by: Selena Belisle, Founder/Instructor, CE Institute LLC
The Florida Board of Massage is has enforced several measures to address the catastrophic human trafficking problem we face in the State of Florida's massage therapy industry. All of these new measures are addressed in this course – they include:
- Florida Licensed Massage Therapists must complete a 1 CE Hour course in Human Trafficking (this is the course).
- Florida Licensed Massage Establishments must post signage about Human Trafficking (instructions and links for these FREE signs are included in this course).
- Florida Licensed Massage Establishments must appoint a Designated Establishment Manager (also known as a DEM).
- Florida Licensed Massage Establishments must have a plan for reporting suspected human trafficking (a list of agencies to report suspected trafficking are included in this course).
- HB197 was passed with greater laws to help prevent trafficking abuses.
Florida is now requiring Human Trafficking prevention training for the following healthcare professionals as part of their CE requirement to relicense:
• Massage Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Acupuncture
• Medicine
• Osteopathic Medicine
• Chiropractic Medicine
• Podiatric Medicine
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Dentistry
• Nursing Home Administration
• Occupational Therapy
• Dietetics and Nutrition
• Respiratory Care
The Florida Board of Massage requires that ALL Florida Licensed Massage Establishments post a sign about human trafficking in a conspicuous place accessible to staff by January 1, 2021. The sign must be at least 11 x 15 inches and in at least 32-point type. The sign must contain statutorily required language and be posted in English and Spanish. The Florida Board of Massage provided Mandarin translations of these signs for use in massage establishments where the Mandarin language is used. If the Mandarin language is spoken in your massage establishment, then you must post the version of this sign that includes English, Spanish & Mandarin languages.
At the end of this paragraph is a website URL to the Human Trafficking sign that is available in English & Spanish languages. Please remember, when printing the sign, the sign must be at least 11 x 15 inches and in at least 32-point type and it must be posted in a conspicuous place accessible to massage establishment staff by January 1, 2021: http://flhealthsource.gov/humantrafficking/docs/HumanTraffickingPoster-Eng-Span.pdf
At the end of this paragraph is a website link to a Human Trafficking sign that is available in in English, Spanish & Mandarin languages. If the Mandarin language is spoken or used in your establishment, then you must post a sign that includes the Mandarin language as well as English & Spanish. Please remember, when printing the sign, the sign must be at least 11 x 15 inches and in at least 32-point type and it must be posted in a conspicuous place accessible to staff by January 1, 2021: http://flhealthsource.gov/humantrafficking/docs/HumanTraffickingPoster-All.pdf
To learn more about human trafficking prevention, please register for one of our courses at: https://ceinstitute.com/collections/mandatory
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