Iowa SF 2060: A bill for an act relating to massage therapy, including child and dependent adult abuse reporting and continuing education requirements, and making penalties applicable.

Status: Withdrawn. (as of 2022-04-25)

State: Iowa · Session: 2021-2022 · Bill: SF 2060

Subjects: adult abuse, child abuse, continuing education, dependent adults, health-related professions, mandatory reporting, massage therapy, professional licensure, professions, public health department

Sponsors: Edler

Bill Text

SenateFile2060-Introduced
SENATEFILE2060
BYEDLER
ABILLFOR
AnActrelatingtomassagetherapy,includingchildand1
dependentadultabusereportingandcontinuingeducation2
requirements,andmakingpenaltiesapplicable.3
BEITENACTEDBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLYOFTHESTATEOFIOWA:4
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S.F.2060
Section1.Section152C.3,subsection2,paragrapha,Code1
2022,isamendedtoreadasfollows:2
a.(1)
Requirementsregardingcompletionofatleasttwelve3
hoursofcontinuingeducationannuallyregardingsubjects4
concerningmassageandrelatedtechniquesorthehealthand5
safetyofthepublic,subjecttoreductionbytheboardif,6
afterpublicnoticeandhearing,theboarddeterminesthatthe7
welfareofthepublicmaybeadequatelyprotectedwithfewer8
hours.9
(2)
Theboardshallallowalicensedmassagetherapist10
toincludeeachhourofcompletedtrainingrequiredpursuant
11
tosections232.69and235B.16towardtheannualcontinuing12
educationrequirement.13
Sec.2.Section232.69,subsection1,paragraphb,Code14
2022,isamendedbyaddingthefollowingnewsubparagraph:15
NEWSUBPARAGRAPH
.(15)Amassagetherapistlicensed16
pursuanttochapter152C.17
Sec.3.Section235B.3,subsection2,Code2022,isamended18
byaddingthefollowingnewparagraph:19
NEWPARAGRAPH
.i.Amassagetherapistlicensedpursuantto20
chapter152C.21
EXPLANATION22
Theinclusionofthisexplanationdoesnotconstituteagreementwith23
theexplanation’ssubstancebythemembersofthegeneralassembly.24
Thisbillrelatestothepracticeofmassagetherapy.25
Thebilladdslicensedmassagetherapiststothelistof26
personsrequiredtoreportchildanddependentadultabuse.27
Byoperationoflaw,suchpersonsarerequiredtocomplete28
trainingregardingtheidentificationandreportingofchild29
anddependentadultabuse,andtheboardofmassagetherapy30
isrequiredtorequirethecompletionofsuchtrainingasa31
conditionoflicensure.Thebillallowsalicensedmassage32
therapisttoincludethecompletionofsuchtrainingtowardthe33
fulfillmentofthecontinuingeducationrequirement.34
Apersonrequiredtoreportasuspectedcaseofchildor35
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dependentadultabusewhoknowinglyandwillfullyfailstodo1
soisguiltyofasimplemisdemeanor.Asimplemisdemeanoris2
punishablebyconfinementfornomorethan30daysandafine3
ofatleast$105butnotmorethan$855.Apersonrequiredto4
reportsuspectedchildordependentadultabusewhoknowingly5
failstodosoiscivillyliableforthedamagesproximately6
causedbysuchafailure.7
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