Bill Text: IA HF188 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the practice of massage therapy without a license and including penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-31 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 190. [HF188 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF188-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
practice
of
massage
therapy
without
a
1
license
and
including
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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Section
1.
Section
152C.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
“Massage
therapist”
means
a
person
licensed
to
practice
3
practicing
the
health
care
service
of
the
healing
art
of
4
massage
therapy
under
this
chapter
.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
152C.4,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
6
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
The
board,
or
its
authorized
agents,
may
inspect
any
8
facility
that
advertises
or
offers
the
services
of
licensed
9
massage
therapy.
The
board
may,
by
order,
impose
a
civil
10
penalty
upon
a
person
who
practices
as
a
massage
therapist
11
without
a
license
issued
under
this
chapter
if
that
person
12
advertises
or
represents
that
the
person
has
such
a
license
13
or
a
person
or
business
that
employs
an
individual
who
is
14
not
licensed
under
this
chapter
if
that
person
or
business
15
advertises
or
represents
that
the
person
has
such
a
license
.
16
The
penalty
shall
not
exceed
one
thousand
dollars
for
each
17
offense.
Each
day
of
a
continued
violation
after
an
order
or
18
citation
by
the
board
constitutes
a
separate
offense,
with
19
the
maximum
penalty
not
to
exceed
ten
thousand
dollars.
In
20
determining
the
amount
of
a
civil
penalty,
the
board
may
21
consider
the
following:
22
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
152C.10
Unlawful
use
of
title
of
23
“licensed
message
therapist”
——
violations
——
penalty
——
consent
24
agreement.
25
1.
It
is
unlawful
for
a
person
to
use
the
title,
or
aid
26
or
abet
a
person
in
using
the
title,
of
“licensed
massage
27
therapist”
or
any
title
or
device
indicating
that
the
person
is
28
a
licensed
massage
therapist
unless
the
person
has
been
issued
29
a
license
as
provided
in
this
chapter.
This
section
does
not
30
prohibit
the
provision
of
massage
therapy,
or
the
use
of
the
31
terms
“massage
therapy”
or
“massage
therapist”,
by
a
person
who
32
is
not
licensed
as
a
massage
therapist.
33
2.
A
person
who
violates
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
simple
34
misdemeanor.
The
board,
in
its
discretion
and
in
lieu
of
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prosecuting
a
first
offense
under
this
section,
may
enter
into
1
a
consent
agreement
with
a
violator,
or
with
a
person
guilty
of
2
aiding
or
abetting
a
violator,
which
acknowledges
the
violation
3
and
the
violator’s
agreement
to
refrain
from
any
further
4
violations.
5
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Sections
152C.5,
152C.5A,
and
152C.7A,
Code
6
2019,
are
repealed.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
removes
the
licensure
requirement
to
practice
11
massage
therapy
in
Iowa.
The
bill
permits
a
person
to
practice
12
massage
therapy
and
to
use
words
and
titles
representing
that
13
the
person
practices
massage
therapy
without
obtaining
a
14
license.
The
bill
continues
the
option
of
obtaining
a
license
15
to
practice
massage
therapy,
but
does
not
require
it.
16
A
person
who
uses
the
title
“licensed
massage
therapist”
17
without
a
license
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
simple
18
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
19
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
than
$625
or
by
20
both.
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