COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. NO. 3800-04

BILL NO. Perfected SCS for SB 883

SUBJECT: Physical Therapist Assistants: Licenses - Professional

TYPE: Original

DATE: February 22, 2000


FISCAL SUMMARY


ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
None $0 $0 $0
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
None
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 2 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Department of Economic Development (DED) - Division of Professional Registration (DPR) assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on its agency.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

(10 Mo.)



$0 $0 $0





FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

(10 Mo.)



$0 $0 $0

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



It is expected that small businesses could have a direct fiscal impact as a result of this proposal.



DESCRIPTION



This proposal would prohibit the Board of Registration for the Healing Arts from issuing a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant or allowing any person to sit for the Missouri state board examination for physical therapist assistants who has failed three or more times after August 28, 2000, any physical therapist assistant licensing examination. It would also remove the examination exemption for legally qualified residents of the state who were actively engaged in practice as physical therapist assistants on August 28, 1993



This proposal would not affect Total State Revenues.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Department of Economic Development - Division of Professional Registration







Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

February 22, 2000