Comments on: Legislative News April 21, 2010 – Updated April 28th http://www.fsmtafv.org/2010/04/22/legislative-news-april-21-2010/ Florida State Massage Therapy Association Local Flagler Volusia Chapter. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: greg http://www.fsmtafv.org/2010/04/22/legislative-news-april-21-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-100 greg Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:51:07 +0000 http://www.fsmtafv.org/?p=289#comment-100 4/28/2010 TO: FSMTA Board of Directors FROM: Legislative Committee For your information - this issue is not over... Scott and I have called the offices of the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader and we have sent each an email; below is what I said, Scott's email was similar. If you have time please call both to express our concerns. Majority Leader Adam Hasner 850-488-2234 Speaker of the House: Larry Cretual 850-488-0887 The proposed amendment would allow students who finish a course of study at a massage school to practice for up to 6 months before taking the State Exam! Some of the students might not even be competent to pass the exam! The turn around from passing the test to getting a license is now only 7 days... there is no need for a temporary license!!! Maureen I am leaving in an hour to go to the Board of Massage Therapy Meeting in Tampa. Do what you can... we stopped the other two amendments - we do make a difference and must continue to try to protect our profession. From: Maureen Gilbert Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:00 AM To: larry.cretul@myfloridahouse.gov Subject: Rep. Fresen amendment regarding massage therapy Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB Executive State President Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc. Central Office: 1870 Aloma Ave, #260 Winter Park FL 32789 407-628-2772 * Fax 407-628-2042 www.fsmta.org To the Honorable Cretul; Our association is not in favor of the Bill and Amendments put forward by Representative Erik Fresen or anyone else regarding temporary licensure for students before passing the State Licensing exam. This would cause more harm to the public – than good. Getting a license after taking and passing the state exam is approximately 7 days. A temporary licensure is not necessary and would be costly to the Department and would allow someone to practice before proving that they are competent to practice. This violates everything the State has done to protect the public. Please VOTE NO! Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB / MA18399 3122 River Villa Way Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 (321) 768-6026 mojogil@cfl.rr.com NOTE: FSMTA has 5000 active members with 19 Chapters across the State. I am also an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); the Florida Chapter has approximately the same number of members. We work closely to protect our profession and scope of practice, we are all proud of being licensed and believe that all students and massage schools should adhere to the same procedures. adam.hasner@myfloridahouse.gov Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB Executive State President Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc. Central Office: 1870 Aloma Ave, #260 Winter Park FL 32789 407-628-2772 * Fax 407-628-2042 www.fsmta.org To the Honorable Adam Hasner; Our association is not in favor of the Bill and Amendments put forward by Representative Erik Fresen or anyone else regarding temporary licensure for students before passing the State Licensing exam. This would cause more harm to the public – than good. Getting a license after taking and passing the state exam is approximately 7 days. A temporary licensure is not necessary and would be costly to the Department and would allow someone to practice before proving that they are competent to practice. This violates everything the State has done to protect the public. Please VOTE NO! Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB / MA18399 3122 River Villa Way Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 (321) 768-6026 mojogil@cfl.rr.com NOTE: FSMTA has 5000 active members with 19 Chapters across the State. I am also an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); the Florida Chapter has approximately the same number of members. We work closely to protect our profession and scope of practice, we are all proud of being licensed and believe that all students and massage schools should adhere to the same procedures. 4/28/2010
TO: FSMTA Board of Directors
FROM: Legislative Committee
For your information – this issue is not over… Scott and I have called the offices of the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader and we have sent each an email; below is what I said, Scott’s email was similar.
If you have time please call both to express our concerns.
Majority Leader Adam Hasner
850-488-2234
Speaker of the House: Larry Cretual
850-488-0887
The proposed amendment would allow students who finish a course of study at a massage school to practice for up to 6 months before taking the State Exam! Some of the students might not even be competent to pass the exam! The turn around from passing the test to getting a license is now only 7 days… there is no need for a temporary license!!!
Maureen
I am leaving in an hour to go to the Board of Massage Therapy Meeting in Tampa.
Do what you can… we stopped the other two amendments – we do make a difference and must continue to try to protect our profession.

From: Maureen Gilbert
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:00 AM
To: larry.cretul@myfloridahouse.gov
Subject: Rep. Fresen amendment regarding massage therapy

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB
Executive State President
Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc.
Central Office:
1870 Aloma Ave, #260
Winter Park FL 32789
407-628-2772 * Fax 407-628-2042
http://www.fsmta.org

To the Honorable Cretul;

Our association is not in favor of the Bill and Amendments put forward by Representative Erik Fresen or anyone else regarding temporary licensure for students before passing the State Licensing exam. This would cause more harm to the public – than good. Getting a license after taking and passing the state exam is approximately 7 days. A temporary licensure is not necessary and would be costly to the Department and would allow someone to practice before proving that they are competent to practice. This violates everything the State has done to protect the public.
Please VOTE NO!
Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB / MA18399
3122 River Villa Way
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
(321) 768-6026
mojogil@cfl.rr.com

NOTE: FSMTA has 5000 active members with 19 Chapters across the State. I am also an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); the Florida Chapter has approximately the same number of members. We work closely to protect our profession and scope of practice, we are all proud of being licensed and believe that all students and massage schools should adhere to the same procedures.

adam.hasner@myfloridahouse.gov
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB
Executive State President
Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Inc.
Central Office:
1870 Aloma Ave, #260
Winter Park FL 32789
407-628-2772 * Fax 407-628-2042
http://www.fsmta.org

To the Honorable Adam Hasner;

Our association is not in favor of the Bill and Amendments put forward by Representative Erik Fresen or anyone else regarding temporary licensure for students before passing the State Licensing exam. This would cause more harm to the public – than good. Getting a license after taking and passing the state exam is approximately 7 days. A temporary licensure is not necessary and would be costly to the Department and would allow someone to practice before proving that they are competent to practice. This violates everything the State has done to protect the public.
Please VOTE NO!
Maureen Gilbert, LMT, NCTMB / MA18399
3122 River Villa Way
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
(321) 768-6026
mojogil@cfl.rr.com

NOTE: FSMTA has 5000 active members with 19 Chapters across the State. I am also an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); the Florida Chapter has approximately the same number of members. We work closely to protect our profession and scope of practice, we are all proud of being licensed and believe that all students and massage schools should adhere to the same procedures.

]]> By: greg http://www.fsmtafv.org/2010/04/22/legislative-news-april-21-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-94 greg Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:18:17 +0000 http://www.fsmtafv.org/?p=289#comment-94 FSMTA Legislative Action Taken! Amendment to HB 1503... defeated. Well done FSMTA Legislative Team!!! From: Paul Lambert Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:59:20 EDT FSMTA Subject: amendment to HB 1503 Kudos to Allison and Janet: They just killed the bad school amendment to HB 1503. They won't blow their own horns, so I will. It was on a late filed amendments filed minutes before the bill was considered this morning. They went into instant action and got support to kill the amendment on a voice vote. Go Team!!!! Paul Watson Lambert Attorney-at-Law 502 North Adams Street Tallahassee, FL 32301-1112 FSMTA Legislative Action Taken!
Amendment to HB 1503… defeated. Well done FSMTA Legislative Team!!!

From: Paul Lambert
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:59:20 EDT
FSMTA
Subject: amendment to HB 1503

Kudos to Allison and Janet: They just killed the bad school amendment to HB 1503. They won’t blow their own horns, so I will. It was on a late filed amendments filed minutes before the bill was considered this morning. They went into instant action and got support to kill the amendment on a voice vote. Go Team!!!!

Paul Watson Lambert
Attorney-at-Law
502 North Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1112

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