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You trained for hours and hours in a massage therapy program and passed a test for your license, but did you know that some massage therapists still can’t call themselves licensed massage therapists?

Forty-five states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico require massage therapists to be…

Do you want to serve the best interests of your profession and the public while ensuring ongoing competence and high standards of practice? ABMP does, and if you do too, help us support licensing efforts in Minnesota!

The legislature introduced…

Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Georgia wants to make a reality!

In February,…

In January, the legislature introduced House Bill 2612 (HB 2612), which would increase Virginia’s massage therapy minimum-required education hours from 500 to 625.

Of the 48 states that offer a massage…

Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Maine wants to make a reality!

In early…

Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Illinois wants to make a reality!

In early…

Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Alabama wants to make a reality!

In early…

Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that New York wants to make a reality!

The state…

Are you in favor of your state reducing the value of massage education?

Senate Bill 168 (SB 168) puts the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) in jeopardy…

  • Improve portability
  • Reduce red tape
  • Ensure safety

Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well…