HF 2602 — A bill for an act relating to the licensure of massage establishments, and making penalties applicable.

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HouseFile2602,anActrelatingtothelicensureofmassageestablishments,andBE makingIT penaltiesapplicable.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

The aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A ;

NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .

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'^Establishment"“Establishment” means a location where massage therapy is practiced.

"^Establishment"“Establishment” does not include any of the following:

Stand-alone devices, including chairs, that are operated by the customer,customer. c.

Ac. location within a licensed health care facility where a person exempted from this chapter pursuant to section 152C.9, subsection 1, practices the person's licensed profession or under the prescription of supervision of a licensed person.

A location within a licensed health care facility where a person exempted from this chapter pursuant to section 152C.9, subsection 1, practices the person’s licensed profession or under the prescription of supervision of a licensed person.

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^Sole“Sole practitioner"practitioner” meaTismeans a massage therapist who provides massage therapy at a location over which the massage therapist exercises physical control and from which only the massage therapist offers and provides massage therapy.

The board may, by order, impose a civil penalty upon a person who practices as a massage therapist without a license issued under this chapter2_chapter, os-or a person or business that employs an individual who is not licensed under this chapter, or a person who operates an establishment without a license.

Section 152C.5B, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: sf o l l o w s :

A person licensed or who purports to be licensed under this chapter shall, upon the request of any peace officer investigating a complaint of illegal services, present a copy of the person'sperson’s valid Iowa massage therapist license, a valid establishment license, if applicable, and a government-issued identification to the peace officer.

A person who violates House PileFile 2602, p.

Section 152C.7, Code 2026, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

The board may suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon a license issued pursuant to rules adopted in accordance with section 1520.3152C.3 this chapter.

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b,b. A person who is under criminal investigation or who has a criminal history determined by the board to be disqualifying.

TheA boardperson maywho alsois considerunder criminal investigationsinvestigation andor historieswho ofhas ownersa andcriminal officershistory ofdetermined anby applicantthe thatboard isto abe Housedisqualifying. Pile 2602, p.

The board may also consider criminal investigations and histories of owners and officers of an applicant that is a House File 2602, p.

The board may revoke an establishment license based upon public complaint, upon receiving evidence of misconduct or disqualifying criminal acts at the establishment, or if the board discovers that the application for the establishment llicense iwas cfraudulent. e w a s f r a u d u l e n t .

The name and license number of each massage therapist who hhas a worked aat tthe testablishment. h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t .

b»b. A calendar or schedule of appointments and receipts which shall include the name of each client, and the name of each massage therapist who provided massage therapy to the client.

A calendar or schedule of appointments and receipts which shall include the name of each client, and the name of each massage therapist who provided massage therapy to the client.

A school of massage therapy teaching a massage therapy curriculum approved by the board is exempt from licensing as aan nestablishment. e s t a b l i s h m e n t .

A process for the evaluation of applications and the iissuance sof sestablishment ulicenses. a n c e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t l i c e n s e s .

Requirements for adequate, safe, and sanitary eestablishments. s t a b l i s h m e n t s .

Requirements for retention of client and ownership rrecords. e c o r d s .

Requirements for the transfer of an establishment llicense. i c e n s e .

PTG______________________________ RS^EY______________________________ AMYSINC^RPAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2602, Ninety-first General Assembly.