Originally published in
Massage & Bodywork magazine, October/November 2002.
Copyright 2003. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals
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Licensing and legislation
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If you want to begin to understand the licensing and legislation issues that the massage profession is faced with it is imperative that you begin with reading these pages.
Keith Grant's
Massage Politics Blog
"Issues
In Massage Governance"
Massage
Therapist Activist Pages
Rick Rosen - On becoming a profession"
Finally! The Federation
of State Massage Therapy Boards will hopefully be saving us from the
clutches
of NCBTMB and it's NCE exam.
There are many issues regarding the licensing of
massage therapy. Each state that has required
licensing has it's own
definitions of what is considered to be massage/bodywork. There isn't
any
one universal definition. Because of the many different types of
massage/bodywork, it is important to
become involved in creating and ensuring your
future. Even though you may think that something doesn't
directly affect
you, it may in the future. Become informed of what is going on in your area, nation
and globally.
There are some alternative organizations
and information that needs to be considered with
regards to licensing.
The
Massage Law Newsletter and Healing and the law by Albert Schatz
and
Mary Brewster, provides information on how legislating massage (massage
boards) may be illegal.
The
Minnesota Natural Health Coalition - law that says alternative practitioners
don't have to be regulated,
but patients must sign a clients bill of rights.
NY
Natural Health Project - protecting alternative medicine in NY
Los Angeles Massage Therapists Alliance
Short
history of National Certification. - My personal view of what
really happened.
The National Board of Certification can be found at http://www.ncbtmb.com/
See also: Massage Magazines list of states and licensing info
List of Definitions of Massage therapy by state.
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