4. Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule (including the statutory citation and language):
Section 15.085 (5) (b), Stats., provides that affiliated credentialing boards, such as the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board, “shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains . . .” Section 460.04 (2) (b), Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish criteria for approving a training program for purposes of licensing massage therapists and bodywork therapists. Section 460.04 (2) (e), Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish “[a] requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter submit evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.” Section 460.04 (2) (f), Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish “[r]equirements to be satisfied by a person seeking a temporary license under s. 460.08 …” Section 460.04 (2) (g), Stats., provides the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate rules that establish “[a] requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy.” 5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
150 hours
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
Wisconsin licensed massage therapists and bodywork therapists and their clients.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
None.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
The proposed rule will have minimal to no economic impact on small businesses and the state’s economy as a whole.
