AB588, s. 45 22Section 45. 460.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,16,2 23460.11 Practice requirements. (1) A certificate license holder may not
24practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy on a client unless the certificate

1license holder first obtains the informed consent of the client and has informed the
2client that he or she may withdraw the consent at any time.
AB588,16,9 3(2) A certificate license holder shall keep confidential any information that a
4client in confidence gives to the certificate license holder and any other information
5that the certificate license holder obtains about a client in the course of practicing
6massage therapy or bodywork therapy that a reasonable person in the client's
7position would want kept confidential, unless the information is otherwise required
8by law to be disclosed or the client specifically authorizes the disclosure of the
9information.
AB588,16,12 10(3) A certificate license holder may not, whether for compensation or not,
11practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy for a sexually oriented business, as
12defined by the department examining board by rule.
AB588, s. 46 13Section 46. 460.12 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) (b) of the statutes are amended to
14read:
AB588,16,2115 460.12 (1) A certificate license holder shall submit a report to the department
16examining board if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that another certificate
17license holder has committed a crime relating to prostitution under ss. 944.30 to
18944.34 or has had sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client. If the report
19relates to sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client, the report may not
20identify the client unless the client has provided written consent for disclosure of this
21information.
AB588,17,2 22(2) The department examining board may use a report made under sub. (1) as
23the basis for an investigation under s. 460.14 (1). If, after an investigation, the
24department examining board has reasonable cause to believe that a certificate
25license holder has committed a crime, the department examining board shall report

1the belief to the district attorney for the county in which the crime, in the opinion of
2the department examining board, occurred.
AB588,17,6 3(3) If, after an investigation, the department examining board determines that
4a report submitted under sub. (1) is without merit, the department examining board
5shall remove the report from the record of the certificate license holder who is the
6subject of the report.
AB588,17,19 7(4) All reports and records made from reports under sub. (1) and maintained
8by the examining board, the department, district attorneys, and other persons,
9officials, and institutions shall be confidential and are exempt from disclosure under
10s. 19.35 (1). Information regarding the identity of a client with whom a certificate
11license holder is suspected of having sexual contact or sexual intercourse shall not
12be disclosed by persons who have received or have access to a report or record unless
13disclosure is consented to in writing by the client. The report of information under
14sub. (1) and the disclosure of a report or record under this subsection does not violate
15any person's responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of patient health care
16records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) and as required under s. 146.82. Reports and
17records may be disclosed only to the examining board, the department, and the
18appropriate staff of a district attorney or a law enforcement agency within this state
19for purposes of investigation or prosecution.
AB588,18,3 20(5) (b) A certificate license holder shall submit a written report to the
21department examining board if he or she is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, or
22is found to have committed a violation, in this state or elsewhere, and if the
23circumstances of the felony, misdemeanor, or violation substantially relate to the
24practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy. The report shall identify the date,
25place, and nature of the conviction or finding and shall be submitted within 30 days

1after the entry of the judgment of conviction or the judgment finding that he or she
2committed the violation. If the report is submitted by mail, the report is considered
3to be submitted on the date that it is mailed.
AB588, s. 47 4Section 47. 460.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,10 5460.13 Advertising. A certificate Except as provided in s. 460.03 (1m) (a) and
6(b), a license
holder may not advertise that he or she practices massage therapy or
7bodywork therapy unless the advertisement includes his or her certificate number
8and
a statement that the certificate license holder is a "certified licensed massage
9therapist and bodyworker bodywork therapist" or "certified licensed massage
10therapist" or "certified bodyworker licensed bodywork therapist."
AB588, s. 48 11Section 48. 460.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,1512 460.14 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department
13examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine
14whether a violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter has
15occurred.
AB588, s. 49 16Section 49. 460.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,2017 460.14 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
18department examining board may reprimand a certificate license holder or deny,
19limit, suspend, or revoke a certificate license under this chapter if it finds that the
20applicant or certificate license holder has done any of the following:
AB588, s. 50 21Section 50. 460.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,2322 460.14 (2) (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate
23license or for renewal of a certificate license.
AB588, s. 51 24Section 51. 460.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,19,3
1460.14 (2) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of an
2offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of massage
3therapy or bodywork therapy.
AB588, s. 52 4Section 52. 460.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,19,75 460.14 (2) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, practiced massage
6therapy or bodywork therapy while his or her ability to practice was impaired by
7alcohol or other drugs.
AB588, s. 53 8Section 53. 460.14 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,19,129 460.14 (2) (h) Engaged in conduct while practicing massage therapy or
10bodywork therapy that jeopardizes the health, safety, or welfare of a client or that
11evidences a lack of knowledge of, inability to apply, or the negligent application of,
12principles or skills of massage therapy or bodywork therapy.
AB588, s. 54 13Section 54. 460.14 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,19,1614 460.14 (2m) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
15department examining board shall revoke a certificate license under this chapter if
16the certificate license holder is convicted of any of the following:
AB588, s. 55 17Section 55. 460.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,19,2018 460.14 (3) The department examining board may restore a certificate license
19that has been suspended or revoked on such terms and conditions as the department
20examining board may deem appropriate.
AB588, s. 56 21Section 56. 460.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 57 22Section 57. 460.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 460.15 and amended to
23read:
AB588,20,3
1460.15 Penalties Penalty. Except as provided in sub. (2), any Any person who
2violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter shall forfeit not
3more than $1,000 for each violation.
AB588, s. 58 4Section 58. 460.15 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 59 5Section 59. 460.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,20,12 6460.17 Local regulation. A city, village, town, or county may not enact an
7ordinance that regulates the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy by a
8person who is issued a certificate licensed by the department examining board under
9this chapter. No provision of any ordinance enacted by a city, village, town, or county
10that is in effect before February 1, 1999, and that relates to the practice of massage
11therapy or bodywork therapy, may be enforced against a person who is issued a
12certificate licensed by the department examining board under this chapter.
AB588, s. 60 13Section 60. 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB588,20,2414 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician or athletic
15trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed
16under ch. 447, emergency medical technician licensed under s. 256.15, first
17responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), physician assistant licensed under ch. 448,
18registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage therapist or bodyworker issued
19a certificate
bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who renders voluntary health
20care to a participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit
21corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001
22(3r), a public agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655
23(1) (c), is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that
24care if all of the following conditions exist:
AB588,21,4
12. The physician, athletic trainer, chiropractor, dentist, emergency medical
2technician, first responder, physician assistant, registered nurse, massage therapist
3or bodyworker bodywork therapist does not receive compensation for the health care,
4other than reimbursement for expenses.
AB588, s. 61 5Section 61. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB588,21,126 (1) Exemptions from certain licensure requirements. Notwithstanding
7section 460.05 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 460.05 (1) (f)
8of the statutes, the massage therapy and bodywork therapy examining board shall
9grant a license under section 460.05 of the statutes, as affected by this act, to a person
10who no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date
11of this paragraph provides sufficient evidence to the massage therapy and bodywork
12therapy examining board that the person satisfies one of the following requirements:
AB588,21,1513 (a) The person was actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy or
14bodywork therapy by practicing for an average of 10 hours per week for at least 10
15years.
AB588,21,1816 (b) The person passed a nationally administered entry-level competency
17assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and
18standards.
AB588,21,2219 (c) The person was actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy or
20bodywork therapy by practicing for an average of 10 hours per week for at least 3
21years and successfully completed a 200-hour licensure program approved by the
22examining board.
AB588,21,2523 (d) At least 180 days before the effective date of this paragraph, the person
24graduated from a massage therapy or bodywork therapy training program that
25consisted of at least 600 hours of training.
AB588, s. 62
1Section 62. Effective date.
AB588,22,32 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
3publication.
AB588,22,44 (End)
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