Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement
What this bill does
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 (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lopez, Sabrina | American Massage Therapy Association | Oral |
| FAV | Madon, David | American Massage Therapy Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howe, Joshlobbyist | Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ) | Oral |
| FAV | Bodnarchuk, Kirsten | MD Board of Massage Therapy Examiners | Oral |
| FAV | Oliver, Sharon | MD Boards of Massage Therapy & Chiropractic Examiners | Oral |
| FAV | Jilanis, Paula | Maryland State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners | Oral |
| FAV | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Arthur | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Arthur | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Celentano, Matthewlobbyist | Funk & Bolton, P.A. | Written (PDF) |