Please Participate in Important Survey Regarding Licensing in Wisconsin

11/30/2018

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) is required by the last state budget to complete a comprehensive study and report of Wisconsin's occupational licensing programs.

The report from the DSPS must include the department's recommendations regarding whether any professional license programs should be eliminated based on its determination of factors including whether the unregulated practice of a particular profession could endanger public health and safety, whether the the regulation of the profession benefits the public, and the financial burden placed on the profession by regulation. The DSPS is seeking input from licensed professionals such as yourself to use in its determinations. Please take a few minutes to complete the DSPS survey below so that the department can have accurate information about the licensure of massage therapists in Wisconsin.

The survey can be taken here. This link will be live until Monday, December 10, 2018, and is also available via the DSPS website at https://dsps.wi.gov.

Please contact the DSPS at 608-266-2112 with any questions you may have.

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Legislative Updates

Ohio Adopts Interstate Massage Compact

06/28/2024

The Ohio legislature adopted Senate Bill 56 on June 21, becoming the second state to enact the Interstate Massage Compact. Massage therapists will soon be able to obtain a multistate license that will reduce holdups and delays that often occur when moving to a different state.

US Department of Education 150% Rule Update

06/24/2024

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction that halts the enforcement of the US Department of Education’s new Bare Minimum Rule, also known as the “100% rule,” until the court takes further action. This is the first step in what could be a lengthy battle to ultimately delay enforcement of the rule, providing schools more time to adjust their programmatic standards, or overturn the rule altogether. Find out more and what your school needs to do to prepare.

Colorado Bill Requires Local Background Checks

06/21/2024

Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 24-1371, requiring local government (counties, cities, or municipalities) to conduct periodic criminal background checks for massage establishment operators, owners, and employees.