New Jersey Massage Therapists

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Comment by Janelle K on March 3, 2010 at 3:05pm

If anyone is having difficulties getting through to the NJ Board of Massage to check up on the status of their application or have any questions regarding it, and cannot get through the phones. Please let me know, I do have their e-mail address. It took me 6 months to get my NJ License, so I for warn any new applicants. There is only one person working in the offices at this time.

Comment by Tamara L Luffy LMT, CNHP on January 25, 2010 at 4:50pm

John, as far as I know (I've been in FL for 3 years now) the PA group had some growing pains at first but are doing well. I was just getting ready to reaclimate with the group because I'll be in NJ sometime in the future. The only concern I would have is about the time involved in spearheading the group. If you have a lot of free time or could set up a group that would share the responsibility with you, it's a great idea. I worked at the Somerset 9/11 site before I knew about ERMI and I can say that it is still the most rewarding work that I've done.

Comment by Tamara L Luffy LMT, CNHP on January 24, 2010 at 9:02pm

John, I'm actually a member of Pennsylvanias Ermi group. It's a great group.

Comment by Gloria Coppola on January 24, 2010 at 8:50pm

Hey New Jersey! I contacted some colleagues to form a fund raiser "Massage for Haiti"
If anyone has one organized, tell me and I will post it for FREE on:
www.Massageforhaiti.net

Comment by Nicole Lord on January 9, 2010 at 4:19pm

Looking for a job is really getting exhausting. The only job openings I can really find are for Massage Envy and I'm afraid to work there because of the pay. I'm really starting to get a bit worried that I won't find anything.

Comment by Nicole Lord on January 7, 2010 at 5:15pm

Anyone know of any massage openings in New Jersey. I gave my resume to a couple places but I'm always open to ideas

Comment by Tamara L Luffy LMT, CNHP on January 7, 2010 at 9:37am

Thank you for bringing the licensing question John. For what it's worth, I'm not in total agreement on the benefits. I've been on both sides. I had practiced in Pennsylvania for 14 years before moving to Florida. Pennsylvania is (I believe) going through the licensing process now. In Penn a lot of medical offices were receptive, I billed insurance directly, provided services in a hospital facility providing integrative therapies, and received a large percentage of my new patients as referrals from medical offices.
When I moved to Florida I was out of work to study for the national exam (what FL uses as their licensing exam), wait for the state agency to lose my paperwork and have it be resent, and to get all of the proper permits etc. Medical facilities are not as receptive to integrative medicine, I have had repeated difficulties with insurance billing, and there will always be illegal activity by unsavory characters. I find just as many "oriental spas" here as I did in the unlicensed state. Due to the large numbers of students being turned out by massage schools, I have come across therapists that passed the licensing but are not doing our profession any favors. I don't believe that a computer exam can gauge what type of therapist you are once you put your hands on someone.
Licensed or not, the insurance companies will always try to get out of paying. I have had direct conversations with adjusters that state: "we cover massage therapy if it is directly provided by licensed physical therapists or an MD, we do not cover massage therapy provided by Licensed Massage Therapists"
I'm on this group because some time in the near future I will be relocating to NJ and I would like to keep informed of what's going on with the profession up there. I wish you guys luck with the process!!

Comment by Bill Curry on January 7, 2010 at 9:12am

I wanted to applogize for the spelling mistakes in my last comment. I type at aboout 45 words a minute, and the computer has been running a little slow lately, and can not keep up with me. Oh, your welcome.

Comment by Bill Curry on January 6, 2010 at 10:07pm

The board has been meeting and revising the Rules and Regs, listed under the old board of nursing, and Division of consumer affairs. When they are done with this proccess, they will make up an application for Licensure, post it on the internet and then the grandfathering will begin. I would say this will happen within two months (educated guess). Those already certified under the old certifaication bill, will be moved in to the Licensure catagory, and will be sent a License automaitcally. Nothing for you to do. As for how licensing will help, ther are many ways First we will be considered a Therapist Licensed by the state as a Therpist. This has a lot of implications, just ask Florida. A massage practitioner can bill the insurance ompany directly with a prescription in that state. Second, there is the credibility issue, we will have more of it. Third, the masage parlors of the past will be gone. Each place that does massage will have to be registered wiith the Board of Massage, pay a yarly fee, and must comply with certain regulations. As a massage community we will have moved into the 21st century. Every person taking money for massage will need to be Licensed and meet certain quailifications. There will be no more people giving the industry a bad name. Just people who know what they are doing. I am not big on the idea of legistlating the indutry, but it was comming where we wanted it or not. Under the old bill, being certified meant very little in reality, but being licensed, we have many opportunites and with i responsibilites. When it comes to insurance billing as an example, insurance companies only deal with state licensed individuals, because the law works differently with licensed individuals. Dealing with insurance companies is tricky at best. I have had dealings with them before, and now avoid them. There are a few however that will make money in this area.

Comment by Christina Arocho on January 6, 2010 at 11:57am

so any idea as to when paperwork will mailed out to CMT's to complete to recieve their License? I am grandfathered in as per the requirements but am still waiting for what I need to fill out and pay.

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