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Bill to merge four low-volume licensing boards draws broad support from providers and department
Summary
House Bill 438 would consolidate boards for athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists/audiologists into a single board to reduce meetings, increase capacity and lower per-license costs; stakeholders largely supported the compromise makeup and transition plan.
Representative Ed Butchery introduced House Bill 438, which would create a new Board of Physical Rehabilitative and Developmental Health Care Professionals inside the Department of Labor and Industry and shift licensure and disciplinary oversight for athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists into that single board.
Sarah Swanson, commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, described the change as an efficiency move to consolidate several low-volume boards that…
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