Pennsylvania House Bill 1491

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Introduced on June 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-22 - Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Pending: House Professional Licensure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L.383, No.110), known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of board, for training and license required and exceptions, for qualifications for license, examinations, failure of examinations, licensure without examination, issuing of license, foreign applicants for licensure, temporary license and perjury, for continuing education, for practice of physical therapy and for physical therapist assistant, education and examination, scope of duties and certification.

Further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of board, for training and license required and exceptions, for qualifications for license, examinations, failure of examinations, licensure without examination, issuing of license, foreign applicants for licensure, temporary license and perjury, for continuing education, for practice of physical therapy and for physical therapist assistant, education and examination, scope of duties and certification.

Rep. Patrick Gallagher [D]	Rep. Christopher Rabb [D]	Rep. Nancy Guenst [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]
Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]	Rep. Lisa Borowski [D]	Rep. Maureen Madden [D]
Rep. Joseph Hohenstein [D]	Rep. Melissa Cerrato [D]	Rep. Joseph Ciresi [D]	Rep. Carol Kazeem [D]
Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Andrew Kuzma [R]	Rep. Stephen Samuelson [D]	Rep. Aerion Abney [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-22	House	Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1491
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1491&pn=1697