On October 27, 2011, the House Committee of Executive Departments and Administration voted (by a very narrow margin) to pass an amended version of HB 446. If passed by the full legislature, the bill would amend the current mandatory licensing programs for several professions (including massage…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Effective January 1, 2012, massage therapists practicing under his/her New York license must take continuing education. You are now required to complete 36 hours of acceptable formal continuing education during each three-year registration period.
Practitioners renewing their licenses in…
The New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has been drafting rules and regulations to implement the law passed by the legislature in January 2008. When fully implemented, this law will change the regulation of massage therapists in New Jersey from voluntary certification (title…
House Bill 259, introduced on June 14, 2011, proposes to exempt individuals who practice energy work or movement education from Ohio's health care professional licensing laws under which massage therapists are licensed as "limited practitioners of medicine." The bill contains a lengthy list of "…
After January 1, 2012 you will need proof of at least 250 hours of massage education in order to apply for statewide certification. Between now and the end of the year you
can still apply with only 100 hours or by taking an exam*.
More and more cities, counties, employers and…
MBLEx Now Accepted for Licensure
Governor Quinn signed SB 153 into law on August 23, 2011. The bill re-authorizes the Massage Therapy Practice Act until January 1, 2022 and makes several technical changes to the law.
One significant change to…
If you’ve already applied for a Pennsylvania massage therapy license (you have submitted the application and $65 fee to the PA Board of Massage Therapy), you may disregard this email.
If you have not submitted your application, NOW is the time. If you are…
On August 1, 2011, Governor Brown signed into law the ABMP-supported Assembly Bill 619 that makes some changes to the existing voluntary certification statute. These changes, mostly technical in nature, do not change the rules on how you can obtain your statewide…
NY Update on Continuing Education Requirements
Senate Bill 5431 was signed into law on August 30, 2010. Beginning January 1, 2012, the law requires massage therapists to complete 36 hours of continuing education (CE) during each triennial registration period. The State Department of…
SB 454 was signed by Governor Kitzhaber on 5/16/2011. The law exempts individuals who are practicing energy work or movement education from massage therapy licensing provided that the individual's services are not designated or implied to be massage or massage therapy and he or she is "certified…