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IN HB1302
Bill
Status
1/13/2011
Primary Sponsor
David Yarde
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AI Summary
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Changes massage therapist regulation from certification to licensure, requiring all individuals practicing massage therapy to obtain a state license effective July 1, 2011
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Individuals certified as massage therapists on June 30, 2011 automatically convert to licensed status on July 1, 2011
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Prohibits local units of government from establishing or maintaining professional licensing requirements for massage therapists beginning January 1, 2012
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Establishes continuing education requirements not to exceed 48 hours per renewal cycle as a condition for license renewal
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Maintains existing requirements including 500 hours of supervised instruction, passage of board-approved examination, professional liability insurance, and mandatory denial of licensure for applicants convicted of prostitution, rape, sexual misconduct, or registered sex offenders
Legislative Description
Massage therapists.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/13/2011