Statement of Scope
Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy
Affiliated Credentialing Board
Rule No.
:
|
Chapters MTBT 2 and
3
|
Relating to
:
|
Application
for a License
and
Approved Training Programs
|
1. Finding/nature of emergency (Emergency Rule only):
N/A
2
.
Detailed description of the objective of the
proposed
rule
:
The Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy
Affiliated Credentialing
Board will conduct a comprehensive evaluation and update of
chs
.
MTBT 2
and
3
to ensure the
rules
are
consistent with current
professional
,
academic
, and licensing
practices and
applicable
Wisconsin
statutes.
3
.
Description of the existing policies relevant to the rule, new policies proposed to be included in the rule, and an analysis of policy alternatives
:
Chapters
MTBT 2
and
3
currently contain all of the rules of the
Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board
r
elating to application
for a license and approved training programs
. The Board has identified the need for a comprehensive evaluation
and update
of these
rules to
ensure they are
consistent with current
professional
,
academic
, and licensing
practices and applicable
Wisconsin
statutes.
The alternatives of either partially updating or not updating these rules would be less beneficial to
affected
entities
.
4
.
Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule
(including
the
statutory citation and language):
Section
15.08
5
(5) (b)
,
Stats.,
provides that affiliated credentialing
boards, such as the
Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board
, “shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it
pertains . . .”
Section
460.04 (2) (b)
, Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish criteria for approving a training program for purposes of licensing massage therapists and bodywork therapists.
Section
460.04 (2) (e)
, Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish “[a] requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter submit evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
”
Section
460.04 (2) (f)
,
Stats.,
provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish “[r]
equirements
to be satisfied by a person seeking a temporary license under s. 460.08 …”
Section
460.04 (2) (g)
, Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish
“[a] requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy.
”
5
.
Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule
:
150
hours
6
.
List with description of all entities that
may
be affected by the proposed rule
:
Wisconsin l
icensed massage therapists and bodywork therapists and their clients
.
7
.
Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule
:
None.
8
. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule
(note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses)
:
The proposed rule will have minimal to no economic impact on small businesses and the state’s economy as a whole.
