October 20, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Lauwers, Leutheuser, Glenn, Chatfield, Johnson, Callton, Bumstead, Cole, Santana, LaVoy and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 17959 (MCL 333.17959), as amended by 2010 PA
304.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17959. (1) The department shall, upon submission of a
completed application and payment of the appropriate application
processing and license fee, issue a license under this part to an
individual who fulfills all of the following requirements:
(a)
Has a high school diploma or the equivalent as determined
by
the board.
(a) (b)
Is of good moral character as
defined in section 1 of
1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41.
(b) (c)
Is at least 18 years of age.
(c) (d)
Has successfully passed an
examination meeting that
meets the requirements of section 17961. The passage of this
examination may have occurred before January 9, 2009.
(d) (e)
Has successfully completed and presented evidence in
the form of an academic transcript that is satisfactory to the
board of at least 1 of the following:
(i) A supervised curriculum in a school that has not
less than
500
includes at least 625 hours of classroom instruction.
(ii) At least 500 625 hours of course and
clinical massage
education in a substantially equivalent program in another state,
country, jurisdiction, territory, or province that, on a case-by-
case review, is found by the board to be sufficient.
(2) The department shall issue a license to an applicant who
meets
the requirements of subsection (1)(a), (b), and (c) (1)(a)
and (b) and who is currently licensed as a massage therapist in
another state, country, jurisdiction, territory, or province that
requires standards for licensure that are substantially equivalent
to the requirements for licensure under this part, as determined by
the board.
(3) Until 2 years after the effective date of the rules
promulgated under this part, the board may issue a license to an
applicant
who meets the requirements of subsection (1)(a), (b), and
(c)
(1)(a) and (b) and presents proof acceptable to the board that
he or she has fulfilled 1 of the following requirements:
(a) For at least 1 year before January 9, 2009, has been an
active member, as a massage therapist, of a national professional
massage therapy association that was established before the year
2000, that offers professional liability insurance as a benefit of
membership, and that has an established code of professional
ethics.
(b) Has practiced massage therapy for an average of at least
10 hours per week for 5 or more years, as established by affidavit
of the applicant.
(c) Has practiced massage therapy for an average of at least
10 hours per week for at least 3 years, as established by affidavit
of the applicant, and has successfully completed at least 300 hours
of formal training in massage therapy acceptable to the board, as
established by evidence from the school or schools attended.
(d)
Has successfully passed an examination meeting that meets
the requirements of section 17961. The passage of this examination
may have occurred before January 9, 2009.
(e)
Has fulfilled the requirement under subsection
(1)(e).(1)(d).
(4) The department shall issue a temporary license as a
massage therapist to an individual who is preparing for the
examination described in subsection (1)(c); has successfully
completed a supervised curriculum described in subsection (1)(d)(i)
and provides a copy of his or her academic transcript to the board;
and meets the requirements of subsection (1)(a) and (b). The term
of a temporary license issued under this section expires 60 days
after the date the temporary license is issued, on the date the
individual is notified that he or she has not passed the
examination, or on the date his or her application for a license as
a massage therapist is denied for any reason, whichever occurs
first.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.