California Massage Certification now taking applications

The California Massage Therapy Council or CAMTC for short, is now taking applications.

Currently their website says cities cannot require operators permits from solo or exclusively certified massage therapists establishments. The cities may have some problems with that as many of them would surely like to have that edge of control over the massage industry.

However, the state statute that put CAMTC in place does says that certified massage therapists "... shall not be required to obtain any other license, permit, or other authorization, except as provided in this section,.." (The law provides that therapists have to obtain a business license if it is required by the city or county, whichever applies.)

Some cities are putting in moratoriums on new massage business permits and massage therapist licenses. The city therapist licenses should not be required by state certified massage therapists in any case. However, the question remains can they open a new massage business. I suppose we will have to see as cases come up.

If anyone is looking for subdivision (h) of Section 4603 as described in the statute, it is not a Penal Code as suggested by the context. They are most likely referring to the Business and Professions Code section: "(h) Committing any act punishable as a sexually related crime."

There may be a problem with Nationally certified massage therapists calling themselves certified, if they are not certified by CAMTC. There is no exact prohibition against nationally certified therapists calling themselves nationally certified therapists. But there appears to be a problem using the word "certified." Hopefully this will be resolved.

The Queen of Massage CEs