02/11/2014 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 242                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the State                                                                        
     Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; and                                                                       
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:43:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CRYSTAL  KOENEMAN,   STAFF,  REPRESENTATIVE   LORA  REINBOLD                                                                    
explained that HB  242 would extend the  termination date of                                                                    
the State  Physical Therapy  and Occupational  Therapy Board                                                                    
for a  full eight-year  extension until  June 30,  2022. The                                                                    
Division of Legislative Audit had  determined that the board                                                                    
was operating in the best public interest.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
KRIS   CURTIS,  AUDITOR,   DIVISION  OF   LEGISLATIVE  AUDIT                                                                    
informed the  committee that the  division had  conducted an                                                                    
audit dated June  17, 2013. The division  had concluded that                                                                    
the board  was operating  in the  public's interest  and had                                                                    
recommended  the  maximum   eight-year  extension.  The  one                                                                    
recommendation   was    directed   to   the    Division   of                                                                    
Corporations,  Business   and  Professional   Licensing  and                                                                    
addressed  improvements   needed  in  the   division's  case                                                                    
management system.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
LEEANNE  CARROTHERS,  ALASKA PHYSICAL  THERAPY  ASSOCIATION,                                                                    
ANCHORAGE  (via  teleconference),  told a  physical  therapy                                                                    
joke.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 242 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further                                                                              
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze discussed that the bills would be heard                                                                        
again at a later date.