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Massage‑therapy board faces practitioner outcry over fees, establishment licensing and emergency rules
Summary
Massage therapists and public commenters told the committee the board’s emergency rules produced large fee increases, that establishment licensing and inspections add regulatory burden without preventing illicit businesses, and that board practices need clearer ethics and training.
Multiple massage therapists and industry representatives told the Joint Sunset Committee they remain frustrated by recent rule changes, emergency fee increases and the board’s approach to establishment licensing.
Christy Williams, a frequent commentator on the issue, told the committee she supported sunset of the prior board but objected to what she called unlawful emergency rules that raised fees “overnight with no warning.”…
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