Vermont passed Senate Bill 220 last year, which requires registration of massage therapists. Massage therapists, bodyworkers, and touch professionals must register with the state of Vermont by April 1, 2021.
Vermont
Office of Professional Regulation
Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers and Touch Professionals
128 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633
Phone: 802-828-1505
Fax: 802-828-2465
Title: Registered Massage Therapist, Registered Bodyworker, or Registered Touch Professional
Requirement: Massage therapists, bodyworkers, and touch professionals are required to submit an application. This includes energy workers.
Renewal: 2 years
Vermont passed Senate Bill 220 last year, which requires massage therapists, bodyworkers, and touch professionals to register with the state by April 1, 2021. Find out what you need to apply.
On May 29, 2020, Governor Philip B. Scott amended Executive Order 01-20, moving more businesses into Phase 2 of Restart Vermont.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations is considering a massage therapy licensing bill with Senate Bill 270 (S. 270).
There is a meeting at the Vermont State House on February 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 4 (115 State Street, Montpelier VT 05633-5301).
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law House Bill 104 (HB104), which addresses a number of professional licenses.
As we’ve discussed in previous emails, Vermont is one of five states in the US that currently does not have state licensing or other state regulation of massage therapists. In June of 2015 ABMP and the Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association submitted a Sunrise Application to the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR).
Vermont is one of five states in the US that currently does not have state licensing or other state regulation of massage therapists. There have been two bills introduced in the last two years that intended to regulate the profession; however, neither bill was written or endorsed by the massage community. The bills were written with the intent to curb human trafficking – not regulate a health profession.
We want to thank everyone who attended the recent meeting in Montpelier. It was a great opportunity to meet some of our outstanding ABMP members and engage in a meaningful discussion regarding the regulation of massage therapists in Vermont. For those who were unable to attend, this email is meant to fill you in on the discussion.
As previously reported, ABMP helped develop a Sunrise Application for the state of Vermont last year. The sunrise process is a preliminary assessment of the massage therapy profession conducted by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) to determine whether, in its opinion, the profession should be regulated by the state.
The Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) has recommended that Massage Therapists not be subject to professional regulation in the State of Vermont.
OPR cited the following reasons for not recommending state regulation for massage therapy:
As previously reported, ABMP recently helped develop a Sunrise Application for the state of Vermont. The sunrise process is a preliminary assessment of the massage therapy profession conducted by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) to determine whether, in its opinion, the profession should be regulated by the state. The OPR decision will be based purely on public safety concerns. The Sunrise Application, developed by ABMP, the Vermont Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association (VT - AMTA), and others, will serve as a guide for the OPR assessment.