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HB 242

EnactedCrossfile SB 216
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Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'massage therapy'; altering the date after which the option to be registered by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting will no longer be available; and repealing a provision of law that provides that certain provisions of law do not require a nonprofit health insurance plan, an insurer, a health maintenance organization, or a person acting as a third party administrator to reimburse certain individuals for services rendered.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLopez, SabrinaAmerican Massage Therapy AssociationOral
FAVMadon, DavidAmerican Massage Therapy AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVConti, StephenBoard of Massage Therapy ExaminersOral
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistCompass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)Oral
FAVOliver, SharonMD Boards of Massage Therapy & Chiropractic ExaminersOral
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
UNFCelentano, MatthewlobbyistFunk & Bolton, P.A.Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHowe, JoshCompass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)Registered for: Maryland Association for Justice, LLC.; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maryland (NAMI MD); NexAmp, Inc.; JJF Management Services, Inc.; Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.
UNFCelentano, MatthewFunk & Bolton, P.A.Registered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers