New Mexico Massage Board Vacancies
12/16/2019
The New Mexico Massage Board is seeking nominations for three vacant positions—two professional members and one public member.
New Mexico
Massage Therapy Board
Toney Anaya Building, 2nd Floor
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-476-4870
Fax: 505-476-4665
Email: massage.board@rld.nm.gov
You must enclose a stamped, self-addressed, #10 envelope when requesting a copy of regulations.
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and NCBTMB or MBLEx
Renewal: 16 hours/2 years
Regulation Type:
State License
New Mexico Passes Senate Bill 200
02/26/2019
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law New Mexico Senate Bill 200. This law amends the Massage Therapy Practice Act in several ways. The law now includes a definition of continuing education (CE) and continuing education providers.
New Mexico Massage Regulations
07/23/2015
Our last New Mexico Legislative Update, issued in May 2009, discussed then-proposed changes to the state’s massage therapy regulations. To read the state regulations currently in place as of July 2015, please go to the New Mexico Board of Massage Therapy website and click on “Chapter 7 Massage Therapists.”
New Mexico Massage Regulations
07/17/2015
Our last New Mexico Legislative Update, issued in May 2009, discussed then-proposed changes to the state’s massage therapy regulations.To read the state regulations currently in place as of July 2015, please go to the New Mexico Board of Massage Therapy website and click on “Chapter 7 Massage Therapists.”
Rule Changes Considered by the New Mexico Massage Therapy Board
05/19/2009
The New Mexico Massage Therapy Board will convene a rule hearing to hear public testimony and comments regarding proposed amendments, repeals, and/or replacements to the rules relating to general provisions, fees, and licensing requirements for individuals, schools, and instructors.
Details on the proposed changes can be found at http://www.rld.state.nm.us/Massage/news.html.
Practices Usually Excluded from New Mexico Massage Licensing
04/29/2009
House bill 664, was signed into law by Governor Richardson on April 7, 2009.The bill, sponsored by Representative W. Ken Martinez, creates “The Unlicensed Health Care Act.” The bill essentially states that a complementary and alternative health care practitioner who is not licensed in New Mexico as a health care practitioner shall not be in violation of any licensing laws unless the practitioner engages in a scope of practice that exceeds his or her training or practices a profession that is already licensed by the state.
Proposed New Mexico Bill Could Negatively Impact Massage Therapists
03/02/2009
HB 664, sponsored by Representative W. Ken Martinez, would create “The Unlicensed Health Care Act.” The bill, similar versions of which have been enacted in a few states as a “health freedom” bill, would exempt complementary and alternative health care practitioners from licensing laws. In those states, however, massage therapy was not already regulated at the time the “health freedom” bill was enacted.
Bodywork, massage, and massage therapy are included under the definition of complementary and alternative health care practice along with a host of other modalities and practices.
New Mexico
05/09/2007
House Bill 847, sponsored by Representative Rick Miera, was signed into law by Governor Richardson on April 2, 2007. The law will exempt the following practitioners from the Massage Therapy Practice Act:
- Qualified members of other recognized professions that are licensed or regulated under New Mexico law.
- Students within the course of their study in an approved massage therapy school and under the supervision of a licensed massage therapy instructor.
- Visiting massage instructors who are in compliance with their resident state’s requirements for licensure.
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