HOUSE FILE 304

BY  ISENHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the education requirements for licensed massage therapists.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 152C.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Completion of a curriculum of massage education at a school approved by the board which requires for admission a diploma from an accredited high school or the equivalent and requires completion of at least five six hundred hours of supervised academic instruction. However, educational requirements under this paragraph are subject to reduction by the board if, after public notice and hearing, the board determines that the welfare of the public may be adequately protected with fewer hours of education.
EXPLANATION
   This bill raises the educational requirement for licensed massage therapists from 500 to 600 hours of supervised academic instruction.