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Like most, if not all, health-care professions, entry-level examination is a necessary component and final indicator of a practitioner’s knowledge and qualification.

Every few years, ABMP undertakes a process to query state massage therapy boards in order to prepare a massage therapist population estimate.

Government works best when it’s closest to the people. To me, that means I’m here to support and empower you by gathering and digesting regulations, laws, and any proposed changes to them.  

We asked ABMP members some questions about the prices of their typical 60-minute massage or bodywork session—where it is now, how it has changed in the past year, and what their plans are for next year.

The ABMP Government Relations team is preparing for the 2023 legislative cycle. The team anticipates bills will be introduced regarding the Interstate Massage Therapy Compact (IMpact), licensure attempts in unlicensed states, and some deregulation efforts.