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Committee approves amendment to let physical therapists certify initial temporary disability placards
Summary
The committee adopted a subcommittee amendment and a DMV-conforming amendment allowing physical therapists to certify an initial temporary disability placard but not to renew one; DMV language from Title 56 was incorporated and the bill was reported favorably as amended.
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved changes to a House bill that would permit physical therapists to certify that an individual has a temporary disability for the initial issuance of an automobile disability placard.
Sponsor and Mr. Hogan described negotiations between orthopedic and therapist interests and said the parties had reached agreement to allow therapists to certify an initial temporary placard but not to certify renewals. DMV provided conforming language from Title 56 and asked that its language be incorporated to align the statutory sections under its purview. The committee adopted the subcommittee amendment and the DMV amendment and then voted to report the measure favorably as amended.
Committee action: The committee approved the amendments by voice vote and reported the bill favorably for further consideration.
Quote: Mr. Hogan said parties "came to language that they both could agree on" and noted DMV proposed a Title 56 amendment to make the text consistent with existing DMV practice.
Next steps: The bill will proceed to the Senate calendar as a favorable report; the committee did not record a floor date during the meeting.
