Highlights from Hartford 

• The Governor’s Budget includes a proposal to eliminate professional health care licensing fees for a number of professions, including physical therapists. The proposal is included in Senate Bill 1246, which is under consideration in the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee.  APTA CT is supporting the Governor’s proposal.
• APTA CT testified in favor HB 7157, AA Concerning Various Revisions to Public Health Statutes, which among other things requires each PT to take two hours of ethics and jurisprudence CE every two years, which is modeled after similar laws in at least 17 states.  The proposal does not add to the overall CE requirement for Connecticut PTs.  From our testimony, “we know many therapists and other health care professionals are facing mental health challenges, including stress, anxiety, and professional burnout.  Societal and institutional pressures can contribute to one’s ability to make solid ethical choices.  This proposal is a common-sense approach to using the current regulatory system to reinforce the importance of ethical decision-making regularly in both creating a healthy practice environment and maximizing public trust.”