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On October 9, 2008
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell signed House Bill
2499 that will make his state the 41st to
regulate the massage therapy profession. The law
requires the 11-member State Board of Massage Therapy to
begin accepting applications for licensure within two
years.
The Massage Therapy Law is the result of years of effort by
the AMTA-PA Chapter and representatives of other massage
organizations to achieve fair regulation of massage
therapy in the state. The American Massage Therapy
Association advocates for fair and consistent licensing
of massage therapists in all states.
The law allows only a
licensed person to practice massage therapy. It
establishes educational and examination standards for
new practitioners and establishes provisions for
licensing existing practitioners. The law also provides
a definition of massage therapy scope of practice, an
avenue for consumer complaints and preemption of local
ordinances currently in effect.
When the new law is available via the Web, AMTA will provide a link.
Read the draft bill here.
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American Massage Therapy Association®
