Legislature(2001 - 2002)
01/31/2002 01:35 PM Senate L&C
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SB 243-CHIROPRACTORS: SUNSET/LICENSING
CHAIRMAN BEN STEVENS called the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. and announced SB 243 to be up for
consideration.
MS. HEATHER BRAKES, Aide to Senator Therriault, sponsor of SB
243, said that the bill extends the termination date of the Board
from June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2006, a standard four-year
extension. Section 2 restores the Board's authority to license by
credentials giving it the necessary statutory authority to do so.
The legislation was drafted based on a report done by the
Division of Legislative Audit on December 5, 2001.
Page 5 of the audit found that the Board is operating in an
efficient an effective manner and should continue to regulate and
license chiropractors.
SENATOR LEMAN asked if she could remember the history behind
"restoring" the Board's authority to license.
MS. PAT DAVIDSON, Legislative Audit, explained that last time the
Board was up for sunset, the national exam at the time didn't
have a practical component to it. So, the Board required people
who were applying for licensure by credential to take the state
practical exam again. This is conflicting with the concept of
licensing by credential. Therefore, at that time they recommended
to eliminate licensing by credential if the Board was going to
require an applicant to take an exam again.
What's changed is that the national exam now has a
practical component to it. So when you accept passage
of the national exam, you have really met the
requirements of what the Board is currently requiring
of applicants. Now that those things are both
consistent, our recommendation is to reinstate
licensure by credential.
SENATOR LEMAN asked if the practical part of the national exam is
comparable to what the state of Alaska was using.
MS. DAVIDSON replied that it is acceptable to the Board.
SENATOR LEMAN asked if the term "licensing by credential" and
"licensing by comity" are comparable.
MS. DAVIDSON replied that they have a very similar theme, but
there are some minor differences, which she couldn't espouse
right now.
DR. CONNERS-ALLEN said she had served on the Board of Examiners
for eight years and this is a good path for them to take.
SENATOR LEMAN moved to pass SB 243 from committee with individual
recommendations. There were no objections and it was so ordered.
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