SB388, s. 11 3Section 11. 460.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 460.01 (2m) and amended
4to read:
SB388,6,65 460.01 (2m) "Certificate License holder" means a person granted a certificate
6license under this chapter.
SB388, s. 12 7Section 12. 460.01 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,6,88 460.01 (1g) "Adjunctive therapy" means any of the following:
SB388,6,99 (a) The use of a device that simulates or enhances a manual action.
SB388,6,1110 (b) The application of water, lubricants, or other nonprescription topical agents
11to the skin.
SB388,6,1312 (c) The application of heat or cold to the skin in the absence of an
13electromagnetic device.
SB388, s. 13 14Section 13. 460.01 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 460.01 (1r) and amended
15to read:
SB388,6,1716 460.01 (1r) "Council Examining Board" means the massage therapy and
17bodywork council therapy examining board.
SB388, s. 14 18Section 14. 460.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,6,2219 460.01 (3) "Manual action" includes holding, positioning, rocking, kneading,
20compressing, decompressing, gliding, or percussing the soft tissue of the human body
21or applying a passive range of motion to the human body without joint mobilization
22or manipulation
.
SB388, s. 15 23Section 15. 460.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,7,724 460.01 (4) "Massage therapy" or "bodywork therapy" means the science and
25healing art that uses manual actions and adjunctive therapies to palpate and

1manipulate the soft tissue of the human body, in order to improve circulation, reduce
2tension, relieve soft tissue pain, or increase flexibility, and. "Massage therapy" or
3"bodywork therapy"
includes determining whether massage therapy or bodywork is
4manual actions and adjunctive therapies are appropriate or contraindicated, or
5whether a referral to another health care practitioner is appropriate. "Massage
6therapy" or "bodywork therapy" does not include making a medical, physical therapy,
7or chiropractic diagnosis.
SB388, s. 16 8Section 16. 460.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,7,18 9460.02 Certificate License required. Except as provided in s. 460.03, no
10person may provide massage therapy or bodywork therapy, designate himself or
11herself as a massage therapist or bodyworker bodywork therapist, or use or assume
12the title "massage therapist and bodyworker bodywork therapist" or "massage
13therapist" or "bodyworker bodywork therapist" or any title that includes "massage
14therapist"," "bodywork therapist," or "bodyworker," or append to the person's name
15the letters "M.T.," "R.M.T.," "L.M.T.," "C.M.T.," "B.W," "B.T.," "B.W.," "L.B.W.,"
16"R.B.W.,"
or "C.B.W.," or use any other title or designation that represents or may
17tend to represent that he or she is certified licensed under this chapter, unless the
18person is certified licensed under this chapter.
SB388, s. 17 19Section 17. 460.03 of the statutes is renumbered 460.03 (1m) and amended
20to read:
SB388,7,2221 460.03 (1m) A certificate license under this chapter is not required for any of
22the following:
SB388,8,423 (a) A person holding a license, permit, registration, or certification granted by
24this state or the federal government who engages in a practice of massage therapy
25or bodywork therapy within the scope of his or her license, permit, registration, or

1certification and who does not imply that he or she is certified licensed under this
2chapter. A person who is exempt from licensure under this subsection may use the
3terms "bodywork," "bodyworker," and "bodywork therapy" to identify his or her
4practice.
SB388,8,95 (b) A person who is authorized to practice massage therapy or bodywork
6therapy in another state or country and is providing a consultation to or
7demonstration with a certificate license holder. A person who is exempt from
8licensure under this subsection may use the terms "bodywork," "bodyworker," and
9"bodywork therapy" to identify his or her practice.
SB388, s. 18 10Section 18. 460.03 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,8,1311 460.03 (1m) (c) A person who manipulates only the soft tissues of the hands,
12feet, or ears of the human body, provided that the services are not represented or
13implied to be massage therapy or bodywork therapy.
SB388, s. 19 14Section 19. 460.03 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,8,1615 460.03 (2m) (a) A person who does any of the following and who satisfies the
16requirements of par. (b):
SB388,8,1917 1. Uses touch, words, and directed movement to deepen a client's awareness
18of his or her existing patterns of movement and to suggest to the client new patterns
19of movement.
SB388,8,2020 2. Uses touch to affect the energy systems of the human body.
SB388,8,2221 3. Uses touch and education to effect change in the structure of the body while
22engaged in the practice of structural integration.
SB388,9,523 (b) The person is recognized by or meets the established standards of either a
24professional organization or credentialing association that recognizes a person in a
25practice after that person demonstrates an adequate level of training and

1competency and adherence to ethical standards. In this paragraph, "practice"
2includes Rolfing Structural Integration, the Rolf Method of Structural Integration,
3the Rolf Institute's Rolf Movement Integration, Hellerwork, the Feldenkrais
4Method, the Trager Approach, body-mind centering, polarity, polarity therapy,
5polarity bodywork therapy, and reiki.
SB388,9,86 (c) A person who is exempt from licensure under this subsection may use the
7terms "bodywork," "bodyworker," and "bodywork therapy" to identify his or her
8practice.
SB388, s. 20 9Section 20. 460.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,9,10 10460.04 (title) Duties of department examining board.
SB388, s. 21 11Section 21. 460.04 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 460.05 (4) and amended
12to read:
SB388,9,1413 460.05 (4) The department shall examining board may assign a unique
14certificate license number to each person certified licensed under this chapter.
SB388, s. 22 15Section 22. 460.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,9,1716 460.04 (1m) The examining board shall prepare an examination on state laws
17and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy.
SB388, s. 23 18Section 23. 460.04 (2) (intro.), (a), (b) and (e) of the statutes are amended to
19read:
SB388,9,2120 460.04 (2) (intro.) The department examining board shall promulgate rules
21that establish all of the following:
SB388,9,2522 (a) Standards that govern the professional conduct of certificate license holders
23in practicing massage therapy or bodywork therapy. The standards shall prohibit
24a certificate license holder from having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a
25client.
SB388,10,4
1(b) Criteria for approving a training program for purposes of s. 460.05 (1) (e)
21. Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require the training program to
3meet the requirements under s. 460.095 and to consist of at least 600 classroom
4hours.
SB388,10,95 (e) A requirement that an applicant for a certificate license under this chapter
6submit evidence satisfactory to the department examining board that the applicant
7has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved
8through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher
9education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
SB388, s. 24 10Section 24. 460.04 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,10,1611 460.04 (2) (f) Requirements to be satisfied by a person seeking a temporary
12license under s. 460.08. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall require
13the person to be a graduate of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or
14program and may require the holder of a temporary license to make disclosures to
15clients and to practice under the supervision of a massage therapist or bodywork
16therapist licensed under this chapter.
SB388, s. 25 17Section 25. 460.04 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,10,2018 460.04 (2) (g) A requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter
19pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage
20therapy and bodywork therapy.
SB388, s. 26 21Section 26. 460.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB388, s. 27 22Section 27. 460.04 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB388, s. 28 23Section 28. 460.05 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,10,25 24460.05 (title) Certification Licensure of massage therapists or
25bodyworkers and bodywork therapists .
SB388, s. 29
1Section 29. 460.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,11,42 460.05 (1) (intro.) The department examining board shall grant a certificate
3license as a massage therapist or bodyworker bodywork therapist to a person who
4satisfies all of the following:
SB388, s. 30 5Section 30. 460.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,11,86 460.05 (1) (c) The person submits an application for the certificate license to
7the department examining board on a form provided by the department examining
8board
.
SB388, s. 31 9Section 31. 460.05 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,11,1210 460.05 (1) (e) Except as provided in sub. (2), the person submits evidence
11satisfactory to the department examining board that he or she has done all of the
12following:
SB388,11,1613 1. Graduated from a school of massage therapy or bodywork therapy approved
14by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 that meets the requirements under
15s. 460.095
or completed a training program approved by the department examining
16board
under the rules promulgated under s. 460.04 (2) (b).
SB388,11,2017 2. Completed at least 6 classroom hours in the laws of this state and rules of
18the department examining board relating to the practice of massage therapy or
19bodywork therapy in a course of instruction approved by the department examining
20board
.
SB388, s. 32 21Section 32. 460.05 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,11,2522 460.05 (1) (g) The person submits evidence satisfactory to the department
23examining board that he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage
24in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all
25occurrences in one year.
SB388, s. 33
1Section 33. 460.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,12,52 460.05 (2) The department examining board may waive a requirement
3specified in sub. (1) (e) if a person establishes, to the satisfaction of the department
4examining board, that he or she has education, training, or other experience that is
5substantially equivalent to the requirement.
SB388, s. 34 6Section 34. 460.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB388, s. 35 7Section 35. 460.06 of the statutes is renumbered 460.06 (intro.) and amended
8to read:
SB388,12,11 9460.06 Examinations. (intro.) The department examining board may not
10grant a certificate license under this chapter unless the applicant passes achieves a
11passing grade on
the national certification following examinations:
SB388,12,19 12(1) A nationally administered, entry-level competency examination for
13therapeutic massage and bodywork therapy that is offered by the National
14Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork or an examination
15relating to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork that is administered by a
16national board that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
17Agencie
s meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards or a
18substantially equivalent examination approved by the department examining
19board
.
SB388,12,22 20(2) The department shall promulgate rules that also require an applicant to
21pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage
22therapy or and bodywork therapy required under s. 460.04 (2) (g).
SB388, s. 36 23Section 36. 460.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,13,224 460.07 (1) Each person who is certified licensed under this chapter shall
25conspicuously display the certificate license in the place of business where he or she

1practices massage therapy or bodywork therapy so that the certificate license can
2easily be seen and read.
SB388, s. 37 3Section 37. 460.07 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,13,74 460.07 (2) (intro.) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this chapter
5are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
Renewal applications shall be submitted to the
6department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable
7renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a)
and shall include all of the following:
SB388, s. 38 8Section 38. 460.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,13,129 460.07 (2) (c) Evidence satisfactory to the department examining board that
10the applicant has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in an amount that
11is not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all occurrences in one
12year.
SB388, s. 39 13Section 39. 460.07 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,13,1814 460.07 (2) (d) Evidence satisfactory to the department examining board that
15the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external
16defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization,
17or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such
18instruction.
SB388, s. 40 19Section 40. 460.08 of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,13,23 20460.08 Temporary license. The examining board may grant a temporary
21license for a period not to exceed 6 months to an applicant who satisfies the
22requirements established in the rules under s. 460.04 (2) (f). A temporary license
23may not be renewed.
SB388, s. 41 24Section 41. 460.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB388,14,7
1460.09 Reciprocal certificate. Upon application and payment of the fee
2specified in s. 440.05 (2), the department examining board shall grant a massage
3therapist or bodyworker certificate bodywork therapist license to a person who holds
4a similar certificate license in another state or territory of the United States or
5another country if the department examining board determines that the
6requirements for receiving the certificate license in the other state, territory, or
7country are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 460.05.
SB388, s. 42 8Section 42. 460.095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB388,14,12 9460.095 Massage therapy and bodywork therapy school, training
10program, and instructor requirements.
Each massage therapy or bodywork
11therapy school located in this state and each massage therapy or bodywork therapy
12training program offered in this state shall do all of the following:
SB388,14,15 13(1) Provide and require as a prerequisite to graduation completion of a course
14of instruction on state laws and regulations applicable to massage therapy and
15bodywork therapy.
SB388,14,17 16(2) Administer, score, and require as a prerequisite to graduation, the
17examination required under s. 460.06 (2).
SB388,14,20 18(3) Ensure that each instructor hired by the school or training program on or
19after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], to teach courses in
20anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and pathology has at least one of the following:
SB388,14,2121 (a) Professional training and 2 years of experience in a health-related field.
SB388,14,2222 (b) Two years of post-secondary education and training.
SB388,15,2 23(4) Ensure that each instructor hired by the school or training program on or
24after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], to teach courses in

1theory and the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy is licensed under
2this chapter and has at least one of the following:
SB388,15,33 (a) Two years experience as a practicing professional.
SB388,15,54 (b) Formal education and training as a massage therapy or bodywork therapy
5instructor.
SB388, s. 43 6Section 43. 460.10 of the statutes is renumbered 460.10 (1) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
SB388,15,98 460.10 (1) (intro.) The department examining board may promulgate rules
9establishing requirements all of the following:
SB388,15,14 10(a) Requirements and procedures for a certificate license holder to complete
11continuing education programs or courses of study to qualify for renewal of his or her
12certificate license. The rules promulgated under this paragraph may not require a
13license holder to complete more than 24 hours of continuing education program or
14courses of study in order to qualify for renewal of his or her license
.
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