Your state board or licensing agency . . . you recognize its name on your license, you know it’s where you submit your renewal information, and it may reach out to you from time to time with a new rule change. But have you ever considered the inner workings of a state licensing board or viewed…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
In late August, Governor John Carney signed into law two bills that affect educational standards and programs. House Bill 386…
In early August, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law House Bill 5135, adding training requirements for applicants and licensed professionals in abnormal skin growth education.
An applicant who applies for…
On August 2, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 2660, amending massage therapy misconduct laws.
The bill requires a massage therapist to practice only when a chaperone who is a licensed massage…
Sales tax on health-care services? Say it with us: Not in Nebraska!
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has proposed sweeping tax reforms for the state, and massage therapy is at risk of being unfairly taxed…
On July 10, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill 4587, changing the state’s minimum education hours required for an individual to obtain licensure as a massage and bodywork therapist. The bill…
Your voice, experience, and industry knowledge are invaluable assets to your practice, and they may be complementary contributions to the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy (Board). There are three vacancies on the Board for licensed massage and bodywork therapists.
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You may have renewed your massage therapy license many times, but the newly formed Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board (Board) has new licensing requirements that are different from years past.
Under the new Board, licensees are required to submit a fingerprint background…
In early July, North Carolina enacted Senate Bill 607 (page 2), increasing the minimum training requirements for massage and bodywork licensure that an applicant must complete at a school approved by the North Carolina…
On July 1, the Board of Therapeutic Massage (Board) issued an emergency rule in the Missouri Register (page 952) to raise the state’s minimum massage education hours from 500 to 625. This change applies to…