| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to massage establishments; amending s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 456.074, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Health to 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | immediately suspend the license of certain health care 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | practitioners and massage establishments in certain 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | circumstances; amending s. 480.033, F.S .; providing 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | and revising definitions; amending s. 480.035, F.S.; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | revising quorum requirements for the Board of Massage 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Therapy; amending s. 480.039, F.S.; authorizing 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | specified enforcement officers to perform inspections 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and investigations of massage esta blishments for 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | specified purposes; requiring code enforcement 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | officers, and authorizing law enforcement officers, to 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | submit affidavits with specified photos and other 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | evidence or documentation to the department within a 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | specified timeframe; requiring certa in law enforcement 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | agencies to notify the department within a specified 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | timeframe after discovering certain violations by a 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | massage therapist or massage establishment; amending 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | s. 480.043, F.S.; requiring the board to adopt certain 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | rules; prohibiting sexua l activity and certain devices 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | in massage establishments; specifying prohibited 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | conduct by massage establishment owners and employees; 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | providing requirements for outside windows and signs 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | in massage establishments; providing exceptions; 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 49 | 49 | | |
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| 50 | 50 | | |
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| 51 | 51 | | providing employee dress code requirements; requiring 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | establishments to maintain certain employment records 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | in English or Spanish; requiring specified information 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | to be recorded before an employee may provide services 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | or treatment; requiring massage establishments to 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | conspicuously display a photo and specified 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | information for each employee; providing that such 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | photos and information must be displayed before an 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | employee may provide services or treatment; providing 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | that massage establishments within public lodging 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | establishments may satisfy such requirements by 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | specified means; requiring massage establishments to 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | maintain customer and patient records for services and 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | treatment provided in the massage establishment in 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | English or Spanish; providing that medical records 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | satisfy such requirement if they contain specified 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | information; requirement massage establishments to 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | maintain such records for a specified timeframe; 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | requiring massage establishments to collect and record 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | specified information and confirm the identification 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | of a customer or patient before provision of services 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | or treatment; amending s. 480.0465, F.S.; revising 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | advertising requirements for massage therapists and 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | massage establishments; amending s. 480.0475, F.S.; 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | revising hours during which a massage establishment 50 |
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| 76 | 76 | | |
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| 84 | 84 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 87 | 87 | | |
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| 88 | 88 | | may operate; requiring all customer and patient 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | services and treatment to be performed within 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | specified hours; prohibiting establishments from 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | sheltering or harboring, or being used as sleeping 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | quarters for, any person; providing criminal 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | penalties; amending s. 480.0485, F.S.; specifying 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | additional conduct that constitute sexual misconduct 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | in the practice of massage therapy; amending s. 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | 480.0535, F.S.; requiring department investigators to 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | request valid government identification from all 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | employees while in a m assage establishment; specifying 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | additional documents a person operating a massage 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | establishment must immediately present, upon request, 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | to department investigators and law enforcement 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | officers; requiring the department to notify a federal 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | immigration office if specified persons fail to 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | provide valid government identification; amending s. 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | 847.001, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | "adult entertainment establishment" and "unlicensed 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | massage establishment" for purposes of certain 70 |
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| 125 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 456.074, Florida 76 |
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| 126 | | - | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is added to that 77 |
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| 127 | | - | section, to read: 78 |
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| 128 | | - | 456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate 79 |
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| 129 | | - | suspension of license. — 80 |
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| 130 | | - | (4) The department shall issue an emergency order 81 |
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| 131 | | - | suspending the license of a massage therapist and or 82 |
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| 132 | | - | establishment as those terms are defined in chapter 480 upon 83 |
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| 133 | | - | receipt of information that the massage therapist, the 84 |
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| 134 | | - | designated establishment manager as defined in chapter 480, an 85 |
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| 135 | | - | employee of the establishment, a person with an ownership 86 |
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| 136 | | - | interest in the establishment, or, for a corporation that has 87 |
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| 137 | | - | more than $250,000 of business assets in this state, the owner, 88 |
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| 138 | | - | officer, or individual directly involved in the management of 89 |
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| 139 | | - | the establishment has been arrested for committing or 90 |
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| 140 | | - | attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, or convicted or 91 |
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| 141 | | - | found guilty of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo 92 |
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| 142 | | - | contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a violation of s. 93 |
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| 143 | | - | 796.07 s. 796.07(2)(a) which is recl assified under s. 796.07(7) 94 |
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| 144 | | - | or a felony offense under any of the following provisions of 95 |
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| 145 | | - | state law or a similar provision in another jurisdiction: 96 |
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| 146 | | - | (a) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 97 |
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| 147 | | - | (b) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 98 |
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| 148 | | - | (c) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 99 |
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| 149 | | - | child. 100 |
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| 125 | + | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is added to that 76 |
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| 126 | + | section, to read: 77 |
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| 127 | + | 456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate 78 |
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| 128 | + | suspension of license. — 79 |
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| 129 | + | (4) The department shall issue an emergency order 80 |
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| 130 | + | suspending the license of a massage therapist and or 81 |
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| 131 | + | establishment as those terms are defined in chapter 480 upon 82 |
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| 132 | + | receipt of information that the massage t herapist, the 83 |
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| 133 | + | designated establishment manager as defined in chapter 480, an 84 |
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| 134 | + | employee of the establishment, a person with an ownership 85 |
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| 135 | + | interest in the establishment, or, for a corporation that has 86 |
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| 136 | + | more than $250,000 of business assets in this state, the ow ner, 87 |
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| 137 | + | officer, or individual directly involved in the management of 88 |
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| 138 | + | the establishment has been arrested for committing or 89 |
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| 139 | + | attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, or convicted or 90 |
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| 140 | + | found guilty of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo 91 |
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| 141 | + | contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a violation of s. 92 |
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| 142 | + | 796.07 s. 796.07(2)(a) which is reclassified under s. 796.07(7) 93 |
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| 143 | + | or a felony offense under any of the following provisions of 94 |
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| 144 | + | state law or a similar provision in another jurisdiction: 95 |
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| 145 | + | (a) Section 787.01, rel ating to kidnapping. 96 |
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| 146 | + | (b) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 97 |
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| 147 | + | (c) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 98 |
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| 148 | + | child. 99 |
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| 149 | + | (d) Section 787.06, relating to human trafficking. 100 |
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| 162 | | - | (d) Section 787.06, relating to human trafficking. 101 |
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| 163 | | - | (e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 102 |
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| 164 | | - | (f) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 103 |
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| 165 | | - | (g) Section 794.08, relating to female genita l mutilation. 104 |
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| 166 | | - | (h) Former s. 796.03, relating to procuring a person under 105 |
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| 167 | | - | the age of 18 for prostitution. 106 |
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| 168 | | - | (i) Former s. 796.035, relating to the selling or buying 107 |
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| 169 | | - | of minors into prostitution. 108 |
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| 170 | | - | (j) Section 796.04, relating to forcing, compelling, or 109 |
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| 171 | | - | coercing another to become a prostitute. 110 |
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| 172 | | - | (k) Section 796.05, relating to deriving support from the 111 |
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| 173 | | - | proceeds of prostitution. 112 |
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| 174 | | - | (l) Section 796.07(4)(a)3., relating to a felony of the 113 |
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| 175 | | - | third degree for a third or subsequent violation of s. 796.07, 114 |
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| 176 | | - | relating to prohibiting prostitution and related acts. 115 |
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| 177 | | - | (m) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious 116 |
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| 178 | | - | offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 117 |
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| 179 | | - | 16 years of age. 118 |
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| 180 | | - | (n) Section 825.1025(2)(b), relating to lewd or lascivious 119 |
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| 181 | | - | offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly or 120 |
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| 182 | | - | disabled person. 121 |
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| 183 | | - | (o) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 122 |
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| 184 | | - | child. 123 |
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| 185 | | - | (p) Section 847.0133, relating to the protection of 124 |
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| 186 | | - | minors. 125 |
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| 162 | + | (e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 101 |
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| 163 | + | (f) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 102 |
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| 164 | + | (g) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 103 |
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| 165 | + | (h) Former s. 796.03, relating to procuring a person under 104 |
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| 166 | + | the age of 18 for prostitution. 105 |
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| 167 | + | (i) Former s. 796.035, relating to the selling or buying 106 |
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| 168 | + | of minors into prostitution. 107 |
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| 169 | + | (j) Section 796.04, relating to forcing, compelling, or 108 |
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| 170 | + | coercing another to become a prostitute. 109 |
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| 171 | + | (k) Section 796.05, relating to deriving support from the 110 |
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| 172 | + | proceeds of prostitution. 111 |
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| 173 | + | (l) Section 796.07(4)(a)3., relating to a felony of the 112 |
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| 174 | + | third degree for a third or subsequent violation of s. 796.07, 113 |
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| 175 | + | relating to prohibiting prostitution and related acts. 114 |
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| 176 | + | (m) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious 115 |
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| 177 | + | offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 116 |
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| 178 | + | 16 years of age. 117 |
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| 179 | + | (n) Section 825.1025(2)(b), relating to lewd or lascivious 118 |
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| 180 | + | offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly or 119 |
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| 181 | + | disabled person. 120 |
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| 182 | + | (o) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 121 |
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| 183 | + | child. 122 |
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| 184 | + | (p) Section 847.0133, relating to the pr otection of 123 |
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| 185 | + | minors. 124 |
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| 186 | + | (q) Section 847.0135, relating to computer pornography. 125 |
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| 199 | | - | (q) Section 847.0135, relating to computer pornography. 126 |
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| 200 | | - | (r) Section 847.0138, relating to the transmission of 127 |
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| 201 | | - | material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or 128 |
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| 202 | | - | equipment. 129 |
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| 203 | | - | (s) Section 847.0145, relating to the selling or buying of 130 |
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| 204 | | - | minors. 131 |
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| 205 | | - | (7) The department shall issue an emergency order 132 |
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| 206 | | - | suspending the license of any licensee upon a finding of the 133 |
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| 207 | | - | State Surgeon General that probable cause exists to believe that 134 |
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| 208 | | - | the licensee has committed sexual misconduct as defined and 135 |
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| 209 | | - | prohibited in s. 456.063(1), or the applicable practice act, and 136 |
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| 210 | | - | that such violation constitutes an immediate danger to the 137 |
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| 211 | | - | public. 138 |
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| 212 | | - | Section 2. Subsections (1) through (6) and (7) through 139 |
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| 213 | | - | (12) of section 480.033, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 140 |
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| 214 | | - | subsections (2) through (7) and (9) through (14), respectively, 141 |
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| 215 | | - | present subsection (6) is amended, and new subsections (1) and 142 |
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| 216 | | - | (8) and subsection (15) are added to that section, to read: 143 |
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| 217 | | - | 480.033 Definitions. —As used in this act: 144 |
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| 218 | | - | (1) "Advertising medium" means any newspaper; airwave or 145 |
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| 219 | | - | computer transmission; telephone directory listing o ther than an 146 |
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| 220 | | - | in-column listing consisting only of a name, physical address, 147 |
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| 221 | | - | and telephone number; business card; handbill; flyer; sign other 148 |
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| 222 | | - | than a building directory listing all building tenants and their 149 |
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| 223 | | - | room or suite numbers; or other form of written or electronic 150 |
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| 199 | + | (r) Section 847.0138, relating to the transmission of 126 |
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| 200 | + | material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or 127 |
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| 201 | + | equipment. 128 |
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| 202 | + | (s) Section 847.0145, relating to the selling o r buying of 129 |
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| 203 | + | minors. 130 |
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| 204 | + | (7) The department shall issue an emergency order 131 |
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| 205 | + | suspending the license of any licensee upon a finding of the 132 |
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| 206 | + | State Surgeon General that probable cause exists to believe that 133 |
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| 207 | + | the licensee has committed sexual misconduct as defined a nd 134 |
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| 208 | + | prohibited in s. 456.063(1), or the applicable practice act, and 135 |
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| 209 | + | that such violation constitutes an immediate danger to the 136 |
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| 210 | + | public. 137 |
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| 211 | + | Section 2. Subsections (1) through (6) and (7) through 138 |
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| 212 | + | (12) of section 480.033, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 139 |
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| 213 | + | subsections (2) through (7) and (9) through (14), respectively, 140 |
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| 214 | + | present subsection (6) is amended, and new subsections (1) and 141 |
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| 215 | + | (8) and subsection (15) are added to that section, to read: 142 |
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| 216 | + | 480.033 Definitions. —As used in this act: 143 |
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| 217 | + | (1) "Advertising medium" means any newspaper; airwave or 144 |
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| 218 | + | computer transmission; telephone directory listing other than an 145 |
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| 219 | + | in-column listing consisting only of a name, physical address, 146 |
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| 220 | + | and telephone number; business card; handbill; flyer; sign other 147 |
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| 221 | + | than a building directory list ing all building tenants and their 148 |
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| 222 | + | room or suite numbers; or other form of written or electronic 149 |
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| 223 | + | advertisement. 150 |
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| 236 | | - | advertisement. 151 |
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| 237 | | - | (7)(6) "Designated establishment manager" means a massage 152 |
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| 238 | | - | therapist, a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 153 |
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| 239 | | - | 457, or a physician licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, or 154 |
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| 240 | | - | chapter 460 who holds a clear and active lic ense without 155 |
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| 241 | | - | restriction, who is responsible for the operation of a massage 156 |
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| 242 | | - | establishment in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, 157 |
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| 243 | | - | and who is designated the manager by the rules or practices at 158 |
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| 244 | | - | the establishment. 159 |
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| 245 | | - | (8) For purposes of this chapte r only, "employee" means 160 |
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| 246 | | - | any person, including an independent contractor or a lessee of 161 |
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| 247 | | - | the massage establishment, whose duties involve any aspect of 162 |
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| 248 | | - | the massage establishment regardless of whether such person is 163 |
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| 249 | | - | compensated for the performance of such dut ies. The term does 164 |
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| 250 | | - | not include a person exclusively engaged in the repair or 165 |
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| 251 | | - | maintenance of the massage establishment or the delivery of 166 |
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| 252 | | - | goods to the massage establishment. 167 |
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| 253 | | - | (15) "Sexual activity" means any direct or indirect 168 |
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| 254 | | - | contact by any employee or pe rson, or between any employees or 169 |
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| 255 | | - | persons, with the intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, 170 |
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| 256 | | - | or arouse, or gratify the sexual desire of, any employee or 171 |
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| 257 | | - | person, or which is likely to cause such abuse, humiliation, 172 |
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| 258 | | - | harassment, degradation, or arousal, o r sexual gratification: 173 |
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| 259 | | - | (a) With or without the consent of the employee or person; 174 |
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| 260 | | - | (b) With or without verbal or nonverbal communication that 175 |
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| 236 | + | (7)(6) "Designated establishment manager" means a massage 151 |
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| 237 | + | therapist, a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 152 |
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| 238 | + | 457, or a physician lic ensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, or 153 |
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| 239 | + | chapter 460 who holds a clear and active license without 154 |
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| 240 | + | restriction, who is responsible for the operation of a massage 155 |
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| 241 | + | establishment in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, 156 |
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| 242 | + | and who is designated the mana ger by the rules or practices at 157 |
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| 243 | + | the establishment. 158 |
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| 244 | + | (8) For purposes of this chapter only, "employee" means 159 |
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| 245 | + | any person, including an independent contractor or a lessee of 160 |
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| 246 | + | the massage establishment, whose duties involve any aspect of 161 |
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| 247 | + | the massage establish ment regardless of whether such person is 162 |
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| 248 | + | compensated for the performance of such duties. The term does 163 |
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| 249 | + | not include a person exclusively engaged in the repair or 164 |
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| 250 | + | maintenance of the massage establishment or the delivery of 165 |
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| 251 | + | goods to the massage establishment . 166 |
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| 252 | + | (15) "Sexual activity" means any direct or indirect 167 |
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| 253 | + | contact by any employee or person, or between any employees or 168 |
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| 254 | + | persons, with the intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, 169 |
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| 255 | + | or arouse, or gratify the sexual desire of, any employee or 170 |
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| 256 | + | person, or which is likely to cause such abuse, humiliation, 171 |
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| 257 | + | harassment, degradation, or arousal, or sexual gratification: 172 |
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| 258 | + | (a) With or without the consent of the employee or person; 173 |
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| 259 | + | (b) With or without verbal or nonverbal communication that 174 |
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| 260 | + | the sexual activity is un desired; 175 |
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| 273 | | - | the sexual activity is undesired; 176 |
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| 274 | | - | (c) With or without the use of any device or object; 177 |
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| 275 | | - | (d) With or without the occurrence of penetration, orgasm, 178 |
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| 276 | | - | or ejaculation; 179 |
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| 277 | | - | (e) Including, but not limited to, intentional contact 180 |
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| 278 | | - | with the genitalia, groin, femoral triangle, anus, buttocks, 181 |
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| 279 | | - | gluteal cleft, breast or nipples, mouth, or tongue; and 182 |
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| 280 | | - | (f) Including, but not l imited to, the intentional removal 183 |
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| 281 | | - | of any drape without written specific informed consent of the 184 |
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| 282 | | - | patient. 185 |
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| 283 | | - | Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 480.035, Florida 186 |
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| 284 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 187 |
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| 285 | | - | 480.035 Board of Massage Therapy. — 188 |
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| 286 | | - | (5) The board shall hold such meetings during the year as 189 |
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| 287 | | - | it may determine to be necessary, one of which shall be the 190 |
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| 288 | | - | annual meeting. The chair of the board shall have the authority 191 |
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| 289 | | - | to call other meetings at her or his discretion. A quorum of the 192 |
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| 290 | | - | board shall consist of not less than a majority of the current 193 |
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| 291 | | - | membership of the board four members. 194 |
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| 292 | | - | Section 4. Section 480.039, Florida Statutes, is amended 195 |
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| 293 | | - | to read: 196 |
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| 294 | | - | 480.039 Investigative services ; reporting.— 197 |
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| 295 | | - | (1) The department shall provide all investig ative 198 |
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| 296 | | - | services required in carrying out the provisions of this act. A 199 |
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| 297 | | - | code enforcement officer may perform inspections regarding a 200 |
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| 273 | + | (c) With or without the use of any device or object; 176 |
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| 274 | + | (d) With or without the occurrence of penetration, orgasm, 177 |
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| 275 | + | or ejaculation; 178 |
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| 276 | + | (e) Including, but not limited to, intentional contact 179 |
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| 277 | + | with the genitalia, groin, femoral triangle, anus, buttock s, 180 |
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| 278 | + | gluteal cleft, breast or nipples, mouth, or tongue; and 181 |
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| 279 | + | (f) Including, but not limited to, the intentional removal 182 |
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| 280 | + | of any drape without written specific informed consent of the 183 |
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| 281 | + | patient. 184 |
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| 282 | + | Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 480.035, Florida 185 |
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| 283 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 186 |
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| 284 | + | 480.035 Board of Massage Therapy. — 187 |
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| 285 | + | (5) The board shall hold such meetings during the year as 188 |
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| 286 | + | it may determine to be necessary, one of which shall be the 189 |
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| 287 | + | annual meeting. The chair of the board shall have the authority 190 |
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| 288 | + | to call other meetings at her or his discretion. A quorum of the 191 |
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| 289 | + | board shall consist of not less than a majority of the current 192 |
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| 290 | + | membership of the board four members. 193 |
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| 291 | + | Section 4. Section 480.039, Florida Statutes, is amended 194 |
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| 292 | + | to read: 195 |
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| 293 | + | 480.039 Investigative services ; reporting.— 196 |
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| 294 | + | (1) The department shall provide all investigative 197 |
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| 295 | + | services required in carrying out the provisions of this act. A 198 |
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| 296 | + | code enforcement officer may perform inspections regarding a 199 |
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| 297 | + | massage establishment's compliance with s. 480.043(14)(a), (b), 200 |
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| 310 | | - | massage establishment's compliance with s. 480.043(14)(a), (b), 201 |
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| 311 | | - | and (c) and a law enforcement officer may perform inspections 202 |
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| 312 | | - | and investigations regarding a massage establishment's 203 |
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| 313 | | - | compliance with ss. 480.043(12) and (14)(a) -(f), 480.0465(3), 204 |
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| 314 | | - | 480.0475(1) and (2), and 480.0535. Code enforcement officers 205 |
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| 315 | | - | shall, and law enforcement officers may, submit to the 206 |
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| 316 | | - | department an executed affidavit with photos and any other 207 |
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| 317 | | - | evidence or documentation obtained during the inspection or 208 |
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| 318 | | - | investigation within 5 business days after the inspection or 209 |
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| 319 | | - | investigation that finds there is a violation of s. 480.043(12) 210 |
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| 320 | | - | or (14)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f), s. 480.0465(3), s. 211 |
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| 321 | | - | 480.0475(1) or (2), or s. 480.0535. For violations of s. 212 |
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| 322 | | - | 480.043(14)(a) or (f), s. 480.0465(3), s. 480.0475(2), or s. 213 |
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| 323 | | - | 480.0535, within 20 business days after receipt of such executed 214 |
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| 324 | | - | affidavit, the department shall issue an emergen cy order 215 |
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| 325 | | - | suspending the license of the massage establishment. For 216 |
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| 326 | | - | violations of s. 480.043(12) or (14)(b), (c), (d), or (e) or s. 217 |
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| 327 | | - | 480.0475(1), within 30 business days after receipt of an 218 |
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| 328 | | - | executed affidavit, the department shall inspect the massage 219 |
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| 329 | | - | establishment to ensure the massage establishment's compliance 220 |
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| 330 | | - | with this chapter, and if the massage establishment is not in 221 |
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| 331 | | - | compliance with this chapter, the department shall initiate a 222 |
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| 332 | | - | disciplinary proceeding. 223 |
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| 333 | | - | (2) If a law enforcement officer arrests a massage 224 |
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| 334 | | - | therapist for any violation of this chapter or determines that a 225 |
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| 310 | + | and (c) and a law enforcement officer may perform inspections 201 |
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| 311 | + | and investigations regarding a massage establishment's 202 |
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| 312 | + | compliance with ss. 480.043(12) and (14)(a) -(f), 480.0465(3), 203 |
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| 313 | + | 480.0475(1) and (2), and 480.0535. Code enforcement officers 204 |
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| 314 | + | shall, and law enforcement officers may, submit to the 205 |
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| 315 | + | department an executed affidavit with photos and any other 206 |
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| 316 | + | evidence or documentation obtained during the inspection or 207 |
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| 317 | + | investigation within 5 business days after the inspection or 208 |
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| 318 | + | investigation that finds there is a v iolation of s. 480.043(12) 209 |
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| 319 | + | or (14)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f), s. 480.0465(3), s. 210 |
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| 320 | + | 480.0475(1) or (2), or s. 480.0535. For violations of s. 211 |
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| 321 | + | 480.043(14)(a) or (f), s. 480.0465(3), s. 480.0475(2), or s. 212 |
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| 322 | + | 480.0535, within 20 business days after receipt of s uch executed 213 |
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| 323 | + | affidavit, the department shall issue an emergency order 214 |
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| 324 | + | suspending the license of the massage establishment. For 215 |
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| 325 | + | violations of s. 480.043(12) or (14)(b), (c), (d), or (e) or s. 216 |
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| 326 | + | 480.0475(1), within 30 business days after receipt of an 217 |
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| 327 | + | executed affidavit, the department shall inspect the massage 218 |
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| 328 | + | establishment to ensure the massage establishment's compliance 219 |
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| 329 | + | with this chapter, and if the massage establishment is not in 220 |
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| 330 | + | compliance with this chapter, the department shall initiate a 221 |
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| 331 | + | disciplinary proceeding. 222 |
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| 332 | + | (2) If a law enforcement officer arrests a massage 223 |
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| 333 | + | therapist for any violation of this chapter or determines that a 224 |
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| 334 | + | massage establishment continues to operate following the 225 |
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| 347 | | - | massage establishment continues to operate following the 226 |
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| 348 | | - | issuance of an emergency suspension or restriction by the 227 |
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| 349 | | - | department, the officer' s employing law enforcement agency shall 228 |
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| 350 | | - | notify the department within 5 business days after the arrest or 229 |
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| 351 | | - | determination of unlawful continued operation. 230 |
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| 352 | | - | Section 5. Subsection (14) of section 480.043, Florida 231 |
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| 353 | | - | Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (15), subsection (3) and 232 |
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| 354 | | - | present subsection (14) are amended, and a new subsection (14) 233 |
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| 355 | | - | is added to that section, to read: 234 |
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| 356 | | - | 480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; 235 |
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| 357 | | - | inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies ; 236 |
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| 358 | | - | prohibited acts.— 237 |
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| 359 | | - | (3) The board shall adopt rules governing the operation of 238 |
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| 360 | | - | establishments and their facilities, personnel, employees, 239 |
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| 361 | | - | safety and sanitary requirements, financial responsibility, 240 |
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| 362 | | - | insurance coverage, and the license application and granting 241 |
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| 363 | | - | process. 242 |
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| 364 | | - | (14)(a) Sexual activity in any massage establishment is 243 |
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| 365 | | - | prohibited. An establishment owner or employee may not engage in 244 |
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| 366 | | - | or allow any person to engage in sexual activity in the massage 245 |
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| 367 | | - | establishment or use the establishment to make arrangements to 246 |
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| 368 | | - | engage in sexual activity in another location. Prophylactic 247 |
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| 369 | | - | devices are prohibited in a massage establishment. 248 |
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| 370 | | - | (b) If there is an outside window or windows into the 249 |
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| 371 | | - | massage establishment's reception area, the outside window or 250 |
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| 347 | + | issuance of an emergency suspension or restriction by the 226 |
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| 348 | + | department, the officer's employing law enforcement agency shall 227 |
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| 349 | + | notify the department within 5 business days after the arrest or 228 |
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| 350 | + | determination of unlawful continued operation. 229 |
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| 351 | + | Section 5. Subsection (14) of section 480.043, Florida 230 |
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| 352 | + | Statutes, is renumbered as subsect ion (15), subsection (3) and 231 |
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| 353 | + | present subsection (14) are amended, and a new subsection (14) 232 |
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| 354 | + | is added to that section, to read: 233 |
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| 355 | + | 480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; 234 |
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| 356 | + | inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies ; 235 |
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| 357 | + | prohibited acts.— 236 |
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| 358 | + | (3) The board shall adopt rules governing the operation of 237 |
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| 359 | + | establishments and their facilities, personnel, employees, 238 |
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| 360 | + | safety and sanitary requirements, financial responsibility, 239 |
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| 361 | + | insurance coverage, and the license application and granting 240 |
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| 362 | + | process. 241 |
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| 363 | + | (14)(a) Sexual activity in any massage establishment is 242 |
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| 364 | + | prohibited. An establishment owner or employee may not engage in 243 |
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| 365 | + | or allow any person to engage in sexual activity in the massage 244 |
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| 366 | + | establishment or use the establishment to make arrangements to 245 |
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| 367 | + | engage in sexual activity in another location. Prophylactic 246 |
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| 368 | + | devices are prohibited in a massage establishment. 247 |
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| 369 | + | (b) If there is an outside window or windows into the 248 |
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| 370 | + | massage establishment's reception area, the outside window or 249 |
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| 371 | + | windows must allow for at l east 35 percent light penetration, 250 |
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| 384 | | - | windows must allow for at least 35 perc ent light penetration, 251 |
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| 385 | | - | and no more than 50 percent of the outside window or windows may 252 |
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| 386 | | - | be obstructed with signage, blinds, curtains, or other 253 |
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| 387 | | - | obstructions, thus allowing the public to see the massage 254 |
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| 388 | | - | establishment's reception area. A sign must be posted o n the 255 |
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| 389 | | - | front window of the massage establishment and include the name 256 |
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| 390 | | - | of the massage establishment, its license number, and the 257 |
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| 391 | | - | telephone number that has been provided to the department as 258 |
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| 392 | | - | part of the licensing of the massage establishment. This 259 |
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| 393 | | - | paragraph does not apply to a massage establishment within a 260 |
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| 394 | | - | public lodging establishment as defined in s. 509.013(4). This 261 |
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| 395 | | - | paragraph also does not apply to a massage establishment located 262 |
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| 396 | | - | within a county or municipality that has an ordinance that 263 |
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| 397 | | - | prescribes requirements related to business window light 264 |
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| 398 | | - | penetration or signage limitations if compliance with this 265 |
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| 399 | | - | paragraph would result in noncompliance with such ordinance. 266 |
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| 400 | | - | (c) All employees within the massage establishment must be 267 |
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| 401 | | - | fully clothed and such clothing must be fully opaque and made of 268 |
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| 402 | | - | nontransparent material that does not expose the employee's 269 |
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| 403 | | - | genitalia, undergarments, or lingerie. 270 |
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| 404 | | - | (d) A massage establishment must maintain a complete set 271 |
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| 405 | | - | of legible records in English or Spanish, which must include 272 |
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| 406 | | - | each employee's start date of employment, full legal name, date 273 |
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| 407 | | - | of birth, home address, telephone number, and employment 274 |
|---|
| 408 | | - | position and a copy of the employee's government identification 275 |
|---|
| 384 | + | and no more than 50 percent of the outside window or windows may 251 |
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| 385 | + | be obstructed with signage, blinds, curtains, or other 252 |
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| 386 | + | obstructions, thus allowing the public to see the massage 253 |
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| 387 | + | establishment's reception area. A sign must be posted on the 254 |
|---|
| 388 | + | front window of the massage establishment and include the name 255 |
|---|
| 389 | + | of the massage establishment, its license number, and the 256 |
|---|
| 390 | + | telephone number that has been provided to the department as 257 |
|---|
| 391 | + | part of the licensing of the massage establishment. This 258 |
|---|
| 392 | + | paragraph does not apply to a massage establishment within a 259 |
|---|
| 393 | + | public lodging establishment as defined in s. 509.013(4). This 260 |
|---|
| 394 | + | paragraph also does not apply to a massage establishment located 261 |
|---|
| 395 | + | within a county or municipality that has an ordinance that 262 |
|---|
| 396 | + | prescribes requirements related to business window light 263 |
|---|
| 397 | + | penetration or signage limitations if compliance with this 264 |
|---|
| 398 | + | paragraph would result in noncompliance with such ordinance. 265 |
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| 399 | + | (c) All employees within the massage establishment must be 266 |
|---|
| 400 | + | fully clothed and such cl othing must be fully opaque and made of 267 |
|---|
| 401 | + | nontransparent material that does not expose the employee's 268 |
|---|
| 402 | + | genitalia, undergarments, or lingerie. 269 |
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| 403 | + | (d) A massage establishment must maintain a complete set 270 |
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| 404 | + | of legible records in English or Spanish, which must inclu de 271 |
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| 405 | + | each employee's start date of employment, full legal name, date 272 |
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| 406 | + | of birth, home address, telephone number, and employment 273 |
|---|
| 407 | + | position and a copy of the employee's government identification 274 |
|---|
| 408 | + | required under s. 480.0535. All information required under this 275 |
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| 421 | | - | required under s. 480.0535. All information required under this 276 |
|---|
| 422 | | - | paragraph must be recorded before the employee may provide any 277 |
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| 423 | | - | service or treatment to a customer or patient. 278 |
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| 424 | | - | (e) A massage establishment must conspicuously display a 279 |
|---|
| 425 | | - | 2-inch by 2-inch photo for each employee, which, for massage 280 |
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| 426 | | - | therapists, must be attached to the massag e therapist's license. 281 |
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| 427 | | - | Such display must also include the employee's full legal name 282 |
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| 428 | | - | and employment position. All information required under this 283 |
|---|
| 429 | | - | paragraph must be displayed before the employee may provide any 284 |
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| 430 | | - | service or treatment to a customer or patient. A massage 285 |
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| 431 | | - | establishment within a public lodging establishment as defined 286 |
|---|
| 432 | | - | in s. 509.013(4) may satisfy this requirement by displaying the 287 |
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| 433 | | - | photos and required information in an employee break room or 288 |
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| 434 | | - | other room that is used by employees but is not used by 289 |
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| 435 | | - | customers or patients. 290 |
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| 436 | | - | (f) A massage establishment must maintain a complete set 291 |
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| 437 | | - | of legible records in English or Spanish, which must include the 292 |
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| 438 | | - | date, time, and type of service or treatment provided; the full 293 |
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| 439 | | - | legal name of the employee who provided the se rvice or 294 |
|---|
| 440 | | - | treatment; and the full legal name, home address, and telephone 295 |
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| 441 | | - | number of the customer or patient. Medical records may satisfy 296 |
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| 442 | | - | this requirement if the records include the specified 297 |
|---|
| 443 | | - | information. A copy of the customer's or patient's photo 298 |
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| 444 | | - | identification may be used to provide the full legal name and 299 |
|---|
| 445 | | - | home address of the customer or patient. Records required under 300 |
|---|
| 421 | + | paragraph must be recorded before the employee may provide any 276 |
|---|
| 422 | + | service or treatment to a customer or patient. 277 |
|---|
| 423 | + | (e) A massage establishment must conspicuously display a 278 |
|---|
| 424 | + | 2-inch by 2-inch photo for each employee, which, for massage 279 |
|---|
| 425 | + | therapists, must be attached t o the massage therapist's license. 280 |
|---|
| 426 | + | Such display must also include the employee's full legal name 281 |
|---|
| 427 | + | and employment position. All information required under this 282 |
|---|
| 428 | + | paragraph must be displayed before the employee may provide any 283 |
|---|
| 429 | + | service or treatment to a customer or patient. A massage 284 |
|---|
| 430 | + | establishment within a public lodging establishment as defined 285 |
|---|
| 431 | + | in s. 509.013(4) may satisfy this requirement by displaying the 286 |
|---|
| 432 | + | photos and required information in an employee break room or 287 |
|---|
| 433 | + | other room that is used by employees but is n ot used by 288 |
|---|
| 434 | + | customers or patients. 289 |
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| 435 | + | (f) A massage establishment must maintain a complete set 290 |
|---|
| 436 | + | of legible records in English or Spanish, which must include the 291 |
|---|
| 437 | + | date, time, and type of service or treatment provided; the full 292 |
|---|
| 438 | + | legal name of the employee who pro vided the service or 293 |
|---|
| 439 | + | treatment; and the full legal name, home address, and telephone 294 |
|---|
| 440 | + | number of the customer or patient. Medical records may satisfy 295 |
|---|
| 441 | + | this requirement if the records include the specified 296 |
|---|
| 442 | + | information. A copy of the customer's or patient's pho to 297 |
|---|
| 443 | + | identification may be used to provide the full legal name and 298 |
|---|
| 444 | + | home address of the customer or patient. Records required under 299 |
|---|
| 445 | + | this paragraph must be maintained for at least 1 year after the 300 |
|---|
| 458 | | - | this paragraph must be maintained for at least 1 year after the 301 |
|---|
| 459 | | - | provision of the service or treatment. All information required 302 |
|---|
| 460 | | - | under this paragraph must be collected and recorded before the 303 |
|---|
| 461 | | - | provision of any service or treatment to a customer or patient. 304 |
|---|
| 462 | | - | The massage establishment must confirm the identification of the 305 |
|---|
| 463 | | - | customer or patient before the provision of any service or 306 |
|---|
| 464 | | - | treatment to the customer or patient. 307 |
|---|
| 465 | | - | (15)(14) Except for the requirements of subsection (13), 308 |
|---|
| 466 | | - | this section does not apply to a health care practitioner 309 |
|---|
| 467 | | - | physician licensed under chapter 457 or a physician licensed 310 |
|---|
| 468 | | - | under, chapter 458, chapter 459, or chapter 460 who empl oys a 311 |
|---|
| 469 | | - | licensed massage therapist to perform massage therapy on the 312 |
|---|
| 470 | | - | practitioner's or physician's patients at his or her the 313 |
|---|
| 471 | | - | physician's place of practice. This subsection does not restrict 314 |
|---|
| 472 | | - | investigations by the department for violations of chapter 456 315 |
|---|
| 473 | | - | or this chapter. 316 |
|---|
| 474 | | - | Section 6. Section 480.0465, Florida Statutes, is amended 317 |
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| 475 | | - | to read: 318 |
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| 476 | | - | 480.0465 Advertisement ; prohibitions.— 319 |
|---|
| 477 | | - | (1) Each massage therapist or massage establishment 320 |
|---|
| 478 | | - | licensed under this act shall include the number of the license 321 |
|---|
| 479 | | - | in any advertisement of massage therapy services appearing in 322 |
|---|
| 480 | | - | any advertising medium, including a newspaper, airwave 323 |
|---|
| 481 | | - | transmission, telephone directory, Internet, or other 324 |
|---|
| 482 | | - | advertising medium. Pending licensure of a new massage 325 |
|---|
| 458 | + | provision of the service or treatment. All information required 301 |
|---|
| 459 | + | under this paragraph must be collected and recorded before the 302 |
|---|
| 460 | + | provision of any service or treatment to a customer or patient. 303 |
|---|
| 461 | + | The massage establishment must confirm the identification of the 304 |
|---|
| 462 | + | customer or patient before the provision of any service or 305 |
|---|
| 463 | + | treatment to the customer or patient. 306 |
|---|
| 464 | + | (15)(14) Except for the requirements of subsection (13), 307 |
|---|
| 465 | + | this section does not apply to a health care practitioner 308 |
|---|
| 466 | + | physician licensed under chapter 457 or a physician licensed 309 |
|---|
| 467 | + | under, chapter 458, chapter 459, or chapter 460 who employs a 310 |
|---|
| 468 | + | licensed massage therapist to perform massage therapy on the 311 |
|---|
| 469 | + | practitioner's or physician's patients at his or her the 312 |
|---|
| 470 | + | physician's place of practice. This subsection does not restrict 313 |
|---|
| 471 | + | investigations by the department for violations of chap ter 456 314 |
|---|
| 472 | + | or this chapter. 315 |
|---|
| 473 | + | Section 6. Section 480.0465, Florida Statutes, is amended 316 |
|---|
| 474 | + | to read: 317 |
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| 475 | + | 480.0465 Advertisement ; prohibitions.— 318 |
|---|
| 476 | + | (1) Each massage therapist or massage establishment 319 |
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| 477 | + | licensed under this act shall include the number of the license 320 |
|---|
| 478 | + | in any advertisement of massage therapy services appearing in 321 |
|---|
| 479 | + | any advertising medium, including a newspaper, airwave 322 |
|---|
| 480 | + | transmission, telephone directory, Internet, or other 323 |
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| 481 | + | advertising medium. Pending licensure of a new massage 324 |
|---|
| 482 | + | establishment under s. 480.043 (7), the license number of a 325 |
|---|
| 495 | | - | establishment under s. 480.043(7), the lic ense number of a 326 |
|---|
| 496 | | - | licensed massage therapist who is an owner or principal officer 327 |
|---|
| 497 | | - | of the establishment may be used in lieu of the license number 328 |
|---|
| 498 | | - | for the establishment. The advertisement must also include the 329 |
|---|
| 499 | | - | physical address of the massage establishment and the telephone 330 |
|---|
| 500 | | - | number that has been provided to the department as part of the 331 |
|---|
| 501 | | - | licensing of the massage establishment. However, the inclusion 332 |
|---|
| 502 | | - | of the physical address and telephone number is not required for 333 |
|---|
| 503 | | - | an advertisement by a massage establishment whose establishment 334 |
|---|
| 504 | | - | owner operates more than five locations in this state. 335 |
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| 505 | | - | (2) An establishment owner or employee may not place, 336 |
|---|
| 506 | | - | publish, or distribute, or cause to be placed, published, or 337 |
|---|
| 507 | | - | distributed, any advertisement in any advertising medium that 338 |
|---|
| 508 | | - | states prostitution services, escort services, or sexual 339 |
|---|
| 509 | | - | services are available. 340 |
|---|
| 510 | | - | (3) A massage therapist or a massage establishment or its 341 |
|---|
| 511 | | - | employees may not place, publish, or distribute, or cause to be 342 |
|---|
| 512 | | - | placed, published, or distributed, any online advertisement on 343 |
|---|
| 513 | | - | any website known for advertising prostitution services, escort 344 |
|---|
| 514 | | - | services, or sexual services. 345 |
|---|
| 515 | | - | Section 7. Section 480.0475, Florida Statutes, is amended 346 |
|---|
| 516 | | - | to read: 347 |
|---|
| 517 | | - | 480.0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices ; 348 |
|---|
| 518 | | - | penalties.— 349 |
|---|
| 519 | | - | (1) A massage establishment may only be operated person 350 |
|---|
| 495 | + | licensed massage therapist who is an owner or principal officer 326 |
|---|
| 496 | + | of the establishment may be used in lieu of the license number 327 |
|---|
| 497 | + | for the establishment. The advertisement must also include the 328 |
|---|
| 498 | + | physical address of the massage estab lishment and the telephone 329 |
|---|
| 499 | + | number that has been provided to the department as part of the 330 |
|---|
| 500 | + | licensing of the massage establishment. However, the inclusion 331 |
|---|
| 501 | + | of the physical address and telephone number is not required for 332 |
|---|
| 502 | + | an advertisement by a massage establis hment whose establishment 333 |
|---|
| 503 | + | owner operates more than five locations in this state. 334 |
|---|
| 504 | + | (2) An establishment owner or employee may not place, 335 |
|---|
| 505 | + | publish, or distribute, or cause to be placed, published, or 336 |
|---|
| 506 | + | distributed, any advertisement in any advertising medium t hat 337 |
|---|
| 507 | + | states prostitution services, escort services, or sexual 338 |
|---|
| 508 | + | services are available. 339 |
|---|
| 509 | + | (3) A massage therapist or a massage establishment or its 340 |
|---|
| 510 | + | employees may not place, publish, or distribute, or cause to be 341 |
|---|
| 511 | + | placed, published, or distributed, any online a dvertisement on 342 |
|---|
| 512 | + | any website known for advertising prostitution services, escort 343 |
|---|
| 513 | + | services, or sexual services. 344 |
|---|
| 514 | + | Section 7. Section 480.0475, Florida Statutes, is amended 345 |
|---|
| 515 | + | to read: 346 |
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| 516 | + | 480.0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices ; 347 |
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| 517 | + | penalties.— 348 |
|---|
| 518 | + | (1) A massage establishment may only be operated person 349 |
|---|
| 519 | + | may not operate a massage establishment between the hours of 5 350 |
|---|
| 532 | | - | may not operate a massage establishment between the hours of 5 351 |
|---|
| 533 | | - | a.m. and midnight and all customer and patient services and 352 |
|---|
| 534 | | - | treatment must be performed between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 353 |
|---|
| 535 | | - | p.m. This subsection does not apply to a massage establishment: 354 |
|---|
| 536 | | - | (a) Located on the premises of a health care facility as 355 |
|---|
| 537 | | - | defined in s. 408.07; a health care clinic as defined in s. 356 |
|---|
| 538 | | - | 400.9905(4); a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast inn, as those 357 |
|---|
| 539 | | - | terms are defined in s. 509.242; a time share property as defined 358 |
|---|
| 540 | | - | in s. 721.05; a public airport as defined in s. 330.27; or a 359 |
|---|
| 541 | | - | pari-mutuel facility as defined in s. 550.002; 360 |
|---|
| 542 | | - | (b) In which every massage performed between the hours of 361 |
|---|
| 543 | | - | 10 p.m. midnight and 5 a.m. is performed by a massage therapis t 362 |
|---|
| 544 | | - | acting under the prescription of a physician or physician 363 |
|---|
| 545 | | - | assistant licensed under chapter 458, an osteopathic physician 364 |
|---|
| 546 | | - | or physician assistant licensed under chapter 459, a 365 |
|---|
| 547 | | - | chiropractic physician licensed under chapter 460, a podiatric 366 |
|---|
| 548 | | - | physician licensed under chapter 461, an advanced practice 367 |
|---|
| 549 | | - | registered nurse licensed under part I of chapter 464, or a 368 |
|---|
| 550 | | - | dentist licensed under chapter 466; or 369 |
|---|
| 551 | | - | (c) Operating during a special event if the county or 370 |
|---|
| 552 | | - | municipality in which the establishment operates has approv ed 371 |
|---|
| 553 | | - | such operation during the special event. 372 |
|---|
| 554 | | - | (2) A person operating a massage establishment may not use 373 |
|---|
| 555 | | - | or permit the establishment to be used as a principal domicile 374 |
|---|
| 556 | | - | for, to shelter or harbor, or as sleeping quarters for any 375 |
|---|
| 532 | + | a.m. and midnight and all customer and patient services and 351 |
|---|
| 533 | + | treatment must be performed between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 352 |
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| 534 | + | p.m. This subsection does not apply to a massage establishment: 353 |
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| 535 | + | (a) Located on the premises of a health care facility as 354 |
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| 536 | + | defined in s. 408.07; a health care clinic as defined in s. 355 |
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| 537 | + | 400.9905(4); a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast inn, as those 356 |
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| 538 | + | terms are defined in s. 509 .242; a timeshare property as defined 357 |
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| 539 | + | in s. 721.05; a public airport as defined in s. 330.27; or a 358 |
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| 540 | + | pari-mutuel facility as defined in s. 550.002; 359 |
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| 541 | + | (b) In which every massage performed between the hours of 360 |
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| 542 | + | 10 p.m. midnight and 5 a.m. is performed by a mass age therapist 361 |
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| 543 | + | acting under the prescription of a physician or physician 362 |
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| 544 | + | assistant licensed under chapter 458, an osteopathic physician 363 |
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| 545 | + | or physician assistant licensed under chapter 459, a 364 |
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| 546 | + | chiropractic physician licensed under chapter 460, a podiatric 365 |
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| 547 | + | physician licensed under chapter 461, an advanced practice 366 |
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| 548 | + | registered nurse licensed under part I of chapter 464, or a 367 |
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| 549 | + | dentist licensed under chapter 466; or 368 |
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| 550 | + | (c) Operating during a special event if the county or 369 |
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| 551 | + | municipality in which the establishment operate s has approved 370 |
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| 552 | + | such operation during the special event. 371 |
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| 553 | + | (2) A person operating a massage establishment may not use 372 |
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| 554 | + | or permit the establishment to be used as a principal domicile 373 |
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| 555 | + | for, to shelter or harbor, or as sleeping quarters for any 374 |
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| 556 | + | person unless the establishment is zoned for residential use 375 |
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| 569 | | - | person unless the establishme nt is zoned for residential use 376 |
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| 570 | | - | under a local ordinance. 377 |
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| 571 | | - | (3) A person violating the provisions of this section 378 |
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| 572 | | - | commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 379 |
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| 573 | | - | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A second or subsequent 380 |
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| 574 | | - | violation of this section is a felony of the third degree, 381 |
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| 575 | | - | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 382 |
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| 576 | | - | Section 8. Section 480.0485, Florida Statutes, is amended 383 |
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| 577 | | - | to read: 384 |
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| 578 | | - | 480.0485 Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage 385 |
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| 579 | | - | therapy.—The massage therapist -patient relationship is founded 386 |
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| 580 | | - | on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage 387 |
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| 581 | | - | therapy means violation of the massage therapist -patient 388 |
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| 582 | | - | relationship through which the massage therapist uses that 389 |
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| 583 | | - | relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to 390 |
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| 584 | | - | engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual 391 |
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| 585 | | - | activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally 392 |
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| 586 | | - | accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual 393 |
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| 587 | | - | misconduct in the practic e of massage therapy includes requiring 394 |
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| 588 | | - | patient nudity as part of any massage service or any other 395 |
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| 589 | | - | service in the massage establishment or the intentional removal 396 |
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| 590 | | - | of any drape without the written specific informed consent of 397 |
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| 591 | | - | the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage 398 |
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| 592 | | - | therapy is prohibited. 399 |
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| 593 | | - | Section 9. Section 480.0535, Florida Statutes, is amended 400 |
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| 569 | + | under a local ordinance. 376 |
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| 570 | + | (3) A person violating the provisions of this section 377 |
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| 571 | + | commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 378 |
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| 572 | + | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A second or subsequent 379 |
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| 573 | + | violation of this section is a felony of the third degree, 380 |
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| 574 | + | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 381 |
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| 575 | + | Section 8. Section 480.0485, Florida Statutes, is amended 382 |
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| 576 | + | to read: 383 |
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| 577 | + | 480.0485 Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage 384 |
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| 578 | + | therapy.—The massage therapist-patient relationship is founded 385 |
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| 579 | + | on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage 386 |
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| 580 | + | therapy means violation of the massage therapist -patient 387 |
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| 581 | + | relationship through which the massage therapist uses that 388 |
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| 582 | + | relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to 389 |
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| 583 | + | engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual 390 |
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| 584 | + | activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally 391 |
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| 585 | + | accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual 392 |
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| 586 | + | misconduct in the practice of massage thera py includes requiring 393 |
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| 587 | + | patient nudity as part of any massage service or any other 394 |
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| 588 | + | service in the massage establishment or the intentional removal 395 |
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| 589 | + | of any drape without the written specific informed consent of 396 |
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| 590 | + | the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of massage 397 |
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| 591 | + | therapy is prohibited. 398 |
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| 592 | + | Section 9. Section 480.0535, Florida Statutes, is amended 399 |
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| 593 | + | to read: 400 |
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| 606 | | - | to read: 401 |
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| 607 | | - | 480.0535 Documents required while working in a massage 402 |
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| 608 | | - | establishment; penalties; reporting requirement .— 403 |
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| 609 | | - | (1) In order to provide t he department and law enforcement 404 |
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| 610 | | - | agencies the means to more effectively identify, investigate, 405 |
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| 611 | | - | and arrest persons engaging in human trafficking, an employee a 406 |
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| 612 | | - | person employed by a massage establishment and any person 407 |
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| 613 | | - | performing massage therapy in a massage establishment therein 408 |
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| 614 | | - | must immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of 409 |
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| 615 | | - | the department or a law enforcement officer, valid government 410 |
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| 616 | | - | identification while in the establishment. An investigator of 411 |
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| 617 | | - | the department must request valid government identification from 412 |
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| 618 | | - | all employees while in the establishment. A valid government 413 |
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| 619 | | - | identification for the purposes of this section is: 414 |
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| 620 | | - | (a) A valid, unexpired driver license issued by any state, 415 |
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| 621 | | - | territory, or district of the United States; 416 |
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| 622 | | - | (b) A valid, unexpired identification card issued by any 417 |
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| 623 | | - | state, territory, or district of the United States; 418 |
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| 624 | | - | (c) A valid, unexpired United States passport; 419 |
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| 625 | | - | (d) A naturalization certificate issued by the United 420 |
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| 626 | | - | States Department of Homeland Security; 421 |
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| 627 | | - | (e) A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 422 |
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| 628 | | - | (green card); or 423 |
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| 629 | | - | (f) A valid, unexpired employment authorization card 424 |
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| 630 | | - | issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security. 425 |
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| 606 | + | 480.0535 Documents required while working in a massage 401 |
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| 607 | + | establishment; penalties; reporting requirement .— 402 |
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| 608 | + | (1) In order to provide the department and law enforcement 403 |
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| 609 | + | agencies the means to more effectively identify, investigate, 404 |
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| 610 | + | and arrest persons engaging in human trafficking, an employee a 405 |
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| 611 | + | person employed by a massage establishment and any person 406 |
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| 612 | + | performing massage therapy in a massage establishment therein 407 |
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| 613 | + | must immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of 408 |
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| 614 | + | the department or a law enforcement officer, valid government 409 |
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| 615 | + | identification while in the establishment. An investigator of 410 |
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| 616 | + | the department must request valid government identification from 411 |
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| 617 | + | all employees while in the establishment. A valid government 412 |
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| 618 | + | identification for the purposes of this section is: 413 |
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| 619 | + | (a) A valid, unexpired driver license issued by any state, 414 |
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| 620 | + | territory, or district of the Unit ed States; 415 |
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| 621 | + | (b) A valid, unexpired identification card issued by any 416 |
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| 622 | + | state, territory, or district of the United States; 417 |
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| 623 | + | (c) A valid, unexpired United States passport; 418 |
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| 624 | + | (d) A naturalization certificate issued by the United 419 |
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| 625 | + | States Department of Homeland Security; 420 |
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| 626 | + | (e) A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 421 |
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| 627 | + | (green card); or 422 |
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| 628 | + | (f) A valid, unexpired employment authorization card 423 |
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| 629 | + | issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security. 424 |
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| 630 | + | (2) A person operating a massage establishment must: 425 |
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| 643 | | - | (2) A person operating a massage est ablishment must: 426 |
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| 644 | | - | (a) Immediately present, upon the request of an 427 |
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| 645 | | - | investigator of the department or a law enforcement officer: 428 |
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| 646 | | - | 1. Valid government identification while in the 429 |
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| 647 | | - | establishment. 430 |
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| 648 | | - | 2. A copy of the documentation specified in paragraph 431 |
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| 649 | | - | (1)(a) for each employee and any person performing massage 432 |
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| 650 | | - | therapy in the establishment. 433 |
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| 651 | | - | 3. A copy of the documents required under s. 434 |
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| 652 | | - | 480.043(14)(d) and (f). 435 |
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| 653 | | - | (b) Ensure that each employee and any person performing 436 |
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| 654 | | - | massage therapy in the massage establishment is able to 437 |
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| 655 | | - | immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of the 438 |
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| 656 | | - | department or a law enforcement officer, valid government 439 |
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| 657 | | - | identification while in the establishment. 440 |
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| 658 | | - | (3) A person who violates any provision of this section 441 |
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| 659 | | - | commits: 442 |
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| 660 | | - | (a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second 443 |
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| 661 | | - | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 444 |
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| 662 | | - | (b) For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the first 445 |
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| 663 | | - | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 446 |
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| 664 | | - | (c) For a third or subsequent vio lation, a felony of the 447 |
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| 665 | | - | third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 448 |
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| 666 | | - | or s. 775.084. 449 |
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| 667 | | - | (4) The department shall notify a federal immigration 450 |
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| 643 | + | (a) Immediately present, upon the request of an 426 |
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| 644 | + | investigator of the department or a law enforcement officer: 427 |
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| 645 | + | 1. Valid government identification while in the 428 |
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| 646 | + | establishment. 429 |
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| 647 | + | 2. A copy of the documentation specified in paragraph 430 |
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| 648 | + | (1)(a) for each employee and any person performing massage 431 |
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| 649 | + | therapy in the establishment. 432 |
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| 650 | + | 3. A copy of the documents required under s. 433 |
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| 651 | + | 480.043(14)(d) and (f). 434 |
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| 652 | + | (b) Ensure that each employee and any person performing 435 |
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| 653 | + | massage therapy in the massage establishment is able to 436 |
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| 654 | + | immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of the 437 |
|---|
| 655 | + | department or a law enforcement officer, valid government 438 |
|---|
| 656 | + | identification while in the establishment. 439 |
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| 657 | + | (3) A person who violates any provision of this section 440 |
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| 658 | + | commits: 441 |
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| 659 | + | (a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second 442 |
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| 660 | + | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 443 |
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| 661 | + | (b) For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the first 444 |
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| 662 | + | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 445 |
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| 663 | + | (c) For a third or subsequent violation, a felony of the 446 |
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| 664 | + | third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 447 |
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| 665 | + | or s. 775.084. 448 |
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| 666 | + | (4) The department shall notify a federal immigration 449 |
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| 667 | + | office if a person operating a massage establishment, an 450 |
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| 680 | | - | office if a person operating a massage establishment, an 451 |
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| 681 | | - | employee, or any person performing massa ge therapy in a massage 452 |
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| 682 | | - | establishment fails to provide a valid government identification 453 |
|---|
| 683 | | - | as required under this section. 454 |
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| 684 | | - | Section 10. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 455 |
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| 685 | | - | 847.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 456 |
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| 686 | | - | 847.001 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 457 |
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| 687 | | - | (2) "Adult entertainment establishment" means the 458 |
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| 688 | | - | following terms as defined: 459 |
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| 689 | | - | (d) "Unlicensed massage establishment" means any business 460 |
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| 690 | | - | or enterprise that offers, sells, or provides, or that holds 461 |
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| 691 | | - | itself out as offering, se lling, or providing, massages that 462 |
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| 692 | | - | include bathing, physical massage, rubbing, kneading, anointing, 463 |
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| 693 | | - | stroking, manipulating, or other tactile stimulation of the 464 |
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| 694 | | - | human body by either male or female employees or attendants, 465 |
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| 695 | | - | including employees or attendants w ho are massage therapists 466 |
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| 696 | | - | licensed under s. 480.041, by hand or by any electrical or 467 |
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| 697 | | - | mechanical device, on or off the premises. The term "unlicensed 468 |
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| 698 | | - | massage establishment" does not include an establishment 469 |
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| 699 | | - | licensed under s. 480.043 which routinely provides medical 470 |
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| 700 | | - | services by state-licensed health care practitioners and massage 471 |
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| 701 | | - | therapists licensed under s. 480.041. 472 |
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| 702 | | - | Section 11. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, eight full-time 473 |
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| 703 | | - | equivalent positions with associated salary rate of 544,602 are 474 |
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| 704 | | - | authorized and the sums of $837,992 in recurring and $38,712 in 475 |
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| 716 | | - | |
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| 717 | | - | nonrecurring funds from the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund 476 |
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| 718 | | - | are appropriated to the Department of Health for the purpose of 477 |
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| 719 | | - | implementing this act . 478 |
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| 720 | | - | Section 12. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 479 |
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| 680 | + | employee, or any person performing massage therapy in a massage 451 |
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| 681 | + | establishment fails to provide a valid government identification 452 |
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| 682 | + | as required under this section. 453 |
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| 683 | + | Section 10. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 454 |
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| 684 | + | 847.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 455 |
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| 685 | + | 847.001 Definitions. —As used in this chapte r, the term: 456 |
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| 686 | + | (2) "Adult entertainment establishment" means the 457 |
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| 687 | + | following terms as defined: 458 |
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| 688 | + | (d) "Unlicensed massage establishment" means any business 459 |
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| 689 | + | or enterprise that offers, sells, or provides, or that holds 460 |
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| 690 | + | itself out as offering, selling, or provid ing, massages that 461 |
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| 691 | + | include bathing, physical massage, rubbing, kneading, anointing, 462 |
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| 692 | + | stroking, manipulating, or other tactile stimulation of the 463 |
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| 693 | + | human body by either male or female employees or attendants, 464 |
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| 694 | + | including employees or attendants who are massage t herapists 465 |
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| 695 | + | licensed under s. 480.041, by hand or by any electrical or 466 |
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| 696 | + | mechanical device, on or off the premises. The term "unlicensed 467 |
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| 697 | + | massage establishment" does not include an establishment 468 |
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| 698 | + | licensed under s. 480.043 which routinely provides medical 469 |
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| 699 | + | services by state-licensed health care practitioners and massage 470 |
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| 700 | + | therapists licensed under s. 480.041. 471 |
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| 701 | + | Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 472 |
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