Legislation in New York State

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- Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Iowa Department of Public Health Study on Reflexology vs. Massage and its recommendation to change the existing law is available here. It is an informative document and good reference material. (6 February 2004)

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REFLEXOLOGY and the LAW - State by State
States w/o
a Massage Law		 State with
a Massage Law		 States Exempting Reflexology
from Massage Law		 State with a
Reflexology Law
Alaska Alabama Arizona North Dakota (licensing law)
California ~+ Arizona Illinois Tennessee (registration law)
Colorado Connecticut Georgia
Idaho Kentucky Iowa
Indiana ++ Delaware Maine
Kansas Florida* Massachusetts
Michigan Hawaii Maryland
Minnesota ~ Illinois Missouri
Montana Iowa Nevada * Based on a ruling
from the Dept. of Health
Maryland Kentucky New Mexico + Pending legislation
Oklahoma ++ Louisiana North Carolina ++ Pending legislation w/exemption for reflexology
Pennsylvania Maine North Dakota ~ Health Freedom Law
Vermont Texas * New Jersey
Wyoming Missouri Tennessee
Mississippi Texas*
Nebraska Washington
New Hampshire Washington D.C.
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island ~
South Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas*
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
© ARCB 2/05 - Updated 9/06