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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR
Miera
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/9/07
HB 847
SHORT TITLE
Massage Therapy Practice Act Exemptions
SB
ANALYST C. Sanchez
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 847 amends the Massage Therapy Practice Act, specifically, Section 61-12C-5.1.D to
clarify language regarding exemptions to the Massage Therapy Licensing Act by listing the
specific types of practitioners that are exempt from licensure.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
These changes to the Massage Therapy Act will be helpful to the State and the Regulation and
Licensing Department, and licensing board because it specifically identifies and clarifies those
practitioners who are exempt from the licensing act.