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NEW Features of FSMTA Liability Insurance
NEW Features of FSMTA Liability Insurance

FSMTA Professional Liability Insurance coverage recently expanded to include loss of earnings and medical expenses.  Now, your policy will pay up to $500 per day for loss of earnings if you miss work due to a …

End of Legislative Session 2010 Report
End of Legislative Session 2010 Report

Legislative Session 2010 was extremely busy and our Tallahassee Team, Janet Mabry, Allison Carvajal and Paul Lambert, did an outstanding job keeping track of bills and amendments to help protect our scope of practice. Many …

Governor Crist Appoints 3 to BOMT
Governor Crist Appoints 3 to BOMT

Governor Charlie Crist announced the following appointments for the Board of Massage Therapy on March 31, 2010:
Amy Hagen, 36, of Pensacola, massage therapist with Edge Family Chiropractic, succeeding Lorena Hayes, appointed for a term beginning …

Attention Healthcare Providers
Attention Healthcare Providers

The Department of Health Bureau of Quality Assurance issued an important notice to warn licensed healthcare providers of a possible telephone scam currently being used to obtain private financial information.  Please read below for details.
IMPORTANT NOTICE …

License Services on FLhealthsource.com
License Services on FLhealthsource.com

If you have questions about how to get a license, renew an existing license, or transfer your license from another state; instead of calling the Board of Massage Therapy, you might consider visiting  www.FLHealthSource.com first to …

New Law - Licensure and Renewals
New Law - Licensure and Renewals

A new law passed on July 1, 2009 prohibits the issuance or renewal of a massage therapy license for an individual who was convicted of a felony under chapter 409, chapter 817, chapter 893, 21 …

Electronic Membership Renewal Notices
Electronic Membership Renewal Notices

FSMTA has implemented a new electronic notification system for renewing your membership.  In an effort to reduce our environmental impact as well as costs, we send your first two membership renewal notices by email.  We send paper …

Find FSMTA on Facebook!
Find FSMTA on Facebook!

FSMTA has hopped on the social networking bandwagon! We have formed an FSMTA group on Facebook.com where people in the massage therapy world in Florida can interact. Join in discussions, share on the wall, …

Independent Contractor vs Employee
Independent Contractor vs Employee

Do you know your status?  Are you an employee or independent contractor?  Maybe you are referred to as an employee but you’re being treated like an independent contractor.  Improperly treating an LMT as an Independent …