BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2382
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2382 (Blumenfield)
As Amended April 12, 2010
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 9-0 BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS
11-0
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|Ayes:|Block, Norby, Adams, |Ayes:|Hayashi, Emmerson, Conway, |
| |Chesbro, Fong, Fuller, | |Eng, Hernandez, Hill, Ma, |
| |Galgiani, Portantino, | |Nava, Niello, Ruskin, |
| |Ruskin | |Smyth |
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APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, Ammiano, |
| |Bradford, Charles |
| |Calderon, Coto, Davis, De |
| |Leon, Hall, Miller, |
| |Nielsen, Norby, Skinner, |
| |Solorio, Torlakson, |
| |Torrico |
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SUMMARY : Authorizes the California State University (CSU) to
award the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree, as
distinguished from the doctoral degree programs at the
University of California (UC).
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, no net state costs as the additional student fee
revenues, from increased fees charged to DPT students, will more
than offset the additional costs of the DPT programs. When
fully implemented, likely in 2016-17, additional student fee
revenues will be about $500,000 annually per campus or $2
million for the four CSU DPT programs. [This assumes DPT
students will be charged about $14,500 annually ($43,500 for
three years)-equal to the current charge for CSU Doctor of
Education students.] The additional cost for the DPT
programs-mainly involving adding two faculty positions per
campus to accommodate a one- or two-semester extension of the
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current programs-are about $300,000 per campus annually or $1.2
million total. All start-up costs to develop the DPT program
will be absorbed by existing faculty.
COMMENTS : The Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy
Education (CAPTE), which has sole responsibility for accrediting
PT education programs in the United States, revised its
accreditation standards last October to require the DPT as the
terminal degree instead of the Master's degree, requiring PT
Master's degree programs to convert to DPT programs by December
30, 2015. Programs that do not meet this criterion by that date
will be required to come into compliance no later than December
31, 2017, or lose accreditation. Prospective PTs must have
graduated from a CAPTE-accredited program in order to sit for
the National Physical Therapy Examination, which is required for
licensure.
As of January 2010, there were 203 DPT programs (96%) and only
nine Master's programs (4%) accredited nationally. There are
currently nine private DPT programs in California and one public
program-a joint DPT between San Francisco State University and
the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). The
programs average about 40 students, take approximately three
years, and cost $27,000 to $40,000 per year. CSU operates four
PT Master's programs at its Fresno, Northridge, Long Beach, and
Sacramento campuses. CSU Fresno does offer a nine-month DPT
option upon completion of a Master's degree in partnership with
UCSF.
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics,
demand for physical therapists (PTs) will increase by 30% from
2008 to 2018, driven by the increasing elderly population, the
aging baby boom generation, and changes in insurance
reimbursement rates for PT services.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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