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House File 2321

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Bill Introduced: H.J. 323
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  152C.5A  MASSAGE THERAPY
  1  2 MODALITIES STUDY.
  1  3    The Iowa department of public health, in conjunction with
  1  4 the board, shall conduct a study regarding the modalities
  1  5 associated with the practice of massage therapy.  The study
  1  6 shall be conducted with the input of licensed massage
  1  7 therapists, reflexologists, and unlicensed persons practicing
  1  8 modalities related to massage therapy.  The objective of the
  1  9 study shall be to determine which modalities shall be included
  1 10 under the definition of massage therapy and require licensure.
  1 11 The study shall focus on the health, safety, and welfare of
  1 12 the public regarding each of the modalities reviewed.  The
  1 13 department shall submit a report summarizing the results of
  1 14 the study and making recommendations regarding modality
  1 15 inclusion to the general assembly by January 15, 2004.
  1 16    Sec. 2.  Section 152C.8, Code 2001, is amended to read as
  1 17 follows:
  1 18    152C.8  TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
  1 19    1.  An applicant for a license to practice massage therapy
  1 20 applying prior to July 1, 2002 2005, shall not be required to
  1 21 meet the completion of curriculum of massage therapy
  1 22 requirements contained in section 152C.3, subsection 1,
  1 23 paragraph "a".  The applicant shall, however, be required to
  1 24 pass the board-approved national certification examination and
  1 25 pay the applicable licensing fee.
  1 26    2.  Applicants with a license that has lapsed prior to July
  1 27 1, 2000 2002, who apply for reinstatement prior to July 1,
  1 28 2002 2005, shall be required to complete a reinstatement
  1 29 application and pay a renewal fee and reinstatement fee
  1 30 pursuant to section 147.11 and section 147.80, subsection 26.
  1 31 Penalty fees otherwise incurred pursuant to section 147.10,
  1 32 and continuing education requirements applicable to the period
  1 33 prior to licensure reinstatement, shall be waived by the
  1 34 board.
  1 35    3.  Applicants with a license that has lapsed prior to July
  2  1 1, 2000 2002, who do not apply for reinstatement prior to July
  2  2 1, 2002 2005, shall be required to apply for reinstatement in
  2  3 accordance with lapsed license reinstatement provisions
  2  4 established by rule of the board.
  2  5    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  2  6 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.  
  2  7                           EXPLANATION
  2  8    This bill provides that the Iowa department of public
  2  9 health, in conjunction with the board of examiners for massage
  2 10 therapy, shall conduct a study regarding the modalities
  2 11 associated with the practice of massage therapy.  The bill
  2 12 provides that the study shall be conducted with the input of
  2 13 licensed massage therapists, reflexologists, and unlicensed
  2 14 persons practicing modalities related to massage therapy.  The
  2 15 bill provides that the study's objective shall be to determine
  2 16 which modalities shall be included under the definition of
  2 17 massage therapy and, therefore, require licensure, and that
  2 18 the study shall focus on the health, safety, and welfare of
  2 19 the public regarding each of the modalities reviewed.  The
  2 20 bill provides for the submission of a report to the general
  2 21 assembly by January 15, 2004.
  2 22    The bill additionally provides for the extension of
  2 23 transition provisions relating to licensure to practice
  2 24 massage therapy, such that applicants shall not be required to
  2 25 meet the completion of curriculum requirements contained in
  2 26 Code section 152C.3, until July 1, 2005.
  2 27    The bill provides an immediate effective date.  
  2 28 LSB 5144HH 79
  2 29 rn/sh/8.1

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