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49. 460.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department affiliated credentialing board may reprimand a certificate license holder or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a certificate license under this chapter if it finds that the applicant or certificate license holder has done any of the following:
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50. 460.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (2) (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate license or for renewal of a certificate license.
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51. 460.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (2) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy.
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52. 460.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (2) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, practiced massage therapy or bodywork therapy while his or her ability to practice was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
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53. 460.14 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (2) (h) Engaged in conduct while practicing massage therapy or bodywork therapy that jeopardizes the health, safety, or welfare of a client or that evidences a lack of knowledge of, inability to apply, or the negligent application of, principles or skills of massage therapy or bodywork therapy.
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54. 460.14 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (2m) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department affiliated credentialing board shall revoke a certificate license under this chapter if the certificate license holder is convicted of any of the following:
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55. 460.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
460.14 (3) The department affiliated credentialing board may restore a certificate license that has been suspended or revoked on such terms and conditions as the department affiliated credentialing board may deem appropriate.
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56. 460.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
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57. 460.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 460.15 and amended to read:
460.15 Penalties Penalty. Except as provided in sub. (2), any Any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter shall forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.
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58. 460.15 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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59. 460.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
460.17 Local regulation. A city, village, town, or county may not enact an ordinance that regulates the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy by a person who is issued a certificate licensed by the department affiliated credentialing board under this chapter. No provision of any ordinance enacted by a city, village, town, or county that is in effect before February 1, 1999, and that relates to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, may be enforced against a person who is issued a certificate licensed by the department affiliated credentialing board under this chapter.
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60. 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical technician licensed under s. 256.15, first responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), physician assistant licensed under ch. 448, registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage therapist or bodyworker issued a certificate bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who renders voluntary health care to a participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a public agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if all of the following conditions exist:
2. The physician, athletic trainer, chiropractor, dentist, emergency medical technician, first responder, physician assistant, registered nurse, massage therapist or bodyworker bodywork therapist does not receive compensation for the health care, other than reimbursement for expenses.
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61.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) Exemptions from certain licensure requirements. Notwithstanding section 460.05 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 460.05 (1) (f) of the statutes, the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license under section 460.05 of the statutes, as affected by this act, to a person who no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph provides sufficient evidence to the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board that the person satisfies one of the following requirements:
(a) The person was actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy by practicing for an average of 10 hours per week for at least 10 years.
(b) The person passed a nationally administered entry-level competency assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards.
(c) The person was actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy by practicing for an average of 10 hours per week for at least 3 years and successfully completed a 200-hour licensure program approved by the affiliated credentialing board.
(d) At least 180 days before the effective date of this paragraph, the person graduated from a massage therapy or bodywork therapy training program that consisted of at least 600 hours of training.
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62.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
