Introduced on January 4, 2012, Senate Bill 10 would require a license to practice massage therapy in Indiana. Currently, although Indiana’s certification system provides that only certified massage therapists…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Intended to strengthen public protection against the unlicensed practice of massage therapy, Senate Bill 6072 proposes several changes to the laws governing massage therapy licensure.
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On January 5, 2012, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to defeat HB 446. The bill would have changed the mandatory licensing of several professions, including massage therapists and bodyworkers, to voluntary "licensing." ABMP was opposed to the bill.
ABMP thanks members who…
On October 27, 2011, the House Committee of Executive Departments and Administration voted (by a very narrow margin) to pass an amended version of HB 446. If passed by the full legislature, the bill would amend the current mandatory licensing programs for several professions (including massage…
Effective January 1, 2012, massage therapists practicing under his/her New York license must take continuing education. You are now required to complete 36 hours of acceptable formal continuing education during each three-year registration period.
Practitioners renewing their licenses in…
The New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has been drafting rules and regulations to implement the law passed by the legislature in January 2008. When fully implemented, this law will change the regulation of massage therapists in New Jersey from voluntary certification (title…
House Bill 259, introduced on June 14, 2011, proposes to exempt individuals who practice energy work or movement education from Ohio's health care professional licensing laws under which massage therapists are licensed as "limited practitioners of medicine." The bill contains a lengthy list of "…
After January 1, 2012 you will need proof of at least 250 hours of massage education in order to apply for statewide certification. Between now and the end of the year you
can still apply with only 100 hours or by taking an exam*.
More and more cities, counties, employers and…
MBLEx Now Accepted for Licensure
Governor Quinn signed SB 153 into law on August 23, 2011. The bill re-authorizes the Massage Therapy Practice Act until January 1, 2022 and makes several technical changes to the law.
One significant change to…
If you’ve already applied for a Pennsylvania massage therapy license (you have submitted the application and $65 fee to the PA Board of Massage Therapy), you may disregard this email.
If you have not submitted your application, NOW is the time. If you are…