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By Brian w. Ferrie<br />
Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
state PT group Accuses Assemblymember<br />
of Massive waste of Taxpayer dollars<br />
[stAtE BY stAtE]<br />
In a statement released July 9 to hundreds of media outlets, following<br />
the disclosure of the results of a state audit of the Cali<strong>for</strong>nia <strong>Physical</strong><br />
<strong>Therapy</strong> Board (PTBC) requested by Assemblymember Mary<br />
Hayashi on Aug. 24, 2011, the Cali<strong>for</strong>nia <strong>Physical</strong> Therapist Private<br />
Practice Group (CA PPG) criticized Hayashi <strong>for</strong> “abusing her power<br />
and misusing public funds.”<br />
According to PRWeb, in a letter posted on Hayashi’s website and<br />
in testimony presented in front of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee<br />
(JLAC), she accused the PTBC of coordinating unethical activities<br />
with the Cali<strong>for</strong>nia <strong>Physical</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association (CPTA) and<br />
unfairly investigating complaints against physical therapists who<br />
were allegedly employed by medical corporations—illegally. Just<br />
two months earlier, a Hayashi-authored bill, AB 783, was dismissed<br />
in the Senate, which would have legalized physician self referral<strong>for</strong>-profit<br />
in the <strong>for</strong>m of physician-owned physical therapy clinics.<br />
Dr. David Straight, physical therapist and chair of the CA PPG,<br />
stated, “It’s shameful that Ms. Hayashi again overstepped her<br />
bounds and persuaded the JLAC to investigate the PTBC at the cost<br />
of $200,000 to taxpayers, despite her lack of evidence to back her<br />
claims of wrongdoing.”<br />
During the hearing, and in an NBC 4 LA article after the hearing,<br />
Paul Gaspar, DPT, a spokesperson <strong>for</strong> CA PPG, referred to the audit<br />
request as a sham and fishing expedition. More recently, on June 26,<br />
2012, the State Auditor’s office released the results of the Hayashirequested<br />
audit of the PTBC. According to Dr. Gaspar, “The auditor’s<br />
results proved there was absolutely no merit to any of Assemblymember<br />
Hayashi’s baseless accusations against the PTBC. In the<br />
opinion of many citizens, this was a power play by Hayashi to curtail<br />
the PTBC investigation of the two percent of physical therapists<br />
working illegally <strong>for</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Medical Association physicians—her<br />
wealthy campaign donors.” n<br />
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