Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Requiring License to Practice and Other Revisions
What this bill does
Requiring the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to maintain on the Board's website an electronic roster of individuals registered and licensed to practice massage therapy; phasing out the option for an individual to be registered by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting; altering the educational requirements for licensure or registration as a massage therapist to include 750 contact hours in a certain approved curriculum; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (12)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mitchell, Amelia | American Massage Therapy Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bodnarchuk, Kirsten | MD Board of Massage Therapy Examiners | Oral |
| FAV | Oliver, Sharon | MD Boards of Massage Therapy & Chiropractic Examiners | Oral |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Augustine, Malcolm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Thompson, Caitlin | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Towers, Lee | Maryland Higher Education Commission | Written (PDF) |