A 3882: Requires a licensed massage therapist to present a state issued photo identification card when requested at the time of performing services.
The bill requires a licensed massage therapist to present a state-issued photo identification card when requested at the time of performing services. A person licensed and registered to practice massage therapy must obtain a professional photo identification card issued by the department. The bill also states that only a person licensed or authorized pursuant to the chapter can practice massage therapy and use specific titles. Additionally, no person or business can claim to be engaged in the practice of massage or massage therapy unless they are licensed or authorized. The bill takes effect on the 180th day after it becomes a law, with an exception for all licensed and registered massage therapists to comply within one year of its effective date.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 28, 2025 | reported referred to codes |
| May. 23, 2025 | print number 3882a |
| May. 23, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to higher education |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | referred to higher education |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3882 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a licensed massage therapist to display such licensed massage therapist's license when practicing and the required contents of such license The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 7802 of the education law, as amended by chapter 2 230 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 7802. Practice of massage therapy and use of title "masseur", 4 "masseuse" or "massage therapist" or the term "massage" or "massage 5 therapy". Only a person licensed or authorized pursuant to this chapter 6 shall practice massage therapy and only a person licensed under this 7 article shall use the title "masseur", "masseuse" or "massage thera- 8 pist". No person, firm, partnership or corporation claiming to be 9 engaged in the practice of massage or massage therapy shall in any 10 manner describe, advertise, or place any advertisement for services as 11 defined in section seventy-eight hundred one of this article unless such 12 services are performed by a person licensed or authorized pursuant to 13 this chapter. A person licensed under section seventy-eight hundred 14 four of this article shall conspicuously display such license within 15 public view when practicing. 16 § 2. Section 7804 of the education law is amended by adding a new 17 closing paragraph to read as follows: 18 A license issued pursuant to this section shall at a minimum include 19 the licensee's name, license number and a non-removable photograph of 20 such licensee. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 22 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03047-01-5