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HOUSE BILL 1012
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By: Delegate Kerr
Introduced and read first time: February 3, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Massage Therapy – Continuing Education Requirements 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to establish 3
certain continuing education requirements; authorizing the Board to refuse to renew 4
the license of a licensed massage therapist who fails to attend the required course or 5
submit certification of attendance at the required courses; and generally relating to 6
continuing education requirements for licensed massage therapists. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Health Occupations 9
Section 6–101(a), (b), (d), (e), and (i) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY adding to 13
Article – Health Occupations 14
Section 6–305.1 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Health Occupations 20
6–101. 21
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
(b) “Board” means the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners. 23
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(d) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the 1
Board to practice massage therapy. 2
(e) “Licensed massage therapist” means an individual who is licensed by the 3
Board to practice massage therapy. 4
(i) “Supervised hands–on techniques” means massage techniques that are 5
performed under the direct, in–person supervision of a qualified licensed instructor who is 6
on–site in: 7
(1) A classroom; 8
(2) A laboratory; 9
(3) A school clinic; or 10
(4) A health care setting. 11
6–305.1. 12
(A) IN ADDITION TO ANY OT HER QUALIFICATIONS A ND REQUIREMENTS 13
ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH CONTINUING 14
EDUCATION REQUIREMEN TS AS A CON DITION OF THE RENEWAL OF A LICENSE 15
UNDER THIS TITLE . 16
(B) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS TO: 17
(1) APPROVE CONTINUING ED UCATION COURSES REQUIRED UNDER 18
THIS SECTION; AND 19
(2) ESTABLISH THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION 20
REQUIRED, AT LEAST HALF OF WHICH MUST INCLUDE SUPERVISED HANDS –ON 21
TECHNIQUES . 22
(C) AT THE TIME A LICENSE E APPLIES FOR LICENS E RENEWAL , THE 23
APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD, ON A FORM PROVIDED B Y THE BOARD, A 24
CERTIFICATION THAT T HE APPLICANT HAS ATTENDED THE REQ UIRED COURSES . 25
(D) THE BOARD MAY REFUSE TO R ENEW THE LICENSE OF A LICENSED 26
MASSAGE THERAPIST WHO HAS: 27
(1) FAILED TO ATTEND THE REQUIRED COURSES ; OR 28
(2) FAILED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATI ON OF ATTENDANCE AT THE 29
REQUIRED COURSES . 30 HOUSE BILL 1012 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2026. 2