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BE1. IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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Section___. 152C.3, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
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(15) A massage therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 152C.
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Section 235B.3, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
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A massage therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 152C.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
This bill relates to the practice of massage therapy.
The bill requires a license certificate issued to a licensed massage therapist to include a photograph of the licensee.
The bill also adds licensed massage therapists to the list of persons required to report child and dependent adult abuse.
By operation of law, such persons are required to complete training regarding the identification and reporting of child and dependent adult abuse, and the board of massage therapy is required to require the completion of such training as a condition of licensure.
A person required to report a suspected case of child or dependent adult abuse who knowingly and willfully fails to do so is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.
A person required to report suspected child or dependent adult abuse who knowingly fails to do so is civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by such a failure.
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