460.07(2)
(2) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified under
s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include all of the following:
460.07(2)(b)
(b) If applicable, proof of completion of continuing education under
s. 460.10.
460.07(2)(c)
(c) Evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all occurrences in one year.
460.07(2)(d)
(d) Evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under
s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
460.08
460.08
Temporary license. The affiliated credentialing board may grant a temporary license for a period not to exceed 6 months to an applicant who satisfies the requirements established in the rules under
s. 460.04 (2) (f). A temporary license may not be renewed.
460.08 History
History: 2009 a. 355.
460.09
460.09
Reciprocal license. Upon application and payment of the fee specified in
s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing board shall grant a massage therapist or bodywork therapist license to a person who holds a similar license in another state or territory of the United States or another country if the affiliated credentialing board determines that the requirements for receiving the license in the other state, territory, or country are substantially equivalent to the requirements under
s. 460.05.
460.09 History
History: 2001 a. 74;
2009 a. 355.
460.095
460.095
Massage therapy and bodywork therapy school, training program, and instructor requirements. Each massage therapy or bodywork therapy school located in this state and each massage therapy or bodywork therapy training program offered in this state shall do all of the following:
460.095(1)
(1) Provide and require as a prerequisite to graduation completion of a course of instruction on state laws and regulations applicable to massage therapy and bodywork therapy.
460.095(2)
(2) Administer, score, and require as a prerequisite to graduation, the examination required under
s. 460.06 (2).
460.095(3)
(3) Ensure that each instructor hired by the school or training program on or after December 1, 2010, to teach courses in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and pathology has at least one of the following:
460.095(3)(a)
(a) Professional training and 2 years of experience in a health-related field.
460.095(3)(b)
(b) Two years of post-secondary education and training.
460.095(4)
(4) Ensure that each instructor hired by the school or training program on or after December 1, 2010, to teach courses in theory and the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy is licensed under this chapter and has at least one of the following:
460.095(4)(a)
(a) Two years experience as a practicing professional.
460.095(4)(b)
(b) Formal education and training as a massage therapy or bodywork therapy instructor.
460.095 History
History: 2009 a. 355.
460.10
460.10
Continuing education. 460.10(1)
(1) The affiliated credentialing board may promulgate rules establishing all of the following:
460.10(1)(a)
(a) Requirements and procedures for a license holder to complete continuing education programs or courses of study to qualify for renewal of his or her license. The rules promulgated under this paragraph may not require a license holder to complete more than 24 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal of his or her license.
460.10(1)(b)
(b) Qualifications applicable to providers of continuing education programs and courses required under
par. (a).
460.10(2)
(2) The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or part of any requirement established in rules promulgated under
sub. (1) (a) if it determines that prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a license holder from completing the requirement.
460.11
460.11
Practice requirements. 460.11(1)
(1) A license holder may not practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy on a client unless the license holder first obtains the informed consent of the client and has informed the client that he or she may withdraw the consent at any time.
460.11(2)
(2) A license holder shall keep confidential any information that a client in confidence gives to the license holder and any other information that the license holder obtains about a client in the course of practicing massage therapy or bodywork therapy that a reasonable person in the client's position would want kept confidential, unless the information is otherwise required by law to be disclosed or the client specifically authorizes the disclosure of the information.