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Massage is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body with the hand, foot, arm, or elbow. It is not physical therapy nor spinal manipulation.

WHO ARE MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS?

Persons who massage for the purpose of relaxation, muscle conditioning, or figure improvement, provided no drugs are used and such persons do not hold themselves out to be physicians or healers (KS Board of Healing Arts 65-2872)

DO WE NEED A LAW REQUIRING LICENSING FOR MASSAGE IN KANSAS?

No, we do not.

WHY NOT?

The only reason to establish a licensing law is to protect the public.

DOES THE PUBLIC NEED PROTECTION FROM MASSAGE?

No. There is no proof that any person in Kansas has been harmed by massage. Therefore, licensing would impose a level of unneeded bureaucracy upon its citizens.

WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM LICENSURE OF MASSAGE IN KANSAS?

Massage schools prepared to provide the mandated education required by licensure; testing organizations administering certification exams that might be required by licensure; massage professionals who may be able to participate in practices qualified to receive payments from health insurance companies by complying with licensure requirements.

WHO WOULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY MASSAGE LICENSURE?

Massage practitioners who wish to give massage and bodywork as stated in 65-2872; professionals who have established practices, but would be unable to meet the proposed educational standards or testing requirements that legislative action would impose; and last but not least, massage consumers, whose choices would be limited to only those practitioners who were able to comply with the law and whose services were still affordable.

BOTTOM LINE: LET THE PUBLIC CONTINUE TO CREDENTIAL THE BUSINESS OF MASSAGE IN KANSAS. WE DON’T NEED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT’S NOT BROKEN.

The following links will provide you with a new application and renewal of application for membership in the Kansas Association of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. The applications are in Adobe PDF format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to open the file. To download the reader, if you do not have it, click here . Once you have downloaded the membership application, fill it out and mail it with your fees to the address on the applications.

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