CS/CS/HB 197: Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee, Lopez, V.; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson, Bartleman, Edmonds, Garcia, Melo, Overdorf, Roth, Steele, Woodson

Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy; Requires DOH to report specified data; authorizes DOH to suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises advertising requirements for massage therapists & massage establishments; prohibits establishments from sheltering or harboring, or being used as sleeping quarters for any person; requires DOH investigators to request government identification from all employees while in massage establishment; specifies additional documents person operating massage establishment must present, upon request, to DOH investigators & law enforcement officers; requires DOH to notify federal immigration office if specified persons fail to provide government identification; revises definition of “unlicensed massage establishment”. APPROPRIATION: $1,034,032

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/5/2024 05:31 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 896 (c1) by Martin Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2024-148) -SJ 696	Similar

• Citations - Statute (9)

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  456.026	Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations.	Page 3 (pdf)
  456.074	Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license.	Page 5 (pdf)
  480.033	Definitions.	Page 7 (pdf)
  480.035	Board of Massage Therapy.	Page 9 (pdf)
  480.043	Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies.	Page 9 (pdf)
  480.0465	Advertisement.	Page 13 (pdf)
  480.0475	Massage establishments; prohibited practices.	Page 14 (pdf)
  480.0535	Documents required while working in a massage establishment.	Page 15 (pdf)
  823.05	Places and groups engaged in certain activities declared a nuisance; abatement and enjoinment.	Page 17 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/17/2023	H	• Filed
  11/2/2023	H	• Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
  11/29/2023	H	• PCS added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
  12/6/2023	H	• Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
  12/7/2023	H	• Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  12/11/2023	H	• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/16/2024	H	• Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  1/18/2024	H	• Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
  1/19/2024	H	• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  1/22/2024	H	• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  2/6/2024	H	• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  2/8/2024	H	• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/12/2024	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
  2/15/2024	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
  2/15/2024	S	• In Messages
  2/16/2024	S	• Referred to Fiscal Policy
  2/20/2024	S	• Received
  3/5/2024	S	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 695 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 896 -SJ 696 • Read 2nd time -SJ 695 • Read 3rd time -SJ 696 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 696
  3/5/2024	H	• Ordered enrolled • In Messages
  4/22/2024		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  5/6/2024		• Approved by Governor
  5/7/2024		• Chapter No. 2024-148