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Executive Officer Kaiser reported the board reverted $155,000 into its fund at fiscal year close after total expenditures of about $7,023,000 and revenues of $7,674,000. \"We were able to revert a $155,000 back to the fund,\" Kaiser said. He noted the board historically budgets to statewide trend data and typically sees 3–5% annual increases in overhead costs.

Fund condition and projections

- Current months in reserve (end of FY24–25): 9.2 months. Kaiser said he prefers a double-digit reserve for contingency.
- Projections (conservative, straight-line revenue): projected to decline to 8.6 months, then 7.x and to 6.6 months by fiscal year 2026–27 under conservative assumptions.

Staff emphasized the projection methodology is intentionally conservative because revenue was straight-lined and increases were not assumed. Equipment line-item variance: staff explained an over-expenditure in equipment was a carryover purchase (laptops) delayed by supply-chain issues from the prior fiscal year.

Why this matters: The board is at statutory fee caps, limiting its ability to increase revenues by regulation. Kaiser and staff said the statutory cap issue will be addressed in the sunset report as a protective measure in case of unanticipated costs.

Next actions: Staff will continue to monitor fund condition and note that any consideration of fee-cap changes would be legislative and not an immediate fee increase.

Ending: Board members asked clarifying questions about reconciliation timing and equipment life cycles; staff said laptop lifecycles are typically four to five years and that the reversion and surplus provide some cushion but do not eliminate concern about long-term projections.

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Actions and vote: For each motion, the board recorded unanimous votes of those present. Board members voting across motions were recorded as \"Aye\": Karen Brandon, Sam Que, Dale Armstrong and Talakayla. Tanya McMillan was absent for the votes; each motion carried 4–0.

Why this matters: Recognized approval agencies supply course accreditation and recordkeeping that the board uses to verify licensees’ continuing competency. Staff told the board it plans to collect and publish more course catalog information and is preparing regulation language that would authorize an application fee for approval agencies to sustain the continuing-competency (CC) program.

Agencies removed (staff reason: either failed to respond to requests or requested withdrawal)

1) ARC Seminars — failed to respond
2) Back Project Corporation — requested withdrawal
3) Canyon Ridge Physical Therapy — failed to comply with requests
4) Contemporary Forums — failed to comply
5) Intercollegiate Academic Clinical Coordinators Council (IACCC) — failed to comply
6) Innovative Healthcare Partners LLC — failed to comply
7) Institute for Brain Potential — requested withdrawal
8) Meridian Regional Medical Center — requested withdrawal
9) Memorial Medical Center — requested withdrawal
10) Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association (NDTA) — requested withdrawal
11) ProMedica — requested withdrawal
12) Providence Home Health Orange County — failed to comply
13) Rancho Physical Therapy, Inc. — requested withdrawal
14) Sharp Home Health — requested withdrawal
15) The Brain Cell — failed to comply
16) Trabon Physical Therapy — requested withdrawal
17) Urban Polling — requested withdrawal
18) Wound Care Gurus LLC — failed to comply

Board staff said agencies removed may still provide courses covered under other recognized approval agencies; removal is reversible if organizations later supply required information and reapply.

Staff recommendation and next steps: Licensing staff said it is building an automated CC database to collect provider and course data and to improve audit efficiency. That database work will inform proposed CC regulations, including a potential agency fee to sustain program operations. \"All of this effort will feed into the CC reg proposals, especially the agency fee,\" Sarah Conley, assistant executive officer (presenting for Valerie), said.

Ending: The board urged removed agencies to reapply if they want recognition; staff will continue outreach and cleanup of the recognized agency list.

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Board President Dale Armstrong and Executive Officer Kaiser said the board has been drafting a sunset report with a subcommittee and expects to workshop a draft on Oct. 15 with a likely follow-up meeting on Nov. 19. \"We will push the draft out to the rest of the members to be able to review,\" Kaiser said, describing the Oct. 15 meeting as \"very much a classroom setting\" where members will edit the draft on a large screen.

The board said workforce data collected since 2020 will play a larger role in this year's report. Kaiser told members that about half of licensees report not planning to retire within 11 or more years and that current licensing application trends show growth in new licenses issued beyond attrition. \"That workforce data will be something that we use throughout the sunset report,\" he said.

Why this matters: The sunset report informs the Legislature whether the board and its authorities should continue unchanged, be amended, or be subject to statutory reform. The board identified two specific issues it may present as \"new issues to be identified\" in the sunset package—changes that would require legislative action rather than regulation.

Key proposed statutory clarifications

- Petition-for-reinstatement authority: Board staff recommended making petition-for-reinstatement authority more congruent with the existing application-for-licensure delegation so staff (not the full board) could process petitions in routine cases. Kaiser said the proposal is intended to reduce predictable administrative burden when a petition cannot be granted (for example, when a petitioner is a Megan's Law registrant): \"We could avoid those resources and administrative burden with the projected inevitable outcome,\" he said. Board counsel Michael confirmed similar provisions exist in other health practice acts and said a consistent approach would reduce needless hearings.

- Petitioners’ cost burden: Staff said it is investigating aligning the fees or cost burden for petitioners for reinstatement with the fees applicants pay when first licensed (for example, application processing and initial licensing contribution). Both proposals would require statute changes and therefore are suitable topics for the sunset review.

Other issues and carryovers

Staff said the board will also address carryover items from the 2022 sunset review in the draft, including the board’s statutory fee caps (which have prevented any fee increases since 2015) and the board’s electronic practice rules (previously requested EPR) that remain unresolved. Kaiser said the board’s statutory fee caps have left the board unable to respond flexibly to unforeseen costs and that increasing the statutory cap (not the fee itself) was a proactive objective previously discussed with legislators.

Next steps

Staff will finalize draft language with the sunset subcommittee, circulate a draft a week before the Oct. 15 workshop, and then continue refining language for possible inclusion in the final report and submission to the Legislature and the Department of Consumer Affairs.

Ending note: Board members said they will consult with the consultant assigned to any future bill author and examine trends in other health boards before finalizing proposals.

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Ryan McCarthy, speaking on behalf of the California Acupuncture Coalition, told the board that becoming a licensed acupuncturist in California requires a three-year master's degree, about 3,000 hours of acupuncture-specific training and roughly 950 hours of clinical experience. McCarthy said studies show most dry-needling trigger points overlap with acupuncture points and that, in his view, allowing dry needling without comparable education could risk patient safety. \"Allowing people to practice needle medicine without proper training is dangerous for all involved,\" he said.

Why this matters: The scope of practice for professions that use needles is a recurring regulatory concern because invasive procedures carry risk and different professions have different training models. McCarthy requested the board engage with licensed acupuncturists when considering any scope or supervision changes.

Board response and context: The board did not take action on scope during the meeting; the comment was recorded during the public-comment period for items not on the agenda. Board members acknowledged the comment and did not make any policy changes during the session.

Ending: McCarthy provided the coalition as a contact for further information on acupuncture training and safety.","A representative of the California Acupuncture Coalition urged the Physical Therapy Board to avoid allowing dry needling into physical-therapy scope without acupuncture-level training, citing training hours and shared points between modalities.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6454846,"Board reports enforcement statistics, trains expert consultants and outlines probation monitoring outcomes",415,5615000,6030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5857864-f6a8ecdc634d7a4311897d238ca6a181&start=5615&end=6030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5857864-f6a8ecdc634d7a4311897d238ca6a181/thumbnail_5615000.jpg","/articles/6454846/California/Board-reports-enforcement-statistics-trains-expert-consultants-and-outlines-probation-monitoring-outcomes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454846-60a769141abd62d1a39d31cb1030e623/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154632&Signature=KaBuPq1a4LlLqtNLLm~4mlr4h8DVvCpavaJFRWM1AVOq9LfT8mDiW1Q1Yrdr-6Xw~K~q~V5VdqGP~Q0spz~tF07prmNPPoZ4aNpNHft2FM90mJN2rebCESBqnRiMf0cqZlqqwzDc-GaBwO~LHJ1sTd8tkHOBCV~HCRrakItl5HmkDBISVqAyy~dgscPfiI9dYSnKDuCjVVhPzJWoNHBaM44jzVD3fX5jBI4AQTi8fbcTc7NgH0PmFJpDYFLUwIyKC60~-HGf5YzlFG5ftkjMtqU~aPZ0vqKqoYwrrqSbRUKND-93xmkyHTlihPRs5O5Rb-YpeRaLSvFjQEHSYlQMbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Physical Therapy Board’s enforcement units reported workload and program updates on Sept. 24, including case statistics, process improvements and expert-consultant training.

Consumer Protection Services (CPS) highlights

CPS Manager reported the board opened 576 cases in fiscal year 2024–25, a 13% increase from the prior year. In the most recent quarter the board opened 159 cases (110 consumer complaints and 49 arrest/conviction reports). Staff said SharePoint-based intake and forms have reduced email clutter and improved workflows for case initiation, expert task orders and approvals.

Investigation timelines and outcomes

- Average intake-to-initiation time this quarter: 2 days (target 9 days).
- Average case age for non-AG referrals this quarter: 154 days; FY average 175 days (target 180 days).
- Cases finalized at the Attorney General’s office averaged 676 days from complaint to closure (target 540 days); staff noted multi-party involvement and case complexity as drivers of longer timelines.

Enforcement results for FY24–25 included 38 citations issued, 64 referrals to the Attorney General’s office, one interim suspension order and two PC-23 orders; the disciplinary summary listed public letters of reprimand, probation placements and revocations in the quarter.

Expert consultant training

Staff and the AG’s office conducted an in-person expert-consultant training Sept. 22. The board added eight new experts and now has about 50 active experts available to review cases. Managers said the board collects specialty and location data to better match experts to cases. Experts are paid $100 per hour for report work and $150 per hour for hearing preparation and testimony; travel and mileage reimbursement apply.

Probation monitoring

Probation staff reported a decline in total probationers from 66 to 61 in FY24–25. As of June 30, 44 probationers were actively serving a term in California; six were tolling out of state and 11 tolling in state for unemployment or underemployment. Ten active probationers (about 23% of active non-tolling probationers) were enrolled in the Premier substance-abuse rehabilitation program; one probationer completed the program in the quarter. The unit reported three minor noncompliance instances (failure to be available for quarterly monitoring interviews).

Why this matters: The enforcement metrics and expert pool affect case quality, timeliness and public protection; probation outcomes reflect monitoring and rehabilitation capacity.

Next steps: Staff will continue outreach to recruit experts in specific geographies and specialties, maintain SharePoint workflows, and monitor case timelines with partner agencies.

Ending: Managers said they intend to run expert trainings periodically and to provide resources for experts to prepare for hearings and reports.","Consumer Protection Services reported 576 cases opened in FY24–25, described SharePoint workflow improvements, announced eight new expert consultants (about 50 total), and probation staff reported 61 licensees on probation with 10 enrolled in the Premier substance-abuse program.","actionData","errors"]

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PT Board reports $155,000 reversion, projects shrinking reserves over next two years

Physical Therapy Board withdraws recognition from 18 continuing-competency approval agencies

Physical Therapy Board advances draft sunset report, flags reinstatement and fee-cap changes

Acupuncture coalition urges board to resist expanding "dry needling" scope without additional training

Board reports enforcement statistics, trains expert consultants and outlines probation monitoring outcomes