Health occupations: physical therapists; licensing process; modify to incorporate physical therapy licensing compact. Amends secs. 16335, 17801 & 17821 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16335 et seq.) & adds secs. 17820a & 17820b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4101'25

Line break in the introductory clause was moved from after 'sections' to after 'adding', with no change to the actual wording or meaning.

Removed draft metadata, page numbers, and editorial notes to produce a clean final version.

Corrected capitalization and spacing errors in the title and the opening phrase 'The People of the State of Michigan Enact'.

Reorganized the text flow to align with standard legislative formatting, separating section headers from their content.

Adjusted line breaks and paragraph spacing to improve readability without altering the legal meaning.

Adjusted whitespace and indentation in the title and section list.

Updated the list of amended sections to include a line break after the title.

Changed the document tracking codes (EMR, session numbers, and unique IDs) in the footers.

The effective date of the amendatory act was changed from 1 year after enactment to 18 months after enactment.

The definition of 'practice of physical therapy' was corrected to remove 'treatment planning' from the list of included activities, clarifying that treatment planning is distinct from the act of practicing therapy.

The bill text was updated to reflect standard legislative formatting, including the correct title 'Senate BILL NO. 501' and the removal of draft metadata.