Recent News and Legislative Updates

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…

The New Mexico Massage Therapy Board (Board) met August 16, 2021, and readdressed ongoing continuing education issues due to COVID-19 for the 2021 renewal cycle. Last year at the August 2020 meeting, the Board extended the time for licensees to obtain live continuing education credits until six…

Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 21-14 on August 9, 2021, which requires health-care workers to be fully vaccinated with a COVID-…

The most recent update is available at /members/career-development/regulation-advocacy/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-online-continuing-…