05/11/2022 01:00 PM Senate FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 99                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act relating  to the  State  Physical Therapy  and                                                                    
     Occupational  Therapy Board;  relating to  the practice                                                                    
     of physical  therapy; and relating  to the  practice of                                                                    
     occupational therapy."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:17:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman relayed  that it was the  second hearing on                                                                    
HB  99, and  the  committee had  heard  public testimony  on                                                                    
April  22, 2022.  He stated  that the  committees  intention                                                                    
was to  hear a quick  reintroduction of the bill,  cover the                                                                    
fiscal note, and look to the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:18:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MATT  CLAMAN,  SPONSOR,  discussed  a  brief                                                                    
overview  of the  bill.  He described  that  his office  had                                                                    
introduced HB 99  at the request of the  Alaska Physical and                                                                    
Occupational Therapy  Association. The bill would  amend the                                                                    
governing  statutes and  would  bring them  up  to date  for                                                                    
modern  standard   for  occupational   therapists,  physical                                                                    
therapists,  occupational therapy  assistants, and  physical                                                                    
therapy assistants.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman discussed a fiscal  note from the Department                                                                    
of  Commerce, Community  and Economic  Development, with  an                                                                    
appropriation   and   allocation   from  the   Division   of                                                                    
Corporations,  Business and  Professional Licensing  (CBPL),                                                                    
OMB Component 2360. The fiscal  note had one line item under                                                                    
Services of  $2.3 thousand. The  funding source  was receipt                                                                    
services.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman MOVED to report  HB 99 out of Committee with                                                                    
individual  recommendations  and   the  accompanying  fiscal                                                                    
note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB  99 was  REPORTED out  of committee  with four  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendations   and    with   one    "no   recommendation"                                                                    
recommendation,  and one  previously published  fiscal note:                                                                    
FN 2(CED).