Boulder County Public Health issued Public Health Order 2021-08 September 2, 2021, which requires facial coverings to be worn in public indoor spaces throughout Boulder County, Colorado, during periods of…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Update 9/15/21: ABMP received confirmation that the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health stated this rule applies to all Rhode Island massage therapists.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced in a…
By emergency rule, the District of Columbia is mandating vaccinations against COVID-19 for health professionals who are licensed, registered, or certified by the Department of Health,…
January 5, 2022 Update:
On December 7, 2021, the proposed massage therapy distance learning rules and others listed below were adopted by the Texas Massage Therapy Advisory Board.
For a recent update from Texas for practitioners,…
Proposed massage therapy rules were published in the Texas Register (page 10) August 20, 2021. One of the rules affects written consent, which ABMP has summarized below. We also explain how…
Washington’s personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile is available to help support state agencies, counties, and other partners to meet COVID-19 PPE requests through October 31, 2021.
Health-care providers—including long-term services and supports providers, such as adult…
The New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department released a statement providing additional information on the latest Public Health Order issued by Governor Lujan-Grisham on August 17, 2021.
The…
Emergency rule 175:20-5-3.1 was approved by Governor Stitt as a workaround for lapsed renewals of those whose licenses lapsed between March 17, 2020, and January 31, 2021.
If your…
Update: October, 21, 2022
ABMP continues to update you regarding the state of continuing education (CE) credits in Pennsylvania. ABMP received conflicting communications regarding CE requirements for the January 31, 2023, renewal cycle, and was recently contacted by a member…
On August 4, 2021, Governor Brown announced that due to COVID-19’s Delta variant, vaccines will be required for all health-care providers working in health-care settings, including massage…