On February 14 we notified you of Arkansas House Bill 1394 (HB1394), a bill to remove the tuberculosis (TB) test requirement to obtain or renew a massage…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Legislators in Maryland are considering Senate Bill 554 (SB554), which would grant more power to county-level government entities to allow…
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law New Mexico Senate Bill 200. This law amends the Massage Therapy Practice Act in several ways. The law now includes a definition of continuing education (CE) and continuing education providers. Under the law, continuing education encompasses "…
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. This bill has been passed by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor. ABMP supports this legislation because…
Senators in Minnesota are reviewing Senate File 696 (SF 696), a bill that would allow eyelash technicians and salons that solely provide…
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. The bill, which can be found …
A bill has been introduced in Maine, HB 0255, that would define licensed massage therapists as health care practitioners. The bill also expands the terms that are used by massage therapists that would require a massage therapy license. The bill helps ensure only licensed practitioners use…
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…
HB 1082 would require all licensed massage therapists and certified reflexologists to carry a government-issued photo identification with them at all times when practicing. The name on the photo identification has to match the name on the massage therapy license or reflexology certification.…
A new rule has been issued in Oklahoma reducing the number of continuing education hours required for massage therapy license renewal. Massage therapists now are required to complete 10 hours of CE every two years in order to renew a license. Previously, the rules required completion…