Effective July 1, 2008 all applicants for licensure must have taken and passed the MBLEx administered by the states via the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. Applicants who have taken and passed a previously accepted board approved written exam prior to July 1, 2008 may submit proof of passing in lieu of the MBLEx requirement.

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Oregon will celebrate its 150th birthday in the year 2009. Planning for this big event has already begun. Check out the Oregon 150 Web site. You can share your thoughts and ideas with the planning team, sign up to receive e-mail updates, and learn how you can get involved.

Over the past 3 years the OBMT Rules Committee has conducted a comprehensive review of both Oregon Revised Statutes and Administrative Rules governing massage. This review was done to increase readability, update terminology and streamline processes.

The OBMT appreciates the valuable feedback we have received on the proposed changes to OAR 334. All of the testimony and comments received have been reviewed by the Board and in late September the rules committee met, reviewed all of the comments and testimony and, based on that information, made some recommendations for changes to the proposed rules. The Board reviewed and adopted these recommendations at the October Board Meeting resulting in Version 4 of the proposed changes to OAR 334. Version 4 can be found below. All change made from Version 3 have been highlighted in yellow for ease of identification.

Opportunity to address any remaining concerns regarding the proposed changes to OAR 334 at the November 21st Board Meeting!
There will be two opportunities for final comments before the Board adopts the proposed changes in December. The first is during the November Board Meeting held on November 21, 2008 at the OBMT office in Salem. During this meeting the Board will provide an opportunity to dialog with the Board on the proposed changes. The second opportunity with be at our final Public Hearing on Thursday, December 18th. Information on this hearing can be found below as well as in the December Oregon Bulletin.

A final public hearing on the proposed changes to OAR 334 will be held in the OBMT office at 9:00am on December 18th. Anyone interested in providing written feedback or testimony on the proposed changes may do so up until the close of the public hearing on that day.

The October Board meeting will be held on October 24th at Lane Community College in Eugene and will be proceeded by the third and final "Free CE" course of the year as well as a "Brown Bag Q&A with the Board".

The CE course topic is "Ethics" and will be taught by Patty Glenn, OBMT Executive Director. This class will begin at 9:00 am and conclude at 11:50 am. The class is free but registration is required. Please contact Crystal Quatier by email at crystal.quatier@state.or.us or by phone at 503-365-8657x6. This course qualifies for 3 Oregon contact CE.

The Brown Bag Q&A with the Board will go from noon to 12:50 pm. This is your opportunity to sit face to face with OBMT Board members/staff and have your questions answered.

The OBMT Board Meeting will commence at 1:00pm and end at the conclusion of the agenda. The agenda will be available approximatly 2 weeks before the meeting.