Bill Text: OR HB2155 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to massage therapists; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-19 - Chapter 103, (2011 Laws): Effective date May 19, 2011. [HB2155 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2155-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 2155

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  for State Board of Massage Therapists)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to massage therapists; amending ORS 687.011; and
  declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 687.011 is amended to read:
  687.011. As used in ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and
687.991:
  (1) 'Board' means the State Board of Massage Therapists.
  (2) 'Certified class' means a class that is approved by the
board and is offered:
  (a) By a person or institution licensed as a career school
under ORS 345.010 to 345.450;
  (b) By a community college and approved by the State Board of
Education;
   { +  (c) By an accredited college or university; + } or
    { - (c) - }   { + (d) + } In another state and licensed or
approved by the appropriate agency in that state.
  (3) 'Fraud or misrepresentation' means knowingly giving
misinformation or a false impression through the intentional
misstatement of, concealment of or failure to make known a
material fact or by other means.
  (4) 'Manual' means the use of the hands or the feet, or both,
or any part of the body in the performance of massage.
  (5) 'Massage' or 'massage therapy' means the use on the human
body of pressure, friction, stroking, tapping or kneading,
vibration or stretching by manual or mechanical means or
gymnastics, with or without appliances such as vibrators,
infrared heat, sun lamps and external baths, and with or without
lubricants such as salts, powders, liquids or creams for the
purpose of, but not limited to, maintaining good health and
establishing and maintaining good physical condition.
  (6) 'Massage therapist' means a person licensed under ORS
687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and 687.991 to practice massage.
  (7) 'Practice of massage' means the performance of massage:
  (a) For purposes other than sexual contact, as defined in ORS
167.002 (5); and
  (b) For compensation.
  (8) 'Preceptor' means a licensed massage therapist who
contracts with an approved school or program of massage to
provide direct on-site clinical supervision of a massage student
enrolled in a certified class.

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  (9) 'Supervision' means:
  (a) The process of overseeing and directing the training of
massage students as set forth in rules of the board;
  (b) The process of overseeing and directing a licensee being
disciplined by the board; or
  (c) Voluntary consultation with, and education of, less
experienced licensed massage therapists or practitioners in
related fields.
  (10) 'Treatment' means the selection, application and practice
of massage or massage therapy essential to the effective
execution and management of a plan of care.
  (11) 'Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct' means a behavior,
practice or condition that is contrary to the ethical standards
adopted by the board.
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House February 9, 2011

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate May 9, 2011

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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