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Recent News and Legislative Updates

As we've previously mentioned, the state of Pennsylvania is now requiring that in order to renew your massage license after January 1, 2015, you must have completed two hours of continuing education (CE) in the topic area of child abuse recognition and reporting.

An updated list…

You may recall that ABMP sent an email to Georgia members on November 19, 2014, letting you know that the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy would be considering a proposal to amend the rule regarding Continuing Education (CE) on December 5, 2014. If adopted, the Board would no longer accept…

The Georgia Board of Massage Therapy will be considering a proposal to amend rule 345-4-.02 related to continuing education hours accepted for the purpose of licensure renewal on December 5, 2014. If adopted, the Board…

If you have already renewed your GA massage license for this renewal period, you can disregard this message.

It's time to renew your Georgia Massage Therapy license. Your license expires October 31, 2014, so visit http…

A new law was passed in Florida this year, s.456.0135, F.S, which imposes new background check requirements…

A new law was passed in Florida this year, s.456.0135, F.S, which imposes new background check requirements…

At the recent Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) Annual Meeting, it was announced that the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork will no longer be offering or accepting licensure exam applications as of November 1, 2014, and will cease offering…

AB 1147 was signed into law by Governor Brown on September 18, 2014. The bill authorizes the continuation of statewide voluntary certification for massage therapists by the California Massage Therapy Council. In addition the bill does…

Alaska House Bill 328 was signed by Governor Parnell on August 11, 2014, and is now the law in Alaska.  The law requires that all massage therapists practicing in Alaska must have a state-issued massage license.

The new…

The Wisconsin Massage Therapy and Bodywork Affiliated Credentialing Board has announced that beginning with the license renewal period that starts on March 1, 2015, each Massage Therapist/Bodywork Therapist must complete 24 hours of continuing education (CE), including two hours of ethics, to…