The Idaho Board of Massage Therapy will have licensure applications available on its website after the Legislature approves it rules and regulations during the 2013 legislative session. The Board invites all practitioners to view the newly…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
The Idaho Board of Massage Therapy has been drafting rules to implement the state massage licensure law which was signed by Governor Otter in April 2012. When fully implemented, the law will require that…
California SB 1238 was signed into law by Governor Brown on September 27, 2012. The new law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2013, amends California’s voluntary massage certification statute in several ways.
First,…
As anticipated, Senate Bill 1193 was signed into law by Governor Brown on September 24, 2012. Under the new law, certain types of businesses in California, including establishments offering massage or bodywork services for…
Applications for New Jersey licensing are now available. This is not voluntary. All massage therapists and those who practice Asian Bodywork must now have a state license in order to practice. We recommend that you begin the license application process as soon you can.…
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If your practice was mentioned in print, online, on the radio, or on TV, please let ABMP know. Send an email to differentstrokes@abmp.com with the subject line "Members in the News" and a link to the online news coverage.…
Beginning July 1, 2012, the massage law will require that any person operating, employed by, or performing a massage, in a licensed massage establishment, must immediately present, upon request of a Department of Health inspector/investigator or law enforcement, a valid government identification…
Ohio House Bill 262, which has passed both houses of the legislature and is awaiting signature by Governor John Kasich, encourages, but does not require, any establishment operating as a massage parlor, massage spa,…
House Bill 923, sponsored by Representative Ponti, and signed into law by Governor Bobby Jindal on June 6, 2012, amends the Louisiana Massage Therapy Act in several ways. Some of the more important changes are:
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California Senate Bill 1193, sponsored by Senator Steinberg, has passed by a vote of 5-2 in the Senate Appropriations Committee. If approved by the Assembly and Governor Brown, the bill will require that all…