12/12/2025
Are you following the story of the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)
New evidence that AMTA and CSG are on the wrong track.
The future of our profession is being rewritten behind closed doors — and the latest transcript from the GA BOM meeting reveals serious problems with the revised massage compact language being pushed by AMTA and the Council of State Governments (CSG).
Here’s what we now know:
⚠️ CSG drafted parts of the compact using AMTA website pages — not regulators or subject-matter experts.
⚠️ Incorrect exam terminology was written into statute, potentially excluding long-practicing therapists.
⚠️ A new “2-year licensure” loophole creates a known vulnerability for trafficking and fraudulent operators.
⚠️ AMTA’s survey, used to claim “support,” had under 500 responses out of 105,000 members — with leading questions.
⚠️ FSMTB has formally stated that this revised compact creates safety risks, legal conflicts, and non-uniformity.
⚠️ FSMTB has repeatedly told AMTA/CSG that the changes will be and should be in rules to keep the compact language evergreen. An evergreen compact is one where the statutory language (the law passed by each state) is designed to stay valid, functional, and flexible for decades without needing constant amendments or re-passage.
In other words:
Evergreen = durable + adaptable + future-proof.
💡 The truth:
The original IMpact compact is still the only version developed correctly — with regulators, educators, licensing experts, and public-safety professionals over two years of collaboration.
The revised compact bypasses that entire process, and if we don’t act now, we could end up with two competing compacts, lower standards, and long-term damage to our profession.
See my full update here: https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-interstate-massage-compact-impact-stop-harmful-revisions/u/34126451
Download and send the letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TgLVZIOYlmhH28ft-bmtVRdFLnwleUZmcZUFTvejufg/edit?usp=sharing
Sign the Petition here: https://c.org/bGyMHy2PNS
What questions do you have? I know it is a lot to take in and decipher!