ERTM will provide a setting that is safe and meets all applicable requirements for health, safety, sanitation, hygiene, universal and standard precautions.
All Clients will be required to complete a Covid-19 pre-screen before each appointment via phone call, email or text message and are required to wear a face mask.
If you have any questions please call or text (907) 351-7191 or email j.stack.lmp@hotmail.com.
Previous guidelines:
Mandate 15 Appendix 01
Mandate 15 Practice Decision Guidance
Board Guidance Letter 02/02/2021
Board Guidance Letter 05/19/2021
All Clients will be required to complete a Covid-19 pre-screen before each appointment via phone call, email or text message and are required to wear a face mask.
If you have any questions please call or text (907) 351-7191 or email j.stack.lmp@hotmail.com.
Previous guidelines:
Mandate 15 Appendix 01
Mandate 15 Practice Decision Guidance
Board Guidance Letter 02/02/2021
Board Guidance Letter 05/19/2021
ALASKA BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS 11/16/2020
Massage Therapy Notice:
After reviewing the recommendations of the board, the governor’s office has issued Appendix 01 for Health Mandate 15 applying to the licensees of the Board of Massage Therapists. Appendix 01 stipulates the minimum requirements for massage therapists to return to the practice of massage therapy.
Additionally, as Standards of Practice under 12 AAC 79.900 states that massage therapists must “provide a setting that is safe and meets all applicable legal requirements for health, safety, sanitation, hygiene, universal and standard precautions, in accordance with local, state, and federal regulatory bodies including guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…” the Board of Massage Therapists requires all licensed massage therapists to wear surgical masks while treating a client in accordance with CDC guidelines stating “cloth face coverings are not considered PPE because their capability to protect healthcare personnel is unknown…for visitors and patients, a cloth face covering may be appropriate.”
Mandate 15 does not require that licensees return to practice massage therapy; however, LMTs should expect to return to work if required by their employers.
All licensed massage therapists and their employers are advised to follow Appendix 01 and the board guidance on masks to ensure public safety and compliance with state law. If you do not have the equipment and ability to follow these stipulations, per Health Mandate 15, you may not practice.
You are welcome to submit written concerns and questions to: boardofmassagetherapists@alaska.gov
Chair David Edwards-Smith
Alaska Board of Massage Therapists
Mandate 15 Appendix 01
Mandate 15 Practice Decision Guidance
Board Guidance Letter 02/02/2021
Board Guidance Letter 05/19/2021
Massage Therapy Notice:
After reviewing the recommendations of the board, the governor’s office has issued Appendix 01 for Health Mandate 15 applying to the licensees of the Board of Massage Therapists. Appendix 01 stipulates the minimum requirements for massage therapists to return to the practice of massage therapy.
Additionally, as Standards of Practice under 12 AAC 79.900 states that massage therapists must “provide a setting that is safe and meets all applicable legal requirements for health, safety, sanitation, hygiene, universal and standard precautions, in accordance with local, state, and federal regulatory bodies including guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…” the Board of Massage Therapists requires all licensed massage therapists to wear surgical masks while treating a client in accordance with CDC guidelines stating “cloth face coverings are not considered PPE because their capability to protect healthcare personnel is unknown…for visitors and patients, a cloth face covering may be appropriate.”
Mandate 15 does not require that licensees return to practice massage therapy; however, LMTs should expect to return to work if required by their employers.
All licensed massage therapists and their employers are advised to follow Appendix 01 and the board guidance on masks to ensure public safety and compliance with state law. If you do not have the equipment and ability to follow these stipulations, per Health Mandate 15, you may not practice.
You are welcome to submit written concerns and questions to: boardofmassagetherapists@alaska.gov
Chair David Edwards-Smith
Alaska Board of Massage Therapists
Mandate 15 Appendix 01
Mandate 15 Practice Decision Guidance
Board Guidance Letter 02/02/2021
Board Guidance Letter 05/19/2021