ABMP is excited to announce that the Virginia legislature enacted House Bill 2448 (HB 2448), the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact), on March 21. The goal of the IMpact is to:
- Support the mobility of licensed…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
When it comes to volunteering, massage therapists have many opportunities to raise awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage as a contribution to the profession. On April 28, the Colorado Coalition of Massage Therapists invites you to volunteer for the annual Massage Therapy Legislative…
The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists (Board) issued final rules that increase massage therapy fees by about 35 percent to rebalance the 2023–2025 budget. The fee changes take effect April 1, 2025. To help…
ABMP is excited to announce that the Arkansas legislature enacted House Bill 1217 (HB 1217), the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact), on March 12. The goal of the IMpact is to:
- …
You trained for hours and hours in a massage therapy program and passed a test for your license, but did you know that some massage therapists still can’t call themselves licensed massage therapists?
Forty-five states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico require massage therapists to be…
Do you want to serve the best interests of your profession and the public while ensuring ongoing competence and high standards of practice? ABMP does, and if you do too, help us support licensing efforts in Minnesota!
The legislature introduced…
Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Georgia wants to make a reality!
In February,…
In January, the legislature introduced House Bill 2612 (HB 2612), which would increase Virginia’s massage therapy minimum-required education hours from 500 to 625.
Of the 48 states that offer a massage…
Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Maine wants to make a reality!
In early…
Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that Illinois wants to make a reality!
In early…