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Mississippi Chapter of the
American Massage Therapy Association
 

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Mississippi has joined the majority of states by changing regulation of massage therapy to "licensure".

The Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Law had a sunset provision in 2008. The Law has been renewed via HB 426. 






Milestones

May '07  AMTA-MS submits application for an
              LLAP grant to national AMTA
July '07  AMTA awards AMTA-MS an LLAP
             grant
Oct' 07   AMTA-MS signs contract with lobbyist
Nov '07  AMTA-MS presents proposed changes to
              to the MS Professional Massage Therapy
              Law to the MSBMT
Jan '08    HB 426 and SB 2461 introduced
Feb '08   HB 426 (amended) passed by House
 
Feb '08   Chair massage event at Capitol
Mar '08   HB 426 passed by the Senate
Apr '08    Governor approves HB 426
July '08    Licensure effective for MS massage
               therapists


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