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Arkansas House Bill 1394

02/14/2019

Arkansas House Bill 1394 (HB1394) is quickly moving through the legislature. HB1394 removes the requirement of a tuberculosis test for massage therapists to get licensed.

Important Legislative Update: Minnesota Bill 696

02/12/2019

Senators in Minnesota are reviewing Senate File 696 (SF 696), a bill that would allow eyelash technicians and salons that solely provide eyelash extensions to operate without being licensed.

13th Annual ISPA Foundation Scholarship Opens

02/11/2019

The International SPA Association (ISPA) Foundation began accepting applications for the 2019 Mary Tabacchi Scholarship on Friday, February 8, 2019.

In Iowa, House File 188 (HF188), has been introduced to remove the licensure requirement for massage therapists. It also expands the current law to penalize an individual or business who advertises or represents an unlicensed individual as being licensed.

Maine House Bill 0255

02/08/2019

A bill has been introduced in Maine, HB 0255, that would define licensed massage therapists as health care practitioners.

Oklahoma Senate Bill 100 and House Bill 2117

02/01/2019

The Oklahoma Advisory Massage Therapy Board worked over the past year to update the Massage Practice Act. A committee was formed to draft new legislation that would open grandfathering for those who didn't meet the licensing window when licensing was in effect a few years ago and update some language.