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Committee exempts certain energy‑work modalities from massage‑therapy licensure in committee substitute for SB 496
Summary
A committee substitute for Senate Bill 496 would amend the definition of massage therapy to exclude energy‑work practitioners (including reflexologists), removing the licensure requirement for those modalities; the Massage Therapy Licensure Board does not oppose the change and a reflexologist was available to answer questions.
The Senate Government Organization Committee voted to report Senate Bill 496 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass. The bill narrows the statutory definition of massage therapy in Chapter 30, Article 37, to exclude energy‑work practitioners, such as reflexologists, so those practitioners would not be required to hold a massage‑therapy license.
Committee counsel Carl…
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