PRINTER'S NO. 1895
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1488
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DEASY, READSHAW, V. BROWN, THOMAS, D. COSTA,
MATZIE AND DeLUCA, JUNE 2, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JUNE 2, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1438, No.118), entitled
"An act regulating massage therapy; establishing the State
Board of Massage Therapy; providing for funds, for licensure,
for disciplinary action, for remedies, for penalties and for
preemption," further providing for powers and duties of
board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(6) of the act of October 9, 2008
(P.L.1438, No.118), known as the Massage Therapy Law, is amended
to read:
Section 4. Powers and duties of board.
The board has the following powers and duties:
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(6) To establish standards of eligibility for license
renewal. These standards shall include, but not be limited
to, the demonstration of satisfactory completion of a minimum
of 24 hours of continuing education related to the practice
of massage therapy in accordance with board regulations. No
credit may be given for courses in office management or
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practice building. The board may waive all or part of the
continuing education requirement to a licensee who shows to
the satisfaction of the board that the licensee was unable to
complete the requirement due to illness, emergency or
hardship. An individual applying for licensure in this
Commonwealth for the first time shall be exempted from the
continuing education requirement for the biennial renewal
period following initial licensure.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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