American Massage Therapy Association^®

Colorado Passes Massage Therapy Registration Law

On June 2, 2008 Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 08-219, a massage therapy registration bill into law, making his state the 39^th to regulate the massage therapy profession. The law will take effect July 1, 2008 and require registration beginning April 1, 2009.

The law allows only a person registered by the state as a massage therapist to use the titles "massage therapist," "registered massage therapist," "massage practitioner," "masseuse," "masseur," the letters "M.T." or "R.M.T," or any other generally accepted terms, letters or figures that indicate that the person is a massage therapist. The law also provides a definition of massage therapy scope of practice, an avenue for consumer complaints and preemption of local ordinances currently in effect.

The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) will be responsible for establishing and implementing the registration process. Massage therapists are being asked to watch their website for updates as information becomes available. A copy of the Act is also available on that site. As always, AMTA will continue to update our Colorado members as information is made available.

Click here to read the new Colorado massage therapy registration law.