In a bill that covers a host of regulatory issues, House Bill 442 (HB 442) passed the Ohio House on December 22, 2020. HB 442 modifies the minimum number of education and training hours for massage therapists.…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
The Washington Board of Massage revised the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) in August 2020. The rules have finally made it through the state rulemaking process and are now final. The new rules are effective September 1, 2021.…
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has introduced House Bill 1016, which would consolidate the boards of massage therapy, cosmetology, and barbering into a new nine-person board. The bill would move the massage…
The Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy (Board) released a Schedule of Criminal Convictions. The list outlines criminal convictions…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently released information on the COVID-19 vaccine, distribution, and recommended sequencing plan. Licensed massage therapists fall under “health care practitioners” in…
On December 11, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.81, announcing that barbershops, hair salons, spas, nail salons, cosmetologists, estheticians, and all other personal…
Governor Wolf approved the Pennsylvania Department of State’s request to extend the temporary waiver that suspended the requirement for massage therapists licensed under the State Board…
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the November 15, 2020, order regarding no removal of face masks for services, which includes facials and beard trims. This order is in place…
As the pandemic worsens in California, Governor Newsom modified the state’s Stay at Home orders on December 3. Essentially the state is split up into five regions:
Northern…
On November 23, 2020, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation passed an emergency rule to ensure all TDLR licensees with a license that expired between August 1, 2020, and November 30, 2020,…