STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1542

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1075

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 1075 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require physical therapists to obtain continuing competence units in order to renew their licenses to practice.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Board of Physical Therapy.

 

     Your Committee finds that minimizing ineffective or potentially harmful techniques in the practice of physical therapy requires an awareness of the current clinical research and methods.  Accordingly, requiring licensed physical therapists to accumulate thirty continuing competence units in each license cycle will ensure that these professionals remain current and up-to-date in their practice.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1075 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

 

 

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair