Archive for October 13th, 2007
14 States Left
13 October 2007Out of the 50 states there are only 14 who have not yet set up a regulatory board for Massage Therapy. Most without a statewide licensing board, are working with legislatures to pass Acts that will put laws and rules for Massage Therapists to practice under a statewide licensing board. Right now cities or counties are in charge and gets confusing for any therapist who would like to move and keep their career as a MT. On average most states require a minimum of 500 hours in an approved curriculum by the licensing board. They also require each prospective massage therapist to take and pass the national exam given by National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
We are getting ever closer for Massage to become regulated by most state health or licensing departments. Encouraging considering the fact that many people are still unaware of the benefits that are possible from a preventive or therapeutic massage.