Legislative Updates

Call for Kentucky Board of Massage Therapy Members & KY HB 346

02/07/2020

The Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy is seeking applicants to serve on the board. There are currently three vacancies for licensed massage therapists (LMTs), one of which may be a school owner.

The board consists of seven members—five must be LMTs (at least one but no more than two of those can also be owners or directors of a board-approved school). Candidates must be residents of Kentucky for at least one year and have been practicing massage therapy for at least five of the last seven years. Each board term is three years in length.

Update: Illinois Sexual Harassment CE Requirement for Massage

02/07/2020

ABMP has clarification regarding the previous post on this topic. The sexual harassment prevention training can be completed in a classroom setting, by webinar, or online. This class needs to be completed prior to your next renewal. All massage therapy licenses are up for renewal by December 31, 2020, so the sexual harassment CE must be completed by your renewal.

New Illinois Continuing Education Requirement for Massage

01/30/2020

Sexual harassment continuing education is now a requirement for massage therapists as a provision to license renewal, beginning January 1, 2020.

The Illinois Division of Professional Regulation (IDFPR) passed a law in 2019 requiring anyone licensed by IDFPR, including licensed massage therapists, to complete a one-hour course in sexual harassment prevention training. Sexual harassment training will be required every renewal period. This email serves as a courtesy reminder to all ABMP members practicing in Illinois.

Colorado Draft Legislation Stakeholder Meeting

01/27/2020

The Department of Higher Education and Division of Private Occupational Schools (DPOS) have drafted a bill that would authorize the Department to collect student cost and employment outcome information from higher education institutions not currently included in the Department's annual return on investment report.

The bill draft was finalized January 27. They are having a stakeholder meeting on January 29, 2020. This is an opportunity for stakeholders to comment prior to the bill being filed. There will be opportunity to testify in hearings once it is filed.

Texas Rulemaking Public Comment Period

01/23/2020

Texas House Bill No. 2847 (HB 2847) (https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB2847/2019), effective September 1, 2019, provided for multiple changes impacting the practice of barbering and cosmetology. A reduced 1,000-hour barbering/cosmetology program and the inclusion of a remote service business are the biggest changes written into HB 2847.

New Missouri Massage Therapy Rules: CSR 2197

01/20/2020

The Missouri Division of Regulation and Licensure adopted several new rule changes that will go into effect February 29, 2019. The rules impact multiple subject areas, and ABMP has summarized the changes below. You can view the full text here: https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/AdRules/moreg/2019/v44n19Oct1/v44n19a.pdf

Provisional License 2197 - 2.030

New Massage Therapy Rules in New Mexico: 16.7 NMAC

01/08/2020

The New Mexico Massage Therapy Board adopted several new rule changes effective November 15, 2019.

New Massage Therapy Rules in Florida

12/27/2019

The Florida Board of Massage Therapy adopted four new rule changes effective December 2019 that primarily revise rules regarding massage establishments. This includes the new requirement to have a designated manager who is a licensed massage therapist to manage the day-to-day operations of the establishment. ABMP has summarized the changes below regarding massage therapy establishment definitions; licensure; change in location, business name, or designated establishment managers; and license transfers.

Definitions 26.001