House Journal: Page 1207: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
5 "Sec. . Section 152C.1, subsection 3, Code
6 1999, is amended to read as follows:
7 3. "Massage therapy" means performance for
8 compensation of massage, myotherapy, massotherapy,
9 bodywork, bodywork therapy, or therapeutic massage
10 including hydrotherapy, superficial hot and cold
11 applications, vibration and topical applications, or
12 other therapy which involves manipulation of the
13 muscle and connective tissue of the body, excluding
14 osseous tissue, to treat the muscle tonus system for
15 the purpose of enhancing health, muscle relaxation,
16 increasing range of motion, reducing stress, relieving
17 pain, or improving circulation. "Massage therapy"
18 does not include diagnosis or service which requires a
19 license to practice medicine or surgery, osteopathic
20 medicine and surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic,
21 cosmetology arts and sciences, or podiatry, and does
22 not include service performed by athletic trainers,
23 technicians, nurses, occupational therapists, or
24 physical therapists who act under a professional
25 license, certificate, or registration or under the
26 prescription or supervision of a person licensed to
27 practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine
28 and surgery."
29 2. Page 1, line 32, by inserting after the word
30 "offense" the following: ", with the maximum penalty
31 not to exceed ten thousand dollars".
32 3. Page 3, line 19, by striking the word
33 "subsections" and inserting the following:
34 "subsection".
35 4. By renumbering as necessary.
The committee amendment H-8341 was adopted.
Jochum of Dubuque moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was
read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2113)
The ayes were, 97:
Alons | Arnold | Barry | Baudler |
Bell | Blodgett | Boal | Boddicker |
Boggess | Bradley | Brauns | Brunkhorst |
Bukta | Carroll | Cataldo | Chiodo |
Cohoon | Connors | Cormack | Davis |
Dix | Doderer | Dolecheck | Dotzler |
Drake | Drees | Eddie | Falck |
Fallon | Foege | Ford | Garman |
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