The Green Spa Network (GSN), a nonprofit trade association supporting sustainability in the spa and wellness industry, is launching an Earth Day campaign to encourage everyone to share earth-saving tips together.
The Green Spa Network (GSN), a nonprofit trade association supporting sustainability in the spa and wellness industry, is launching an Earth Day campaign to encourage everyone to share earth-saving tips together.
Earthlite, LCC announced the acquisition of Tara Spa Therapy, Inc. from award-winning spa visionary and wellness pioneer Tara Grodjesk. Grodjesk will join Earthlite as vice president, shareholder, and chief product alchemist.
There are two important issues currently happening in Tennessee that impact the massage industry.
The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) announced the addition of Deanna Sylvester as Project Manager for their Educator Certification Program. As project manager, Sylvester will provide support in planning, executing, and implementing the AFMTE educator certification program.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pain Management Best Practices Task Force recently wrote a report titled “Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations.” This report is open for public comment until Monday, April 1st, 2019.
ABMP responds to the “Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations.”
Legislators in New Hampshire are considering House Bill 121 (HB121), a bill that requires massage therapy, reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork therapy establishments to be registered and licensed if there are two or more therapists practicing in the establishment.
Delaware is in the process of finalizing the Public Health Massage and Bodywork Establishment regulations to create a new section of Delaware rules. These regulations require massage and bodywork businesses to comply with health and safety guidelines.
On February 14 we notified you of Arkansas House Bill 1394 (HB1394), a bill to remove the tuberculosis (TB) test requirement to obtain or renew a massage therapy license.
Legislators in Maryland are considering Senate Bill 554 (SB554), which would grant more power to county-level government entities to allow them to create massage establishment licensure requirements.