SB388,18,1512 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.
SB388, s. 49 16Section 49. 460.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,18,2017 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:
SB388, s. 50 21Section 50. 460.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,18,2322 460.14 (2) (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate
23license or for renewal of a certificate license.
SB388, s. 51 24Section 51. 460.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
SB388, s. 52 4Section 52. 460.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,19,75 460.14 (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.
SB388, s. 53 8Section 53. 460.14 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,19,129 460.14 (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.
SB388, s. 54 13Section 54. 460.14 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,19,1614 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:
SB388, s. 55 17Section 55. 460.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,19,2018 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.
SB388, s. 56 21Section 56. 460.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB388, s. 57 22Section 57. 460.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 460.15 and amended to
23read:
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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.
SB388, s. 58 4Section 58. 460.15 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB388, s. 59 5Section 59. 460.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,20,12 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.
SB388, s. 60 13Section 60. 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB388,20,2414 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:
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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.
SB388, s. 61 5Section 61. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB388,21,126 (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:
SB388,21,1513 (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.
SB388,21,1816 (b) The person passed a nationally administered entry-level competency
17assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and
18standards.
SB388,21,2219 (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.
SB388,21,2523 (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.
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1Section 62. Effective date.
SB388,22,32 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
3publication.
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