Senate Bill sb0148c1

    Florida Senate - 2006                            CS for SB 148

    By the Committee on Health Care; and Senator Saunders





    587-1315-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public swimming and bathing

  3         facilities; amending s. 514.0115, F.S.;

  4         providing that private pools and water therapy

  5         facilities connected with establishments where

  6         licensed physical therapists practice and

  7         licensed massage therapy establishments are

  8         exempt from supervision or regulation by the

  9         Department of Health; amending s. 480.043,

10         F.S.; providing for the adoption of rules

11         relating to the regulation of pools used in

12         conjunction with hydrotherapy in establishments

13         licensed pursuant to this section; providing an

14         effective date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 514.0115, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         514.0115  Exemptions from supervision or regulation;

21  variances.--

22         (1)  Private pools and water therapy facilities

23  connected with facilities connected with hospitals, medical

24  doctors' offices, and licensed physical therapy establishments

25  where one or more licensed physical therapists practice, and

26  licensed massage therapy establishments are shall be exempt

27  from supervision under this chapter.

28         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 480.043, Florida

29  Statutes, is amended to read:

30         480.043  Massage establishments; requisites; licensure;

31  inspection.--

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    Florida Senate - 2006                            CS for SB 148
    587-1315-06




 1         (2)  The board shall adopt rules governing the

 2  operation of establishments and their facilities, personnel,

 3  safety and sanitary requirements, including pools used in

 4  conjunction with hydrotherapy in establishments licensed

 5  pursuant to this section, financial responsibility, insurance

 6  coverage, and the license application and granting process.

 7         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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 9          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
10                         Senate Bill 148

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12  This committee substitute provides an exemption from the
    Department of Health's regulation of public swimming pools and
13  bathing facilities for private pools and water therapy
    facilities connected with establishments where one or more
14  licensed physical therapists practice and licensed massage
    establishments. The bill also clarifies that the Board of
15  Massage Therapy has the authority to adopt rules governing the
    operation of licensed massage establishments, including pools
16  used in conjunction with hydrotherapy in licensed massage
    establishments.
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