HF 2168: Relating to massage therapy, including child and dependent adult abuse reporting and continuing education requirements, and making penalties applicable

What it does

This bill relates to the practice of massage therapy. The bill 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. The bill allows a licensed massage therapist to include the completion of such training toward the fulfillment of the continuing education requirement.

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); Older Iowans Legislature; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

In plain words

1. January 31, 2022Filed in the House
2. March 24, 2022Passed the House, 93–0
3. March 28, 2022Arrived in the Senate
4. April 25, 2022Took the place of SF 2060 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
5. April 25, 2022Passed the Senate, 44–0
6. May 23, 2022Sent to the Governor
7. May 23, 2022Signed into law