Regulation of physical therapists. Establishes the Indiana board of physical therapy (board). (Current law regulates physical therapy under the medical licensing board, with certain functions delegated to the Indiana physical therapy committee.) Creates a new definition of "physical therapy" and adds or amends other definitions. Amends certain prohibited acts to include business entities. Adds physician assistants and nurse practitioners to the list of persons who may issue an order to a physical therapist. Allows a physical therapist to treat a patient for 42 days without a referral from a provider. (Current law allows treatment for 24 days.) Provides that certain individuals are exempt from license and certification requirements. Adds a physical therapist assistant to the board and removes the physician member. Establishes requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who have been educated outside the United States. Establishes requirements to sit for the licensure and certification examinations. Allows the applicant to take the examination not more than six times. Allows the board to disqualify an applicant for certain acts related to the examination. Requires a person who seeks reinstatement for a lapsed license to demonstrate evidence of continuing competence. Establishes certain responsibilities for physical therapists. Allows a physical therapist assistant to work under a physical therapist. Transfers the rules, duties, and records concerning physical therapy from the medical licensing board to the board. Makes conforming changes.

Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]	Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]	Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]
Rep. David Frizzell [R]	Rep. Dennis Zent [R]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Robin Shackleford [D]

2019-04-16 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-02 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-03-27 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-01	Senate	Public Law 160
2019-05-01	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2019-04-29	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2019-04-24	House	Signed by the Speaker
2019-04-18	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2019-04-16	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 513: yeas 47, nays 0
2019-04-09	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2019-04-03	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2019-04-02	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 402: yeas 92, nays 0
2019-04-01	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-03-28	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-03-19	House	Representative Shackleford added as cosponsor
2019-03-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2019-02-20	Senate	Referred to the House
2019-02-19	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Zent and Clere
2019-02-19	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Frizzell
2019-02-19	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 166: yeas 39, nays 0
2019-02-18	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-14	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-02-04	Senate	Senator Freeman added as third author
2019-02-04	Senate	Senator Charbonneau added as second author
2019-02-04	Senate	Senator Freeman removed as second author
2019-01-31	Senate	Senator Becker added as coauthor
2019-01-15	Senate	Senator Freeman added as second author
2019-01-15	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2019-01-15	Senate	Authored by Senator Messmer

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/586/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/f/c/0/6fc04381/SB0586.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/8/0/0/080049da/SB0586.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/7/f/6/f7f66858/SB0586.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/e/9/c/1e9cf94d/SB0586.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/0/b/1/d0b1883e/SB0586.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/4/8/5/c485e281/SB0586.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/5/1/7/e5173f87/SB0586.04.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/1/4/a/a14a3e51/SB0586.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/8/a/8/68a8d054/SB0586.166.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/c/e/0/8ce01ded/SB0586.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/5/1/d/d51de6b2/SB0586.402.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/7/a/9/87a9fb0a/SB0586.513.pdf