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Recent News and Legislative Updates

Change to Licensing Requirements in New Jersey

New Jersey Senate Bill 2414 was signed into law on May 1, 2017. Under the new law, people applying for a New Jersey massage therapy license for the first time must have completed 500 hours of massage…

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Contact Your Legislators Regarding Delaware Massage Establishment Licensing Bill
ABMP emailed the following message to its Delaware members on May 5, 2017:

As discussed in our earlier email to you, Delaware House Bill 35 has been introduced in the…

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Indiana Mandatory Licensure Bill Signed into Law

 

We previously notified you about …

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Massage Now Allowed on Sundays in Massachusetts

Under new clause (54 ½) of section 6 of Chapter 136 of the Massachusetts General Laws, massage…

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ACTION ALERT: Maine Legislature Seeking Deregulation of Massage Therapists and Aestheticians - Please Contact Your Legislators

The Maine Legislature is considering LD1036/SP342…

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Alaska Massage Licenses Must Be Renewed by September 30, 2017; You Must Complete 6 Hours of Continuing Education Before Then

All Alaska Massage Therapy licenses must be renewed by September 30 of odd-numbered years. That means that you must renew your current massage license by September 30, 2017.

License renewal applications…

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Michigan Continuing Education Rules Have Been Issued

New CE Requirement

The rules governing continuing education (CE) for licensed massage therapists in Michigan have now been issued. This means that you must complete 18 hours of CE during the license renewal following your next (upcoming) renewal. No CE is…

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March 22, 2017 Stakeholder Meeting on Proposed Changes to Massage Rules

The Colorado Department of Regulation (DORA), Office of Massage Therapy Licensure will hold a Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 1:30 pm to discuss proposed Massage Therapy Rules 4, Rule 5 and Rule 13. Per the notice sent out by the state, "stakeholder input is…

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Voice Your Opposition to Proposed Illinois Massage Tax

An amendment was added to Senate Bill 9 in the Illinois Legislature last week which would impose a sales tax on massage therapy services. The bill includes a new list of taxable "personal care services," including massage, manicuring, tattooing, and tanning. However, "personal…

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Delaware Bill Proposes Massage Establishment Licensing

Delaware House Bill 35 has been introduced in the state legislature as a proposal to require massage…

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