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Senate advances Massage Practice Act with training limits and grandfathering
Summary
Senators debated and amended Senate Bill 28, the Massage Practice Act, specifying an upper training limit (not to exceed 1,000 hours), grandfathering existing practitioners and adopting a small technical amendment; sponsors said the bill aims to upgrade standards and prevent misuse of massage as a front for prostitution.
Senate substitute Bill 28, the Massage Practice Act, received extensive floor discussion Feb. 5 before being placed on the third-reading calendar. Sponsor Senator Evans said the bill would better define the scope of practice for massage therapists, set an upper limit on training established by division rule in consultation with the board ("may not exceed 1,000 hours") and include a grandfather clause for existing…
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