FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 16, 2023
Time Requested: 02:27 PM |
| Agency: |
Massage Therapy Licensure Board, WV |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3661 |
Introduced |
SB665 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Professions and Occupations |
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FUND(S):
Special Revenue
Sources of Revenue:
Other Fund Professional Licensure Board Fees
Legislation creates:
Creates New Revenue, Increases Existing Expenses, Creates New Program
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This bill will not have any impact on the general revenue fund for state government. The Board is required to be financially self sufficient by its licensure fees.
This bill will require establishment licensure for establishments that employ licensed massage therapists. Self employed and sole practitioners will not be affected by this bill.
There will be a fee established by legislative rule for the initial and renewal establishment license that will be issued by the Board.
The revenue and expenses that will be generated in regards to establishment licensure are being estimated to the best of my knowledge at this time. Once the bill passes, the Board will decide the nominal fee for establishment licensure.
For example, if there are 100 establishments at $100.00 per establishment every two years, it would generate $10,000.00 every two years. Again, this is an estimate.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2023
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2024
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
The increases in revenue and expenses are being estimated at this time. There will be an increase in personal services and expenses due to costs of time and work involved in creating establishment licensure.
Purchase of additional license certificates, board and state seals, envelopes, postage and an update to the current licensing database will result in an increase in expenditures.
The license and renewal fees should generate the revenue necessary to administer the licensure of establishments. This will be on a two year renewal cycle once it has been implemented with the initial two year license period.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
This form of licensure is necessary to address unlicensed practice as well as issues with potential human trafficking in the massage therapy industry referred to nationally as Illicit Massage Businesses (IMB's) that offer sexual services as part of their business practices.
Because there is currently no establishment licensure, the Board is not aware of how many establishments there are in West Virginia.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Linda Lyter
Email Address: linda_lyter@frontier.com