Do I have to be a licensed massage therapist to work in San Diego, CA?
I just moved to San Diego from Virginia where I was working as a certified massage therapist. I am having a difficult time finding information about the state and city requirements for massage therapists here. If anyone has any information, please let me know. Thanks! :)
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Welcome to California! I am a massage therapist and I know it is challenging trying to figure out regulations. Unfortunately, California can't seem to make up it's mind about how much training and what a massage therapist should actually know. So...there is currently no state license, although there is a bill floating around that would make two levels of licensure at 250 hours of training and 500 hours of training. In the meantime, we have to go city by city as far as licensing. I've seen it range anywhere between no hours and a lot of money required, and 1,000 hours or national certification. The best way to find out what's going on is to contact city hall (some cities go through the police department) or see if you can gather any information from local massage schools. If you'd like more info on the bill, try calling Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals aka ABMP at 800/458-2267. I'm sure they can refer you to some more information. Good luck! ( -:
I just moved to San Diego from Virginia where I was working as a certified massage therapist. I am having a difficult time finding information about the state and city requirements for massage therapists here. If anyone has any information, please let me know. Thanks! :)
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Welcome to California! I am a massage therapist and I know it is challenging trying to figure out regulations. Unfortunately, California can't seem to make up it's mind about how much training and what a massage therapist should actually know. So...there is currently no state license, although there is a bill floating around that would make two levels of licensure at 250 hours of training and 500 hours of training. In the meantime, we have to go city by city as far as licensing. I've seen it range anywhere between no hours and a lot of money required, and 1,000 hours or national certification. The best way to find out what's going on is to contact city hall (some cities go through the police department) or see if you can gather any information from local massage schools. If you'd like more info on the bill, try calling Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals aka ABMP at 800/458-2267. I'm sure they can refer you to some more information. Good luck! ( -:
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