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Kansas Bill to Require State Licensing of Massage Therapists Fails Again
04/01/2014

Despite significant support from individual legislators, HB 2187 again failed to pass the Kansas Legislature. As in previous years, the bill would have set minimum training requirements, defined a scope of practice, provided an avenue for consumer complaints, and pre-empted local regulations. If passed, the bill would have required massage therapists to become licensed by the state under the Kansas State Board of Nursing, and would have established a Massage Therapy Advisory Committee to advise the Board in carrying out the provisions of the Act.

Bill to Require Licensing of Massage Therapists Fails in Kansas
06/24/2013

House Bill 2187 failed to pass the state legislature. The bill would have set minimum training requirements, defined a scope of practice, provided an avenue for consumer complaints, and pre-empted local regulations. If passed, the bill would have required massage therapists to become licensed by the state under the Kansas State Board of Nursing, and would have established a Massage Therapy Advisory Committee to advise the Board in carrying out the provisions of the Act.

KS Massage Therapy Licensure Bill Introduced
02/15/2013

Massage Therapist Call to Action: The new massage therapy licensure bill has been introduced, it has not been given a hearing date yet. Now is the time to contact your legislators in support of House Bill 2187.

Kansas Bill to License Massage Therapists Fails
03/30/2012

House Bill 2564, which would have required massage therapists to become state licensed, failed to progress this year. Thank you to all members who made phone calls to legislators at our request. There will very likely be another attempt in the 2013 legislative session to re-introduce a bill. ABMP will continue to work with others to ensure the best possible outcome should a bill progress.

Kansas Bill Would Require Licensing of Massage Therapists
02/02/2012

House Bill 2564, which has been introduced in the Kansas Legislature, would require massage therapists to become licensed for the purpose of protecting the public and ensuring that the standards of practice in the field are protected and preserved.  If passed, the bill would require massage therapists to become licensed by the state under the Kansas Board of Healing Arts (Board), and would establish a Massage Therapy Advisory Council to advise the Board in carrying out the provisions of the Act.

Kansas Committee Recommends that the State License Massage Therapists
03/24/2011

As previously reported, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) and the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Kansas chapter submitted a sunrise document to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The sunrise document is an assessment and overview of the profession, focusing on whether there is a need to license massage therapists in Kansas. The KDHE Occupational Credentialing Technical Review Committee (Committee) was appointed to review the document in a series of four meetings and issued its decision today in Topeka at the final meeting.

Kansas Meetings on Massage Regulation Scheduled
01/03/2011

As previously reported, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) and the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Kansas chapter submitted a sunrise document, essentially an assessment and overview of the profession focusing on whether there is a need to license massage therapists in Kansas, to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The KDHE Occupational Credentialing Technical Review Committee (Committee) has been appointed to review the document in a series of four meetings.

Kansas Committee Does Not Recommend Licensure of Massage Therapists
12/14/2009

As reported in November, The KDHE Occupational Credentialing Technical Review Committee has been evaluating the American Massage Therapy Association's sunrise document to determine whether the profession meets the criteria for regulation in Kansas. On Friday, December 11, 2009, the committee voted not to recommend to the state legislature the licensure of massage therapists in Kansas, stating the profession did not meet the criteria.

Kansas Committee Considering Recommendation to License Massage Therapists
11/03/2009

The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) and the AMTA Kansas chapter submitted a sunrise document (essentially an application to license massage therapists in Kansas) to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The KDHE Occupational Credentialing Technical Review Committee was appointed to review the document in a series of four meetings, two of which have already occurred; it will make a recommendation to the legislature whether massage therapy should be regulated in the state of Kansas based on this document.

Kansas
02/26/2008

Senate Bill 572, sponsored by Senator David Wysong, was introduced in the Kansas State Legislature. The bill was assigned to the Public Health and Welfare Committee in the Senate for an initial hearing but it will not be heard because of scheduling conflicts. The bill is considered dead for the 2008 session.

HB 572 would have established the Massage Therapy Practice Act and created the Kansas Massage Therapy Board to implement licensing for massage therapists.

ABMP will inform members of legislative efforts that may be attempted in the future.