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Committee advances bill to merge four licensing boards into a single board for rehabilitative professionals

Senate Business and Labor Committee · March 19, 2025

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Summary

House Bill 438 would consolidate the boards for athletic trainers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech‑language pathologists/audiologists into a single Board of Physical Rehabilitative and Developmental Health Care Professionals under the Department of Labor and Industry; supporters said the reform will save money, increase capacity and preserve professional representation through screening panels.

Representative Ed Buttry presented House Bill 438 to create a unified board for physical rehabilitative and developmental health‑care professionals, consolidating four current low‑volume boards into one 12‑member board within the Department of Labor and Industry.

Commissioner Sarah Swanson told the committee the consolidation aims to…

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