HB453 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy is responsible for licensing and regulating the practice of massage therapy

This bill would remove the requirement that no two board members from the same congressional district serve at the same time and would authorize the board to grant the executive director the authority to approve licenses

This bill would require massage therapy establishments and schools to carry liability insurance

This bill would prohibit massage therapists and establishments from advertising services on certain sexually explicit websites or online platforms

This bill would revise the requirements for licensure as a massage therapist and establishment licenses

This bill would provide further for the submission of applications for licensure

This bill would substantially revise fees and fines

This bill would also authorize the board to adopt, by rule, a program of continuing education

Relating to the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy, to amend Sections 34-43-3, 34-43-6, 34-43-7, 34-43-8, 34-43-9, 34-43-11, 34-43-12, 34-43-14, 34-43-15, 34-43-20, and 34-43-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for definitions; to remove the requirement that no two board members from the same congressional district serve at the same time; to authorize the board to grant the executive director the authority to approve licenses; to require massage therapy establishments and schools to carry liability insurance; to prohibit the advertising of services on sexually explicit websites or online platforms; to revise the requirements for licensure as a massage therapist and establishment licenses; to provide further for the submission of applications for licensure; to substantially revise fees and fines; to authorize the board to adopt a program of continuing education; and to repeal Section 34-43-10, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for a massage therapist examination.