New York A 7564: Provides for licensure of a massage therapy establishment

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A07564 Summary:

BILL NOA07564 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02643

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SPONSORWeprin

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 30-C §§646 - 646-g, Gen Bus L

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Establishes the process for a massage therapy establishment to be duly licensed; provides for the application process; sets standards for massage therapy establishments; makes related provisions.

Go to top A07564 Actions:

BILL NOA07564 

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04/01/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7564

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing for
 licensure of a massage therapy establishment

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2 30-C to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 30-C
 4 MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE

 5 Section 646. Legislative purpose.
 6 646-a. Mandatory massage therapy establishment licensure.
 7 646-b. Exemptions.
 8 646-c. Locations where massage therapy is prohibited.
 9 646-d. Application for establishment license.
 10 646-e. Required display of licenses.
 11 646-f. Establishment standards.
 12 646-g. Inspections.
 13 § 646. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this article is to estab-
 14 lish the requirements of an establishment license for a business that
 15 offers massage therapy services including bodywork, reflexology, polari-
 16 ty therapy and all modalities in the scope of practice provided by
 17 hands, vibrators or any computer or machine that provides the service in
 18 the name of massage therapy. The massage therapy establishment license
 19 is to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the estab-
 20 lishment's employees, the proper professional growth and development of
 21 the massage therapy profession and serve to deter human trafficking,
 22 unlicensed providers and other illegal activity.
 23 § 646-a. Mandatory massage therapy establishment licensure. 1. Each
 24 massage therapy establishment in the state shall be licensed by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07023-01-5

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 1 state board for massage therapy before providing or offering to provide
 2 massage therapy, and shall annually renew its license using an applica-
 3 tion provided by the state board for massage therapy.
 4 2. A massage therapy establishment license shall be renewed annually
 5 and such renewal shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of
 6 the massage therapy establishment.
 7 3. Massage therapy, including the provision of out-of-office massage
 8 therapy services, shall only be administered or offered at any location,
 9 or portion thereof, covered by a valid massage therapy establishment
 10 license issued by the state board for massage therapy or otherwise
 11 exempted from establishment licensure under section six hundred forty-
 12 six-b of this article. A massage therapy provider shall be licensed with
 13 current registration in good standing and permitted to administer
 14 massage therapy care pursuant to article one hundred fifty-five of the
 15 education law.
 16 4. With regard to the number of licenses required for two or more
 17 establishments at the same address, each massage therapy establishment
 18 shall require a separate license. The state board for massage therapy
 19 shall determine whether establishments offering massage therapy services
 20 at the same address constitute one or more massage therapy establish-
 21 ments.
 22 § 646-b. Exemptions. A massage therapy establishment license shall
 23 not be required for the following:
 24 1. any facility owned by a New York state licensed healthcare profes-
 25 sional with a registration in good standing;
 26 2. state board for massage therapy approved continuing education
 27 p