Bill Would Require CMTs to Maintain Professional Liability Insurance

House Bill 1573, sponsored by Representatives Welch, Brown and Dodge, would require massage therapists certified by the state to maintain liability insurance and display state certificates; it would also specify that cosmetology does not include massage therapy. The bill was referred to the Committee on Public Health but a hearing has not been scheduled. ABMP supports HB 1573. To read the entire bill, go to http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/PDF/HB/HB1573.2.pdf.