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Maryland House Bill HB3 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0003
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 3
11	8		J2 5lr1115
12	9		(PRE–FILED) CF SB 47
13	10		By: Delegate Bagnall
14	11		Requested: October 4, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 11, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners – Revisions 2
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27	21		FOR the purpose of clarifying the definition of “physical therapist assistant” as used in the 3
28	22		Maryland Physical Therapy Act; altering the membership of the State Board of 4
29	23		Physical Therapy Examiners; requiring the Board to send renewal notices to 5
30	24		licensees by electronic means, rather than first–class mail, unless the licensee 6
31	25		requests to receive the renewal notice by first–class mail; and generally relating to 7
32	26		the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. 8
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34	28		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
35	29		Article – Health Occupations 10
36	30		Section 13–101(a) and 13–311(a) 11
37	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
38	32		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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40	34		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
41	35		Article – Health Occupations 15
42	36		Section 13–101(g), 13–202(a)(1) through (3) and (c), and 13–311(b) 16
43	37		Annotated Code of Maryland 17
44	38		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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46	40		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
47	41		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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	43	+	Article – Health Occupations 21
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	45	+	13–101. 22
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	47	+	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 23
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51		-	Article – Health Occupations 1
	51	+	(g) “Physical therapist assistant” means an individual LICENSED BY THE STATE 1
	52	+	BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS who practices limited physical therapy and 2
	53	+	who has passed the national physical therapy licensing examination administered or 3
	54	+	accepted by the Board. 4
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53		-	13–~~101~~. 2
	56	+	13–202. 5
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55		-	(a) ~~In this title~~ the ~~following words have the meanings indicated~~. 3
	58	+	(a) (1) The Board consists of [8] 9 members. 6
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57		-	(g) “Physical therapist assistant” means an individual LICENSED BY THE STATE 4
58		-	BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS who practices limited physical therapy and 5
59		-	who has passed the national physical therapy licensing examination administered or 6
60		-	accepted by the Board. 7
	60	+	(2) Of the [8] 9 Board members: 7
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62		-	13–202. 8
	62	+	(i) Five shall be licensed physical therapists, of which a minimum 8
	63	+	of four shall be engaged primarily in the clinical practice of physical therapy in this State; 9
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64		-	(a) (1) The Board consists of [8] 9 members. 9
	65	+	(ii) [One] TWO shall be [a] licensed physical therapist [assistant] 10
	66	+	ASSISTANTS practicing limited physical therapy in this State; and 11
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66		-	(2) ~~Of the [8] 9 Board~~ members~~: 10~~
	68	+	(iii) Two shall be consumer members. 12
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68		-	(i) Five shall be licensed physical therapists, of which a minimum 11
69		-	of four shall be engaged primarily in the clinical practice of physical therapy in this State; 12
	70	+	(3) The Governor shall appoint the licensed physical therapist members 13
	71	+	and the licensed physical therapist assistant [member] MEMBERS, with the advice of the 14
	72	+	Secretary, from a list of names of qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary and the 15
	73	+	Governor by the American Physical Therapy Association of Maryland. The number of 16
	74	+	names on the list shall be at least three times the number of vacancies. 17
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71		-	(ii) [One] TWO shall be [a] licensed physical therapist [assistant] 13
72		-	ASSISTANTS practicing limited physical therapy in this State; and 14
	76	+	(c) [The] EACH licensed physical therapist assistant member shall: 18
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74		-	(~~iii~~) ~~Two shall be consumer members.~~ 15
	78	+	(1) Have 5 years’ experience in limited physical therapy; and 19
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76		-	(3) The Governor shall appoint the licensed physical therapist members 16
77		-	and the licensed physical therapist assistant [member] MEMBERS, with the advice of the 17
78		-	Secretary, from a list of names of qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary and the 18
79		-	Governor by the American Physical Therapy Association of Maryland. The number of 19
80		-	names on the list shall be at least three times the number of vacancies. 20
	80	+	(2) Be engaged in the profession of limited physical therapy in this State. 20
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82		-	~~(c) [The] EACH licensed physical therapist assistant member shall:~~ 21
	82	+	13–311. 21
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84		-	(1) Have 5 years’ experience in limited physical therapy; and 22
	84	+	(a) (1) A license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is 22
	85	+	renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. 23
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86		-	(2) Be ~~engaged in the profession of limited physical therapy in this State~~. 23
	87	+	(2) A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years. 24
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88		-	13–311. 24
	89	+	(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at least 1 month 25
	90	+	before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by [first–class mail] 26
	91	+	ELECTRONIC MEANS to the last known E–MAIL address of the licensee, a renewal notice 27
	92	+	that states: 28
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90		-	(a) (1) A license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is 25
91		-	renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. 26
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93		-	(2) A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years. 27
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95		-	(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at least 1 month 28
96		-	before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by [first–class mail] 29 HOUSE BILL 3 3
	94	+	(i) The date on which the current license expires; 29
	95	+	HOUSE BILL 3 3
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99		-	~~ELECTRONIC MEANS to~~ the ~~last known E–MAIL address of~~ the ~~licensee, a~~ renewal ~~notice~~ 1
100		-	~~that states:~~ 2
	98	+	(ii) The date by which the renewal application must be received by 1
	99	+	the Board for the renewal to be issued [and mailed] before the license expires; and 2
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102		-	(i) The ~~date on which~~ the ~~current license expires;~~ 3
	101	+	(iii) The amount of the renewal fee. 3
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104		-	(ii) The date by which the renewal application must be received by 4
105		-	the Board for the renewal to be issued [and mailed] before the license expires; and 5
	103	+	(2) If requested by a licensee, the Board shall send to the licensee[, at least 4
	104	+	two times within the month before a license expires,] a renewal notice by [electronic means] 5
	105	+	FIRST–CLASS MAIL to the last known [electronic mail] address of the licensee. 6
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107		-	(iii) The amount of the renewal fee. 6
	107	+	(3) If a renewal notice sent by electronic means under paragraph [(2)] (1) 7
	108	+	of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall send to the 8
	109	+	licensee a renewal notice by first–class mail to the last known address of the licensee. 9
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109		-	(2) If requested by a licensee, the Board shall send to the licensee[, at least 7
110		-	two times within the month before a license expires,] a renewal notice by [electronic means] 8
111		-	FIRST–CLASS MAIL to the last known [electronic mail] address of the licensee. 9
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113		-	(3) If a renewal notice sent by electronic means under paragraph [(2)] (1) 10
114		-	of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall send to the 11
115		-	licensee a renewal notice by first–class mail to the last known address of the licensee. 12
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117		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
118		-	1, 2025. 14
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122		-	Approved:
123		-	________________________________________________________________________________
124		-	Governor.
125		-	________________________________________________________________________________
126		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
127		-	________________________________________________________________________________
128		-	President of the Senate.
	111	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENA CTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
	112	+	1, 2025. 11