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440.982
(1) (b) Promulgate rules establishing the education, training or
6competency requirements that an applicant for a license must satisfy in order to be
7issued a license of registration under this subchapter. The rules shall require an
8applicant to complete at least 500 classroom hours of study in a course of instruction
9at a school of in massage therapy or bodywork approved
by the department or at a
10school approved by the educational approval board under s. 39.51
and the. The rules
11shall also require an applicant whose application is received after March 1, 2000, to
12successfully complete the national certification examination for therapeutic
1massage and bodywork that is offered by the National Certification Board for
2Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork or a substantially equivalent examination
3relating to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork that is approved by the
4National Commission of Certifying Agencies of the National Organization for
5Competency Assurance or that is developed, administered or approved by the
6department. The rules may
also require an applicant to pass an examination
,
7administered or approved by the department, to determine fitness to practice on
8state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy or bodywork.
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(1) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
11of regulation and licensing may promulgate rules under section 440.982 (1) (b) of the
12statutes for the period before the effective date of permanent rules promulgated
13under that section, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1)
14(c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes,
15the department need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of the
16public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.
