House File 2030 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY SHOULTZ
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing an exemption from massage therapy licensure
2 requirements for graduates of an approved curriculum of
3 massage education under specified circumstances.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 5317HH 81
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 152C.7A, Code 2005, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 152C.7A TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS.
1 4 1. An individual who is engaged exclusively in the
1 5 practice of reflexology or an unlicensed individual who is
1 6 practicing a modality related to massage therapy, and whose
1 7 professional practice does not incorporate aspects that
1 8 constitute massage therapy as defined in section 152C.1, shall
1 9 not be subject to the licensure provisions of this chapter for
1 10 a one=year period beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30,
1 11 2004. Beginning July 1, 2004, an individual who is engaged
1 12 exclusively in the practice of reflexology or an unlicensed
1 13 individual who is practicing a modality related to massage
1 14 therapy shall be subject to licensure pursuant to this chapter
1 15 unless, based upon the recommendations contained in the
1 16 massage therapy modalities study as provided in section
1 17 152C.5A, the practice of reflexology or an unlicensed
1 18 individual who is practicing a modality related to massage
1 19 therapy is permanently exempted from massage therapy
1 20 licensure.
1 21 2. Persons who have successfully completed a program
1 22 recognized by the board, who provide verification to the board
1 23 of the submission of an application and fee to the national
1 24 certification board for massage therapy in preparation for
1 25 taking the next regularly scheduled national certification
1 26 examination, and who are working under the supervision of a
1 27 person licensed pursuant to this chapter, shall not be subject
1 28 to the licensure provisions of this chapter pending the
1 29 receipt of the results of the examination. If the person does
1 30 not successfully pass the national certification examination,
1 31 this exemption shall not apply and continued practice shall be
1 32 subject to the penalty provisions of section 152C.4.
1 33 Sec. 2. Section 152C.9, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2005,
1 34 are amended to read as follows:
1 35 2. Persons who are licensed, registered, or certified in
2 1 another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or a
2 2 foreign country when incidentally present in this state to
2 3 teach a course of instruction related to massage and bodywork
2 4 therapy or to consult with a person licensed under subtitle 3
2 5 of this title pursuant to this chapter.
2 6 3. Students enrolled in a program recognized by the board
2 7 while completing a clinical requirement for graduation
2 8 performed under the supervision of a person licensed under
2 9 subtitle 3 of this title pursuant to this chapter.
2 10 EXPLANATION
2 11 This bill provides that an applicant for licensure as a
2 12 massage therapist, having successfully completed a program
2 13 recognized by the board of massage therapy examiners, can
2 14 practice massage therapy under the supervision of a licensed
2 15 massage therapist pending receipt of the results of their
2 16 licensure examination.
2 17 The bill provides that to qualify for this exemption from
2 18 licensure, the applicant must verify the submission of an
2 19 application and fee to the national certification board for
2 20 massage therapy in preparation for taking the next regularly
2 21 scheduled national certification examination. In the event
2 22 the examination is not passed, the bill provides that
2 23 continued practice shall be subject to the penalty provisions
2 24 of Code section 152C.4.
2 25 The bill makes technical changes to two other exemption
2 26 provisions, clarifying references to the chapter's licensing
2 27 requirements.
2 28 LSB 5317HH 81
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