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• URGENT- Help Pass House Bill 4115

  Published Wednesday, June 20, 2012

  The Massachusetts Chapter of the AMTA is committed to advancing the interests of professional massage therapists in Massachusetts. As you know, the Legislature enacted Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2006, “An Act Relative to the Licensure of Massage Therapists,” to govern licensure of massage therapists. Since that time, the Board of Registration of Massage Therapy has been confronted by various issues not contemplated in 2006. House Bill 4115, a new filing in the current legislative session, amends the statute governing licensure of massage therapists to further protect the public and raise professional standards. House Bill 4115 received a favorable vote from the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and now sits before the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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• Summary of Legislative and Regulatory Activities in 2011 by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association

  Published Thursday, April 5, 2012

  On the legislative front, the AMTA-MA has filed legislation to address issues that our enabling legislation from 2006 did not address.  The AMTA-MA filed legislation, House Bill 2688, clarifies the definition of “massage”, tightens up the restrictions against the use of electronic means, establishes clearer boundaries for participating in sporting or charitable events and addresses the issue of using kinesio tape.  To that end, the AMTA-MA met with various legislative leaders and members of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, where our legislation was initially heard, and testified at the public hearing on the same.  

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• Chapter President Mary White and IPP and Legislative Chair Richard Wedegartner testified on behalf of the chapter on Beacon Hill on Tuesday

  Published Friday, June 24, 2011

  Chapter President Mary White and IPP and Legislative Chair Richard Wedegartner testified on behalf of the chapter on Beacon Hill on Tuesday June 21. They testified against Senate Bill 90 and in favor of House Bill 2688. These bills are currently in committee. The chapter will keep you updated as the process evolves. more»

• MA Chapter Supports the Bills that Address Human Trafficing in the Commonwealth

  Published Friday, May 20, 2011

  Mass Chapter supports the House Bill 2850 and Senate Bill 827, An Act Relative to the Commercial Exploitation of People.  This legislation will not only save innocent lives throughout the Commonwealth, it will have a profound impact on preventing certain individuals using legitimate professions, such as massage therapy, as a subterfuge for illicit activities.

  The following letter was submitted by the chapter president Mary White to The Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of a human trafficking bill being presented to the committee on May 18, 2011. Download the letter here.

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• AMTA-MA’s Position on Two Filed Legislative Matters Directly Impacting the Massage Therapy Law

  Published Friday, April 29, 2011

  As the Massachusetts Legislature has begun the 2011-2012 legislative session, the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association has reviewed the over 5,800 filed legislative matters.  Of these matters, there are a variety of measures that, if enacted, would impact our industry, generally, and our roles as massage therapists, specifically.  Some of the measures, such as the Governor’s proposed health care cost containment legislation, would have widespread implications across the health care spectrum.  Other filed matters may only impact the massage therapy industry alone. more»

• Governor Patrick Proclaims Massage Therapy Awareness Week Oct 24-30 2010!

  Published Thursday, October 14, 2010

  Governor Deval Patrick today has proclaimed THAT October 24-30, 2010 is National Massage Therapy Awareness Week in MA! more»

• 2010 National Proposed Position Statements now available for review and comment

  Published Sunday, June 13, 2010

  What is a Position Statement of the House of Delegates?

  The House of Delegates is a representative body of the membership that approves AMTA position statements. A position statement is AMTA’s position on professional or public policy issues that relate to the mission and goals of the Association. An individual member or group of members develops proposed Position Statements. However, they can only be submitted by an AMTA Professional Active member and only a delegate can submit a proposal for a Position Statement to the House of Delegates Operations Committee.

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• A Tutorial of the State Massage Board Website

  Published Friday, October 23, 2009

  What can you do on this site? The answers are a click away!
  

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