01/17/2017
Although the Michigan massage therapy licensing law went into effect in 2014, the rules regarding continuing education (CE) have not been issued by the Michigan Board of Massage Therapy yet. The process of drafting and approving the rules is ongoing, and we can't give you a firm statement as to when the Board will issue the rules or what specifically the rules will say once they're final.
01/05/2017
Several changes to Oregon's massage therapy rules are going into effect on January 1, 2017. The changes which impact massage therapists the most are two additions to the disciplinary rules stating that the following acts constitute violations of the disciplinary rules:
11/10/2016
We have received new information from the State about massage licensing renewals. Per its notification below, DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) will be allowing a grace period for this year's renewals, until March 31, 2017, with no late fee. This means that you will have until March 31, 2017 to renew your license and pay the $179 license renewal fee, instead of December 31, 2016.
11/02/2016
We received the following email notice from the Colorado Division of Consumer Affairs (DORA) announcing an increase in the license and license renewal fees for massage therapists in Colorado:
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Greetings from the Division of Professions and Occupations,
10/28/2016
As you know, Oklahoma passed its massage therapy licensing statute this past spring. The next step was for the Governor to appoint members to the Massage Advisory Board, which will advise the Cosmetology Board on issues regarding massage therapist licensing. The Governor completed the appointments to the Advisory Board, and the Boards have begun their work. A primary function of the Advisory Board and Cosmetology Board is to write the rules (regulations) that will fill in the details of the massage licensing statute. The deadline for the Boards to submit rules is December 23, 2016.
09/22/2016
Michigan massage licenses must be renewed every 3 years, by October 31. Your license expiration date is stated on your license. Also, you should receive a postcard from the state approximately 3 months before your expiration date reminding you to renew and providing the website which you must go to in order to renew online, which is http://www.michigan.gov/elicense (click on “Massage Therapy”). The renewal fee is $225.
09/15/2016
For those of you who practice in Santa Cruz, we're happy to report that at its meeting on September 13, the Santa Cruz City Council decided to reconsider the proposed city ordinance regulating massage therapy.
09/15/2016
The following information was emailed to our members in the Santa Cruz area on September 9, 2016:
09/08/2016
In August and October of 2015 we notified all of our Georgia members via email about changes to Georgia's continuing education rules. The text of those message is below, for your reference. Again, these changes were made in 2015 and the information was emailed to members then. These are not new 2016 changes.
8/3/2015 Email: "Contact the Georgia Board Now to Voice Yor Opinion on Proposed New CE Rules"
08/25/2016
We recently notified you that the Oklahoma Cosmetology Board would start accepting grandfathering license applications after August 25, 2016. That is no longer the case. There is new information posted on the Board’s website stating:
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