(b) A license may be transferred from one location to another only after inspection and approval by the board and receipt of an application and inspection fee set by rule of the board, not to exceed $125. (c) A license may be transferred from one business name to another after approval by the board and receipt of an application fee set by rule of the board, not to exceed $25. (10) Renewal of license registration for massage establishments shall be accomplished pursuant to rules adopted by the board. The board is further authorized to adopt rules governing delinquent renewal of licenses and may impose penalty fees for delinquent renewal. (11) The board is authorized to adopt rules governing the periodic inspection of massage establishments licensed under this act. (12) As a condition of licensure, a massage establishment must have a designated establishment manager. The designated establishment manager is responsible for complying with all requirements related to operating the establishment in this section and shall practice at the establishment for which he or she has been designated. Within 10 days after termination of a designated establishment manager, the establishment owner must notify the department of the identity of another designated establishment manager. Failure to have a designated establishment manager 480.044—Fees; Disposition (1) The board shall set fees according to the following schedule: (a) Massage therapist application and examination fee: not to exceed $250. (b) Massage therapist initial licensure fee: not to exceed $150. (c) Establishment application fee: not to exceed $200. (d) Establishment licensure fee: not to exceed $150. (e) Biennial establishment renewal fee: not to exceed $150. (f) Biennial massage therapist licensure renewal fee: not to exceed $200. (g) Massage therapist reexamination fee: not to exceed $250. (h) Fee for apprentice: not to exceed $100. (i) Colonics examination fee: not to exceed $100. (j) Colonics reexamination fee: not to exceed $100. (k) Application and reactivation for inactive status of a massage therapist license fee: not to exceed $250. (l) Renewal fee for inactive status: not to exceed $250.
practicing at the location of the establishment shall result in summary suspension of the establishment license as described in s. 456.073(8) or s. 120.60(6). An establishment licensed before July 1, 2019, must identify a designated establishment manager by January 1, 2020. (13) By January 1, 2021, a massage establishment shall implement a procedure for reporting suspected human trafficking to the National Human Trafficking Hotline or to a local law enforcement agency and shall post in a conspicuous place in the establishment which is accessible to employees a sign with the relevant provisions of the reporting procedure. (14) Except for the requirements of subsection (13), this section does not apply to a physician licensed under chapter 457, chapter 458, chapter 459, or chapter 460 who employs a licensed massage therapist to perform massage therapy on the physician’s patients at the physician’s place of practice. This subsection does not restrict investigations by the department for violations of chapter 456 or this chapter. History.—s. 12, ch. 78-436; ss. 13, 15, 25, 30, 34, 54, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 12, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 156, ch. 97-264; s. 4, ch. 2014-139; s. 60, ch. 2015-2; s. 64, ch. 2016-10; s. 6, ch. 2016-24; s. 4, ch. 2019-152; s. 11, ch. 2021-143. (2) The department shall impose a late fee not to exceed $150 on a delinquent renewal of a massage establishment license. (3) The board may establish by rule an application fee not to exceed $100 for anyone seeking approval to provide continuing education courses and may provide by rule for a fee not to exceed $50 for renewal of provider- ship. (4) The department is authorized to charge the cost of any original license or permit, as set forth in this chapter, for the issuance of any duplicate licenses or permits requested by any massage therapist or massage establishment. (5) All moneys collected by the department from fees authorized by this act shall be paid into the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund in the department and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of s. 456.025. The Legislature may appropriate any excess moneys from this fund to the General Revenue Fund. History.—s. 13, ch. 78-436; ss. 13, 15, 25, 30, 34, 55, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 12, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 24, ch. 88-205; s. 54, ch. 89-162; s. 55, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 157, ch. 97-264; s. 127, ch. 98-166; s. 187, ch. 2000-160.
480.046—Grounds for Disciplinary Action by the Board (1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2): (a) Attempting to procure a license to practice massage therapy by bribery or fraudulent misrepresentation.
(d) False, deceptive, or misleading advertising. (e) Advertising to induce or attempt to induce, or to engage or attempt to engage, the client in unlawful sexual misconduct as described in s. 480.0485. (f) Aiding, assisting, procuring, or advising any unlicensed person to practice massage therapy contrary to this chapter or to a rule of the department or the board. (g) Making deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of massage therapy. (h) Being unable to practice massage therapy with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness or use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material or as a result of any mental or physical condition. In enforcing this paragraph,
(b) Having a license to practice massage therapy revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or country. (c) Being convicted or found guilty, regardless of adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the practice of massage therapy or to the ability to practice massage therapy. Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a conviction for purposes of this chapter.
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