Massage Therapy Legislative Awareness/Advocacy Day 2024
03/12/2024
ABMP is seeking volunteers to provide chair massage to Arkansas state legislators at the Capitol from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 29. Email us if you're interested!
Arkansas Legislative and Policy Developments
Arkansas
Dept of Health
4815 W Markham Street, Slot #8
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-683-1448
Fax: 501-682-5640
Email: adh.massage@arkansas.gov
> Website
Title: Licensed Massage Therapist, Master Massage Therapist, Instructor
Requirement: 500 hours, pass either the MBLEx or NCBTMB and the Arkansas Massage Therapy Law examinations
Renewal: 18 hours/2 years
Regulation Type:
State License
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Arkansas LMTs Appointed Mandated Reporters
05/22/2023
Arkansas massage therapists must now report any suspected child maltreatment, abuse, or death in accordance with House Bill 1729.
Master Massage Requirements Change in Arkansas
05/08/2023
Arkansas adopted House Bill 1115 in early March 2023, creating a second pathway to obtain a master massage therapy license.
Massage Therapist Pathways Expanding in Arkansas
04/11/2023
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 58 in February, which creates massage therapy student- and apprentice-level licensing. Future Arkansas massage therapists now have alternative pathways into the profession.
Arkansas Proposes New Massage Therapy Rules
05/03/2022
The Arkansas Register announced proposed massage therapy rules that address definitions, continuing education, policies and procedures, apprenticeships, and massage therapy schools. ABMP has summarized the rule changes and how they may affect your practice.
Arkansas Bill That Would Allow Massage Therapy Training in Spas Dies in Committee
05/20/2021
House Bill 1440 would allow online education for an entire massage therapy training program and in-person education at a spa or massage clinic. The Arkansas legislative session adjourned April 30, 2021, and HB 1440 died in committee.
Arkansas Bill Would Allow Massage Therapy Training at Spas—Bill Amended March 17, 2021
03/18/2021
House Bill 1440 was introduced in February 2021 and was amended March 17, 2021. The bill would allow online education for an entire massage therapy training program and in-person education by a master massage therapist or instructor at a spa or massage clinic if the clinic or spa has a relationship with a massage therapy school.
Arkansas Bill Would Allow Massage Therapy Training at Spas
03/11/2021
The Arkansas House of Representatives introduced House Bill 1440 in February, which would allow online education for an entire massage therapy training program and in-person education by a master massage therapist or instructor at a spa or massage clinic.
Arkansas Proposes New Cosmetology Rules
08/11/2020
The Arkansas Department of Health (the Department) is proposing numerous revisions to the “Rules for Cosmetology in Arkansas.” ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized the changes below.
Arkansas Proposes New Massage Therapy Rules
08/11/2020
The Arkansas Department of Health (the Department) is proposing numerous revisions to the “Rules for Massage Therapy in Arkansas.” ABMP has summarized the changes below.