Board of Massage Therapy
2777 Zelda Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: 334-420-7233
Fax: 334-263-6115
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance
Renewal: 16 hours/2 years
05/29/2024
If you’re interested in serving on the new Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board, there are seven seats open to licensed massage therapists. Being a board member is an excellent opportunity to combine the massage community’s collective viewpoints, visions, and hopes for Alabama and we encourage you to apply for a board nomination.
05/17/2024
On May 15, 2024, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 137, terminating the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy and its functions to create the new Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board. Learn key takeaways from the bill and how its passage may affect you.
05/14/2024
Without your support, the Alabama massage therapy profession is in danger of losing its regulatory board, which could result in inconsistent regulation or none at all. Call Governor Kay Ivey to encourage the passage of Senate Bill 137 to protect massage regulation.
03/18/2024
Alabama legislature shows support for massage licensure portability and you can too. Send a letter to your representatives today!
08/15/2023
The Alabama Board of Massage Therapy (Board) is proposing new rules that affect multiple sections. It’s time to advocate and help shape the massage therapy profession in your state—submit comments to the Board before September 4.
07/08/2022
The Alabama Board of Massage Therapy announced proposed rule amendments that affect the fee schedule and establishment licensure. Written comments are due by August 4, 2022.
05/05/2020
ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Alabama, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.
06/27/2019
The Alabama Board of Massage Therapy has posted a notice on their homepage that states the use of THC in Alabama is strictly prohibited.
06/18/2015
2014 Alabama House Bill 119, discussed in our previous legislative update, did not pass in the Alabama legislature in 2014, and was not reintroduced in the 2015 legislative session. We will keep our members apprised of any future legislation affecting massage therapists in Alabama.
04/07/2014
Alabama House Bill 119 is currently pending in the Alabama State Senate. If passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor, the bill would make a number of changes to the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensure Act. Some of the most important changes would include:
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