Les Sweeney, NCTM
President, ABMP
The blogosphere has heated up lately regarding implementation of statewide massage regulations in California-we think that's healthy. The massage community needs to be engaged in offering its opinions. It took six years to get a bill passed; how the…
Senate bill 786, sponsored by Senator Sanborn, was approved by Governor Granholm on January 4, 2010. The law amends how proprietary schools are licensed and regulated in Michigan as previously defined by law. ABMP became involved with this effort a few years ago when we were contacted by several…
As reported in November, The KDHE Occupational Credentialing Technical Review Committee has been evaluating the American Massage Therapy Association's sunrise document to determine whether the profession meets the criteria for regulation in Kansas. On Friday, December 11, 2009, the committee…
Assembly bill 588, sponsored by Representative Berceau, would make a number of changes to the regulation of massage and bodywork therapists. Under current law, a person who is not certified as a massage therapist or bodyworker by the Department of Regulations and Licensing may not designate…
The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) and the AMTA Kansas chapter submitted a sunrise document (essentially an application to license massage therapists in Kansas) to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The KDHE Occupational Credentialing Technical Review Committee…
House Bill 139, sponsored by Representative Erik Fresen, has been referred to the Health Care Regulation Policy Committee.
If passed, the bill would exempt graduates from certain accredited massage schools from taking an entry-level competency exam. Currently all applicants must pass…
The Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act became inoperative on June 30, 2007 and was repealed on January 1, 2008. There has been no regulatory body with oversight of private postsecondary schools since then.
In response, on October 11, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger…
The Montana Board of Massage Therapists met for the first time on September 28, 2009. The board, named below, is charged with the responsibility of writing the rules and regulations to implement the law. ABMP will keep members informed of the progress the board makes and when applications become…
Governor Beebe has appointed members to the Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy. The board, named below, is charged with the responsibility of implementing the law.
Gregg Benefiel, Mountain View.
Lisa Douglas, Forrest City.
Audra Findley, Russellville.
Naomi Hall,…
A Letter to California ABMP Members from Bob Benson, ABMP Chairman
September 1, 2009
Dear ABMP California Member:
With great pleasure I communicate to you that the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) is, as of 5:19 p.m. today, fully open…