Bill > S2621

This bill aims to regulate bodywork therapy in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. Establishing a Board of Registration of Massage Therapy and Bodyworks within the Division of Professional Licensure to oversee the licensing and regulation of massage therapists and bodywork therapists. 2. Defining "bodywork", "bodyworks", and "bodywork therapy" as practices that use touch, words, or movement to affect the human body, but excluding activities that require a license for medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or podiatry. 3. Requiring licensure for individuals practicing massage therapy or bodywork therapy, with specific education and experience requirements for each. 4. Granting the Board authority to investigate complaints, conduct inspections, and take disciplinary action against licensed practitioners for unethical or unsafe practices. 5. Establishing standards for the approval and regulation of massage and bodywork schools. 6. Prohibiting the use of certain terms like "bodywork therapist" by unlicensed individuals, and restricting the employment and ownership of massage/bodywork facilities by practitioners who have had their licenses suspended or revoked. The overall goal is to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for the practice of massage therapy and bodywork therapy in Massachusetts to protect public health and safety.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2621