House Study Bill 132 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE _____
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON KAUFMANN)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to massage therapy, including licenses to
2 practice massage therapy and reports of child abuse.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 152C.3, subsection 3, Code 2021, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 3. A massage therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter
4 shall be issued a license number and a license certificate. A
5 license certificate issued pursuant to this subsection shall
6 include a photograph of the licensee.
7 Sec. 2. Section 232.69, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
8 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
9 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (15) A massage therapist licensed
10 pursuant to chapter 152C.
11 EXPLANATION
12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
14 This bill relates to the practice of massage therapy. The
15 bill requires a license certificate issued to a licensed
16 massage therapist to include a photograph of the licensee.
17 The bill also adds licensed massage therapists to the list of
18 persons required to report child abuse. By operation of law,
19 such persons are required to complete training regarding the
20 identification and reporting of child abuse, and the board of
21 massage therapy is required to require the completion of such
22 training as a condition of licensure. A person required to
23 report suspected child abuse who fails to do so is civilly
24 liable for the damages proximately caused by such a failure.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 152C.3