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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Massage Therapy - Continuing Education Requirements [HB-1012]
Requiring the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to establish certain continuing education requirements as a condition of the renewal of a license; and authorizing the Board to refuse to renew the license of a licensed massage therapist who fails to attend the required course or submit certification of attendance at the required courses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions [HB-256]
Continuing certain health occupations boards and the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to a certain date the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the boards and Committee; and altering the membership of the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Finance on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions [SB-217]
Continuing certain health occupations boards and the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to a certain date the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the boards and Committee; and altering the membership of the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Aiding or Abetting Unauthorized Practice - Prohibition [HB-1498]
Prohibiting a person from aiding or abetting the unauthorized practice of massage therapy; and providing penalties for a first violation of the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year and for a subsequent offense, a fine of up to $20,000 per day or imprisonment not to exceed 5 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 789 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Scope of Practice, Reinstatements, and Examinations by Health Care Providers [HB-1497]
Altering the definition of "practice massage therapy" to include, subject to certain education and training requirements, instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation techniques that enhance or imitate manual techniques; altering the circumstances under which the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners is required to reinstate a license or registration; and requiring the Board to require a licensee or an applicant to submit to an examination by a health care provider under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 788 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Massage Therapy - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing [HB-1331]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for massage therapy; and prohibiting the insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on coverage for massage therapy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deni Taveras
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Medical Records - Destruction - Notice and Retrieval [HB-149]
Extending the time period from 5 to 7 years during which a health care provider is prohibited from destroying medical records and laboratory and X-ray reports; requiring that the notice required to be provided regarding the destruction of medical records be made to the last known e-mail address of the patient or the parent or guardian of a minor; requiring a health care provider to make a medical record available for retrieval by a patient or a parent or guardian of a minor within a certain time period and at a certain location; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 779 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-184]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care services for residents of the State by January 1, 2026; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to Healthy Maryland, including provisions regarding eligibility, participation by and payments to health care providers, benefits, payroll premiums, funding, and collective negotiations with health care providers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement [SB-216]
Altering the definition of "massage therapy"; altering the date after which the option to be registered by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting will no longer be available; and repealing a provision of law that provides that certain provisions of law do not require a nonprofit health insurance plan, an insurer, a health maintenance organization, or a person acting as a third party administrator to reimburse certain individuals for services rendered.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 330 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement [HB-242]
Altering the definition of "massage therapy"; altering the date after which the option to be registered by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting will no longer be available; and repealing a provision of law that provides that certain provisions of law do not require a nonprofit health insurance plan, an insurer, a health maintenance organization, or a person acting as a third party administrator to reimburse certain individuals for services rendered.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 329 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Massage Therapy - Discipline [SB-215]
Authorizing the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to grant a stay of enforcement of a Board order in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; prohibiting an order of the Board from being stayed pending judicial review; authorizing the Board to appeal a decision that reverses or modifies its order; altering the grounds for disciplining massage therapists and procedures related to the discipline of massage therapists, including appeals procedures and reinstatement procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Massage Therapy - Discipline [HB-238]
Authorizing the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to grant a stay of enforcement of a Board order in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; prohibiting an order of the Board from being stayed pending judicial review; authorizing the Board to appeal a decision that reverses or modifies its order; altering the grounds for disciplining massage therapists and procedures related to the discipline of massage therapists, including appeals procedures and reinstatement procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 56 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Requiring License to Practice and Other Revisions [HB-220]
Requiring the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to maintain on the Board's website an electronic roster of individuals registered and licensed to practice massage therapy; phasing out the option for an individual to be registered by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting; altering the educational requirements for licensure or registration as a massage therapist to include 750 contact hours in a certain approved curriculum; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 705 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Requiring License to Practice and Other Revisions [SB-37]
Requiring the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to maintain on the Board's website an electronic roster of individuals registered and licensed to practice massage therapy; phasing out the option for an individual to be registered by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting; altering the educational requirements for licensure or registration as a massage therapist to include 750 contact hours in a certain approved curriculum; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 706 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Revisions [SB-745]
Altering a certain requirement for certain State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners members who are licensed massage therapists; altering the education requirements for applicants to qualify for a certain license or registration by requiring that certain curriculums and programs be endorsed by the Commission on Massage Therapy or a certain equivalent entity; requiring the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository to provide the Board with a certain revised statement under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 492 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Revisions [HB-1039]
Altering a certain requirement for certain State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners members who are licensed massage therapists; altering the education requirements for applicants to qualify for a certain license or registration by requiring that certain curriculums and programs be endorsed by the Commission on Massage Therapy or a certain equivalent entity; requiring the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository to provide the Board with a certain revised statement under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 491 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Practice of Massage - Regulation [HB-309]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County, after consultation with the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners, to adopt ordinances or regulations relating to verification, inspection, and display of certain licenses issued under certain provisions of law; and requiring the governing body of Anne Arundel County to provide that the Anne Arundel County Health Officer and the Anne Arundel County Police Department have the authority to carry out the ordinances or regulations adopted under certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 70 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions [HB-166]
Clarifying that a license issued by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners entitles an individual to provide massage therapy treatment; requiring a person to hold a certain permit before establishing or operating a massage therapy establishment in the State; providing that these permits are not transferable and shall be displayed conspicuously; authorizing the Board to perform certain inspections; requiring the Board to provide assistance to the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, law enforcement, and others; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Massage Therapists - Licenses and Registrations - Education and Display Requirements [HB-1598]
Altering the educational requirements to qualify for a license to practice massage therapy; altering the educational requirements to qualify to be registered to practice massage therapy; and requiring each holder of a license or registration to practice massage therapy to display the license or registration conspicuously where the holder is engaged in practice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 797 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [SB-871]
Providing that the General Assembly finds that all State residents have a right to health care; providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage program and a health care cost control system; establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every State resident; requiring Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019