Recent News and Legislative Updates

On June 2, 2020, the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy adopted a new rule change effective August 19, 2020, that revises the mandatory training requirements for child and dependent adult abuse reporting. ABMP…

ABMP offers members a free, one-hour sexual harassment prevention training CE to meet new Illinois continuing education requirement.

As per the new rule developed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), massage therapists must complete a one-hour…

The Senate Committee on Government Operations is considering a massage therapy licensing bill with Senate Bill 270 (S. 270).

There is a meeting at the…

Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) into law on September 18, 2019. It will become effective on January 1, 2020.

AB5 was introduced in the 2019 legislative session to address the California Supreme Court Decision Dynamex. The Dynamex decision addressed who is an…

The Amended Georgia House Bill 242 became effective July 1, 2019. Following are highlighted changes that pertain to massage therapists and schools.

There are big changes to licensing requirements, including the requirement that everyone must have liability insurance, definition changes,…

The Alabama Board of Massage Therapy (Board) has posted a notice on their homepage that states the use of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Alabama is strictly prohibited. Further, while there may be THC-…

After Incarceration, Man Calling with Sham Job Offers and Stalking Practitioners Again

Update, May 26, 2020: ABMP has received information that a man with a history of scamming, stalking, and even assaulting massage therapists may be continuing…

Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court issued a decision that will affect whether California workers are classified as employees or independent contractors. The case, Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles…