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Senate committee raises minimum massage-therapy education from 500 to 625 hours to match national recommendations
2468840 · February 28, 2025
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The committee unanimously advanced a bill increasing the statutory minimum training hours for massage therapists to 625, aligning state requirements with an entry-level analysis and supporting interstate portability and anti-trafficking enforcement goals.
Sen. Steele introduced Senate Bill 221, which raises Georgias statutory minimum education hours for massage therapy from 500 to 625. The sponsor and Patty Glenn of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards told the committee the change aligns Georgia with a national entry-level analysis and improves…
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