California Senate Bill 1193, sponsored by Senator Steinberg, has passed by a vote of 5-2 in the Senate Appropriations Committee. If approved by the Assembly and Governor Brown, the bill will require that all…
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Connecticut House Bill 5455 was signed into law by Governor Dannel Malloy on May 31, 2012. The new law, Public Act No. 12-64, amends prior law by adding “shiatsu, “acupressure,” “Thai massage,…
On May 4, 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed Florida House Bill 119, which reforms Florida's mandatory no-fault auto insurance law, also known as "Personal Injury Protection" (PIP). The new law excludes massage from the medical benefits that are covered under PIP. Thus, beginning January 1,…
If you have already obtained your Pennsylvania massage therapy license, you may disregard this email.
The Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy has granted an extension of time to July 31, 2012 for existing practitioners to apply for a…
On March 29, 2012, Governor Gregoire signed Senate Bill 6103, which amends and supplements the existing massage licensing statute by requiring the certification of reflexologists. Because massage practitioners must be licensed…
On April 3rd, 2012, Governor Otter signed Senate Bill 1295a into law. The law requires massage therapists to become licensed by the state and establishes a Board of Massage Therapy to implement the process. The law also…
If you have already received your license, you may disregard this message.
It is illegal to practice massage therapy in Montana without having a state license. Most massage therapists have already applied for and received their license. However, if you were…
House Bill 2564, which would have required massage therapists to become state licensed, failed to progress this year. Thank you to all members who made phone calls to legislators at our request. There will very likely be another attempt in the 2013 legislative session to re-introduce a bill.…
To: NJ ABMP members
From: Jean Robinson, government relations director
RE: February 29, 2012 Board Meeting, Board review of public comments submitted
Applications for licensing are NOT available yet, and probably won't be available until the fall at the earliest…
At its meeting on February 15, 2012, the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) voted to eliminate the National Exam for State Licensing (NESL), offered by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) offered by…