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,…
Earlier this year we wrote to you regarding Senate Bill 576 (SB576; identical to …
Arizona legislators passed House Bill 2569 (HB2569), which modifies existing Arizona law to allow out of state applicants, residents, and military spouses holding valid professional licensure from another state to…
It has come to our attention that many of our members received a letter from the City of San Francisco to cease and desist the practice of massage (defined as massage and bodywork in the Massage Practice Act) if you do not have a "Health Permit to Operate." San Francisco's…
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-…
The Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy is seeking applicants to serve on the board. There is currently one vacancy for a licensed massage therapist (LMT).
The board consists of seven members—five must be LMTs (two of those can also be owners or directors of a…
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law House Bill 104 (HB104), which addresses a number of professional licenses. At the very bottom of this long bill (pages 284–285), HB104 requires an addendum to the 2016 Sunrise Assessment (i.e., massage law) to assess whether…
In April we wrote to you regarding a proposal to increase massage license fees and massage related legislation. As a refresher, the license fee increases were proposed by the Tennessee Bureau of Health Licensure and the Massage Licensure Board to compensate for a deficit in their budget.…
In March we wrote to you regarding Senate Bill 554, which granted power to county-level government entities allowing them to create massage establishment licensure requirements. Currently, Maryland does not require massage businesses to be registered and licensed statewide.…
The Indiana State Board of Massage Therapy is working to finalize licensure rules stipulated by HB1289 (passed in 2017), which creates mandatory licensure in Indiana.
HB1289 requires individual massage therapists obtain licensure in order to…