Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2140

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Title

Description: Physical therapists; create new licensing board and transfer current licensure powers from Board of Health.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Dearing

Code Sections: RP 073-0023-0031, RP 073-0023-0033, RP 073-0023-0035, RP 073-0023-0037, RP 073-0023-0039, RP 073-0023-0041, RP 073-0023-0043, RP 073-0023-0045, RP 073-0023-0047, RP 073-0023-0049, RP 073-0023-0051, RP 073-0023-0053, RP 073-0023-0055, RP 073-0023-0057, RP 073-0023-0059, RP 073-0023-0061, RP 073-0023-0063, RP 073-0023-0064, RP 073-0023-0065

Title: AN ACT RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS; TO CREATE THE STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND PRESCRIBE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD; TO PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY; TO PROVIDE FOR A LICENSURE EXAMINATION; TO PROVIDE FOR A TEMPORARY LICENSE; TO PROVIDE FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE; TO RESTRICT THE USE OF CERTAIN TITLES TO LICENSED PRACTITIONERS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; TO SPECIFY GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSEES; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS AND TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST LICENSEES; TO ALLOW APPEALS FROM ACTIONS OF THE BOARD; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN UNLAWFUL PRACTICES, AND PROVIDE FOR CIVIL PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RIGHTS FOR CONSUMERS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES; TO TRANSFER THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH REGARDING THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF THE PROFESSION OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TO THE STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 73-23-31 THROUGH 73-23-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF THE PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND PROVIDE FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPY ADVISORY COUNCIL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:20.

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