How does the new CAMTC law (California Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq.) affect massage schools?
Massage schools can position themselves with curricula that provide the requirements for students to become Certified Massage Therapists (CMTs) or Certified Massage Practitioners (CMPs). Note that California Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq. does not provide for regulation of schools. California private postsecondary education is regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), which has the authority to approve schools. California Business and Professions Code Section 4601(g) gives CAMTC the responsibility to determine if the curricula of a massage school meet the requirements of CAMTC law and to investigate applicants’ education.
