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  Overview – Challenges in Licensing/Regulation/Certification Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards State Boards and Regulations, Massage Therapy Legislative Update 2008 Legislative Resources Opinions and Issues Glossary of More Than
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of More Than 800 Articles, from Acupressure to Zen2008 Summary as of June South Dakota, which passed a massage therapy practice act in 2005, has extended the grandfathering provision that accommodates existing practitioners until June 30, 2008. Michigan is considering licensing at the state level. Colorado passed legislation requiring registration of massage therapists. Gov, Ritter signed it into law June 2. The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2008. Applications for state registration will not become available until April 1, 2009 at the earliest. For a year after applications for state registration become available, existing practitioners will be able qualify for state registration by meeting one of these three criteria:
A bill being considered in Oklahoma died. In May of 2007, Indiana passed legislation to certify massage therapists. Gov. Daniels will appoint a massage board to write rules and regulations before applications become available, likely in mid-year 2008. In Massachusetts, the Board of Registration of Massage Therapy is now accepting applications for a state license to practice massage therapy. Municipalities will no longer have jurisdiction over issuing licenses to massage therapists. New entry-level requirements are 650 hours starting 2010. The grandfathering provision for current massage therapists ended May 1. The Massachusetts law requires that massage practitioners carry professional liability insurance regardless of whether the practitioner is actively practicing. ABMP liability coverage amounts meet the requirements set by the board. The following exempt practitioners do not have to obtain a state license to practice as long as they don't practice or say they practice massage or massage therapy in their promotional literature. They may use the terms "bodywork," "bodyworker," and "bodywork therapist." in their promotional literature. Acupressure Asian Bodywork Therapy that does not constitute massage Ayurvedic Therapies Body-Mind Centering Feldenkrais Method Jin Shin Do Polarity; Polarity Therapy, or Polarity Therapy Bodywork Qi Gong Reflexology Reiki Rolf Structural Integration Shiatsu Trager Approach Tui Na On January 13, 2008, New Jersey’s Gov. Corzine signed Senate Bill 2536 into law Jan. 13, 2008, which amends the current voluntary certification law. The amendment establishes a practice act requiring mandatory licensing of massage and bodywork therapists, as well as establishing a Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. The bill eliminates regulatory jurisdiction over "somatic therapy," and allow licensed practitioners to treat illness, impairment, and disability, which they are forbidden to do in current law. The grandfathering provision is extended for 360 days after the date applications become available to existing practitioners who are not currently state certified if they have been practicing:
There were legislative efforts to institute massage therapy regulation at the state level in California last year. ABMP is participating in a renewed effort in 2008 to secure statewide massage regulation. States without licensing requirements:
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