A bill has been introduced in Maine, HB 0255, that would define licensed massage therapists as health care practitioners.
Maine
Dept of Professional & Financial Regulation
Massage Therapy Licensure
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-624-8624
Fax: 207-624-8637
Email:
massage.therapy@maine.gov
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours, or MBLEx or NCBTMB (passage of exam is an alternative to education), background check and CPR training
Renewal: no CEU requirement/1 year
We are pleased to report that the Maine massage therapy and aesthetics deregulation bill introduced this year, LD1036/SP342, has died in the state legislature.
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The Maine Office of Licensing and Registration is now accepting the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) offered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB: www.fsmtb.org) as a qualification for licensure. |