04/18/2023 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 74                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act relating  to  an  interstate physical  therapy                                                                    
     licensure  compact;   relating  to  the   licensure  of                                                                    
     physical  therapists,  physical  therapist  assistants,                                                                    
     occupational therapists, and occupational therapy                                                                          
     assistants; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:37:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl  MOVED to ADOPT  the committee  substitute for                                                                    
SB 74, Work Draft 33-LS0138\U (Bergerud, 4/11/23).                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
JASMINE MARTIN,  STAFF, SENATOR DAVID WILSON,  explained the                                                                    
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair  Olson  REMOVED  his   OBJECTION.  There  being  NO                                                                    
further  OBJECTION, the  proposed  committee substitute  was                                                                    
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl  surmised that the  bill addressed  the people                                                                    
that worked  for the commission,  and not the  providers. He                                                                    
remarked that the  language was written to  work in multiple                                                                    
states. He recalled  that his concern was  about the several                                                                    
strict   liabilities  in   Alaska.  He   wondered  how   the                                                                    
commission would  be held accountable  for harm.  He assumed                                                                    
that  the  commission would  be  held  accountable, but  the                                                                    
indemnification provision would  require that the commission                                                                    
or insurance would pay the damages.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Martin agreed.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl  MOVED to REPORT  CSSB 74(FIN)  from committee                                                                    
with  individual recommendations  and attached  fiscal note.                                                                    
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  74(FIN)  REPORTED  OUT  of  committee  with  four  "no                                                                    
recommendations",  one  "do  pass" recommendation,  and  one                                                                    
previously published fiscal note: FN 1(CED).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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