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FL Massage Therapy Information....How Do I?   The Florida Board of Massage Therapy has an extremely informative page titled How Do I? that addresses common questions about Massage Therapy in Florida. This is an important resource that may help you save time when...

You may have seen information about a New Background Screening Requirement from the FL Department of Health. This has raised questions among many LMTs unsure if they need to get fingerprinted again. According to the FL Board of Massage Therapy website: "Beginning July...

The 2025 Florida Legislative session is well under way, and we are paying particular attention to House Bill 625, an act relating to Medical Spa Facilities. This bill was filed on February 13, 2025 and if passed will define a “medspa” in Florida Statutes and require each facility to prominently post on its website and in a conspicuous location specified information about the physician supervising the medspa.

REMINDER HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING POSTER? By January 1, 2025, massage establishments are required to post an updated Human Trafficking sign. The updated sign replaces the National Human Trafficking Reporting Hotline phone number with the telephone...

HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING POSTER? By January 1, 2025, massage establishments are required to post an updated Human Trafficking sign. The updated sign replaces the National Human Trafficking Reporting Hotline phone number with the telephone number for the...

With recent changes to Florida Massage Establishment Laws & Rules, there have been more questions regarding requirements that directly involve spa management. The most common concern of late is the fingerprint requirement. While it can seem like a considerable amount of information, spending time becoming familiar with the FL Board of Massage Therapy website will be to your advantage. There are many resources for any questions you may have and included here are some helpful links.

Fingerprinting for Spa Directors by Crystal A. Howard, FSMTA Executive President With recent changes to Florida Massage Establishment Laws & Rules, there have been more questions regarding requirements that directly involve spa management. The most common concern...

  On May 17, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 382 into law, which exempts certain licensees from continuing education requirements. Effective July 1, 2024, all Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licensees who meet the below...

FINGERPRINT RETENTION 2024 marks 10 years since the fingerprint requirement for LMTs was implemented and the largest group of LMTs will be required to retain their fingerprint data in Florida's Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse this year. Fingerprint...

FSMTA is currently watching the status of the following bills: HB1381 and SB1600: Interstate Mobility Requires respective boards of occupations, or DBPR if there is no board, to allow licensure by endorsement if applicant meets certain criteria. CS/HB197 and SB 896:...