Lifelong learning is an investment in your career and one worth every CE hour requirement. Investing in professional development may be (in most states) part of your license renewal, but its rewards can be measured in personal and business growth. Of the 48 states that offer a massage therapy…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Great news to our inquisitive, knowledge-seeking Iowa massage therapists: The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing amended continuing education (CE) requirements to allow licensed massage therapists…
In April, the Arkansas legislature enacted House Bill 1474, adding massage businesses and nail salons to the list of establishments that must display National Human Trafficking Hotline…
Beginning May 19, 2025, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) will start transitioning your massage therapy license from a one-year renewal to a two-year renewal. DOPL states the intent is to give massage therapists more time to focus on what matters—their clients and…
ABMP is excited to announce that the Montana legislature enacted Senate Bill 233 (SB 233), the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact), on April 16. The goal of the IMpact is to:
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License and registration, please. In addition to your professional massage license, most massage businesses (sole practitioners can be exempt, read below for more on that) will need to receive an establishment registration by October 1, 2025.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law…
Full tank of gas? Check. Massage table? Check. Multistate massage license . . . Almost. Sounds like a great idea, right—a license that allows you to leave your home state and practice in another? Well, it’s a possibility that North Carolina wants to make a reality!
In…
Assembly Bill 1504 (AB 1504) seeks to evaluate the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) by assessing its effectiveness—and downfalls—through what’s known as a “sunset review process” and…
ABMP is excited to announce that the Virginia legislature enacted House Bill 2448 (HB 2448), the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact), on March 21. The goal of the IMpact is to:
- Support the mobility of licensed…
The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists (Board) issued final rules that increase massage therapy fees by about 35 percent to rebalance the 2023–2025 budget. The fee changes take effect April 1, 2025. To help…